On Sat morning we found my wifes mother aged 84 who lives alone still undressed at 11am.
she had no idea what day or time it was, she didnt know how to dress, how to cook or make a cup of tea, sje thought that her new radio was a tv and coudnt work it, she thought the TV remote controlled the clock upstairs.. and so on
The Doctor was called but it was 4pm and too late to put any care in place untl after new year.
Between us we are having to dress her, cook, she does feed herself but it is soooooooo slow. she has a kind of vacant look and really stoops.
she has also seen her dog that died 8 years ago.
We both work full time, and we both find it incredibly difficult to see her like this and dress/bath/give medication etc etc, and my wife is frequently silently crying.
We have come to terms that we are alone over the holiday period, but what then?? where do we start?
is there help out there? we do not want her in a home, and she certainly does not want to leave her home.
If we can get some idea of what we have to do after the holidays, it will help us cope better.
we would appreciate some basic information
Regards
John & Bridget.
PS Happy Christmas...
she had no idea what day or time it was, she didnt know how to dress, how to cook or make a cup of tea, sje thought that her new radio was a tv and coudnt work it, she thought the TV remote controlled the clock upstairs.. and so on
The Doctor was called but it was 4pm and too late to put any care in place untl after new year.
Between us we are having to dress her, cook, she does feed herself but it is soooooooo slow. she has a kind of vacant look and really stoops.
she has also seen her dog that died 8 years ago.
We both work full time, and we both find it incredibly difficult to see her like this and dress/bath/give medication etc etc, and my wife is frequently silently crying.
We have come to terms that we are alone over the holiday period, but what then?? where do we start?
is there help out there? we do not want her in a home, and she certainly does not want to leave her home.
If we can get some idea of what we have to do after the holidays, it will help us cope better.
we would appreciate some basic information
Regards
John & Bridget.
PS Happy Christmas...