Has Anyone Had To Put A Parent In A Nursing Home

[emmie]

as that seems is the only option left to my mum.
she is not coping at home, even with daily carers. She refuses to eat,
drink or bathe, no idea what this will do to her if she goes
into a care home, am almost sure she will hate it.

[emmie]

tilly
the doctors are checking her over, she now has another chest infection, which is another round of antibiotics.
you may be right she might be better off in a home, but we will know more in a few days.

[Schlomo78]

Emmie, I work in social care and I think if you find the right place she will love it. She will have constant interaction as opposed to just your family or sometimes rushed carers coming in, can you take her to visit a potential home so she can see how it can be freeing for her when they have activities etc?

[lindapalmara]

My 97 year old Mum went not a Care Home a few years ago. Hated it, very independent. Managed with Carers at home since then but we seemed to go. From crisis to crisis, falls etc. then at Christmas she had 4 days n hospital and came out worse than she went in. Even she admitted she could not manage any more in her flat so we researched Care Homes and chose a lovely one. Went in 13th January and she loved it! Really happy, fantastic staff, hair salon etc. she died on 9 March and her funeral was last week. She died happy, painless, with her favourite nurse and her grandson holding her hand. Its a very difficult thing to do but you have to consider yourself all Emmie. The stress nearly broke me and I didn't have a holiday for a long time.

[ummmm]

Sorry to read that, Linda xx

Emmie - when my nan stopped eating she was put on antidepressants just for the fact they can increase the appetite.