hhmmmm . . .

[mollykins]

Do hospitals etc suggest after a certain point that people should be in a 'home'?

My next door neighbour is a little old lady who lives on her own and in the last couple of years as broken and dislocated too many things for me to remember.

A woman just knocked on our door to say that she's now fallen and dislocated her shoulder but she needs to be going home and thought she should tell us about our neighbour.

[ttfn]

Nooooooo ummmm, that suggests, to me anyway, that we would also have a 'dislike' button. I am at that age now where confusion can reign (I did say that I had a napette in the middle of this thread?) Luv a duck, elderly, confused, living on my own. that's it then, my end is nigh...
And not a 'molls 'neighbour in sight

[ummmm]

Lol...they don't have a 'dislike' button on FB...so we should stick with the positive. Like or piddle off :-)

[ttfn]

Piddle doesn't cut it for me - there is a River Piddle in Dorset. Might as well be like or Severn or Thames LOL

[mollykins]

She hasn't got much family and ended up spending christmas with us because she had nowhere else to go.

That woman that knocked on the door was just a friend of the neighbours who had a long journey home and work today.

I didn't say that they'll force her into a home I was asking if there was a point at which someone might talk to her about it, but she quite a proud person.

[ummmm]

Like said before...social services. If she's had as many accidents as you say the chances are that SS have already spoken to her.

[LoftyLottie]

I thought I had deja vu here!! And had to look hard at the dates!!

[zzxxee]

Molly its nice you are concerned enough to put a post up hun :0)
she would need to be assessed by a social worker
and they would need to first (if they thought a home was appropriate)
talk about if she had enough to be self funding to pay for her care ect.
They need to look at lots of things
risk assessments
mobility
mental capacity ect
lots of things to look into.
i wish her all the best x

[Dris]

Good advice there zzxxee :)

erm -think it escaped almost everyone that Dot doesnt need anyone to be indignant on her behalf -she was rattling about posting last night and to be honest if Dot was that bothered having known Dot for years she would have had a go at Molly then.

toodle pip -off to Perth -have a great day everyone mwah xxxx

[beattie819]

Why on earth do some of you keep trying to bully a 17 year old. Maybe it gives you a sense of power to be "in a gang"...sorry if that has offended anyone.