Morning everyone. I have a real issue at the moment, my sister has just got off the phone really upset. My dad has been in a nursing home for about four months and has settled in well. First let me say it is a really lovely home, all the staff are so nice and kind. We have no problems at all with the home.
There is a resident in the home who has issues with aggression. When my dad first went in the home they phoned us up to say that this resident had had a set to with dad, but it was not too bad. The resident walks around a lot and he usually has a care worker with him. He is a lovely man and very often I have a chat to him, he always likes to be doing something, they usually give him a little job to do. However, when my sister went to see dad yesterday, just as my sister was leaving, the resident grabbed my sister in a head lock and punched her in the face! My niece managed to grab his arm and pull him off her, but it hurt my sister. He is a very big, strong man. The care workers came running over and the nurse on duty took my sister into the office and she had to fill in a form. They were nice to her and offered her pain killers (her neck was very red).
It has really shook my sister up, and she is scared to go again. I am also scared to go. I had planned a visit today. We go nearly every day and see dad so I don't want to stop going just because of this, but I am scared. I am not blaming the resident, I know it is only the disease and as I say he is a lovely man.
The home tried to ring my sister last night, but her daughter had taken her out because she was shook up. Whether they will ring her today, we shall have to see.
Has anyone got any advice on what to do next?
Thank you everyone, and I hope you all have a good day. Rosie xx
There is a resident in the home who has issues with aggression. When my dad first went in the home they phoned us up to say that this resident had had a set to with dad, but it was not too bad. The resident walks around a lot and he usually has a care worker with him. He is a lovely man and very often I have a chat to him, he always likes to be doing something, they usually give him a little job to do. However, when my sister went to see dad yesterday, just as my sister was leaving, the resident grabbed my sister in a head lock and punched her in the face! My niece managed to grab his arm and pull him off her, but it hurt my sister. He is a very big, strong man. The care workers came running over and the nurse on duty took my sister into the office and she had to fill in a form. They were nice to her and offered her pain killers (her neck was very red).
It has really shook my sister up, and she is scared to go again. I am also scared to go. I had planned a visit today. We go nearly every day and see dad so I don't want to stop going just because of this, but I am scared. I am not blaming the resident, I know it is only the disease and as I say he is a lovely man.
The home tried to ring my sister last night, but her daughter had taken her out because she was shook up. Whether they will ring her today, we shall have to see.
Has anyone got any advice on what to do next?
Thank you everyone, and I hope you all have a good day. Rosie xx