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Fri Dec 10, 2021 12:27 pm
Hi there,
My mother has Parkinsons and Parkinson's dementia and a while ago we found a lovely nursing home that she went to for respite, which we extended indefinitely (6 weeks now) to see how she settled in. All was good until recently, as the nursing home say that they feel she needs somewhere where there is more one on one support, because of her falls risk. She can be very mobile at times but lacks awareness of her balance problems. The home said with the extra funding they could provide the extra support, but it was already expensive and would be self funded so we need to look elsewhere and maybe need to settle for somewhere less comfortable.
It's hard enough looking for somewhere that has good reports, let alone finding out whether they will be able to provide the support needed. I've been in touch with Parkinson's.org and others, but can't seem to find any solid answers to the problem.
One home just told me that most places won't have availability for one on one. She has also got a lot frailer in 6 weeks of respite and not sure whether to bring her home first as I feel she is giving up but is only 77 and can otherwise be very mobile despite her problems.
We're in Scotland, any advice would be much appreciated
My mother has Parkinsons and Parkinson's dementia and a while ago we found a lovely nursing home that she went to for respite, which we extended indefinitely (6 weeks now) to see how she settled in. All was good until recently, as the nursing home say that they feel she needs somewhere where there is more one on one support, because of her falls risk. She can be very mobile at times but lacks awareness of her balance problems. The home said with the extra funding they could provide the extra support, but it was already expensive and would be self funded so we need to look elsewhere and maybe need to settle for somewhere less comfortable.
It's hard enough looking for somewhere that has good reports, let alone finding out whether they will be able to provide the support needed. I've been in touch with Parkinson's.org and others, but can't seem to find any solid answers to the problem.
One home just told me that most places won't have availability for one on one. She has also got a lot frailer in 6 weeks of respite and not sure whether to bring her home first as I feel she is giving up but is only 77 and can otherwise be very mobile despite her problems.
We're in Scotland, any advice would be much appreciated
