When 'help' comes too late
Know what you mean,Kazzette, I experienced a similar thing myself from Mum's Social Worker.
In Mum's last month, I received WONDERFUL real help & support from the GP and his District Nurses team and, via them, from the OTs, Physiotherapist & from Marie Curie Nurses night-sitters. The District Nurses came in regularly twice a week, & I could call them at any time 24/7, and I got 3 night-sits a fortnight when I could sleep, uninterrupted! By this time I was pretty frazzled, and really needed help. Mum could not tell night from day by then, so my nights were constantly disturbed.
The SW came to do a re-assessment in the 1st week of August; she rang me an hour after Mum died on 3rd Sept. (although she could not have known about that at the time) to tell me what care package she had sorted out! I had only requested assistance to bed-bath Mum & change bedding (my back was suffering by now) & it could be at any time of day to suit them. Didn't get even that.
Know what you mean,Kazzette, I experienced a similar thing myself from Mum's Social Worker.
In Mum's last month, I received WONDERFUL real help & support from the GP and his District Nurses team and, via them, from the OTs, Physiotherapist & from Marie Curie Nurses night-sitters. The District Nurses came in regularly twice a week, & I could call them at any time 24/7, and I got 3 night-sits a fortnight when I could sleep, uninterrupted! By this time I was pretty frazzled, and really needed help. Mum could not tell night from day by then, so my nights were constantly disturbed.
The SW came to do a re-assessment in the 1st week of August; she rang me an hour after Mum died on 3rd Sept. (although she could not have known about that at the time) to tell me what care package she had sorted out! I had only requested assistance to bed-bath Mum & change bedding (my back was suffering by now) & it could be at any time of day to suit them. Didn't get even that.
I have 4 siblings- 3 older than me yet I was the one who was rushing around and in my condition. Also when dad was dying it was always me who mum rang to go around to talk to the doctor etc and i lived the furthest away!
