I saw Mam for a couple of hours today. Her mood was very low and I gained the impression that she felt that her word problem was being exacerbated by the time she was spending in the unit. At times she was rather weepy. She seemed to be under the impression that she was coming home this Tuesday (22/01/08). When I tried to explain that before she comes home, there has to be a proper social services care package in place, she became quite upset. Primarily, she is very bored.
Upon checking with nurse Victoria, I learned that Tuesday is the date of her appointment with the Falls and Syncope unit at the RVI (this must be related to the heart issue). Are Falls and Syncope aware of Mam's poor ability to communicate and understand complex sentences? I am concerned about whether she will understand what is going on when she's at the RVI as she may not be able to follow what is being said to her. Can somebody offer to accompany her?
There is a later appointment with the Fracture Clinic on February 6th. If Mam is still being held in the unit by then, I think she will be in a very fragile state mentally.
Mam also said that a few nights ago, when trying to reach the komode, she had a slight fall. A nurse called Eric seems to have been able to assist her and moved the komode next to her bed. This does not make me feel at all optimistic about the regime once she comes home.
I also gained the impression that once home she intends to be coming downstairs during the daytime which is not what we have had in mind. If this home care thing is going to work, Mam is going to have to alter her routine to fit in. She may have to wait until carers have arrived to help her wash and dress - my concern is that she will in short order dismiss them, or at least start being rude to them, and revert to relying upon me to get things going in the morning. Mam needs these carers now.
Anyway, I got Mam set up to listen to the match against Bolton Wanderers and
she was happier about things.
She needs a new note book for writing messages down and some more pens.
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