I have agreed to care for my Grandma, aged 100, at her home.
I am to go round there by myself (without my family) for 2 nights per week, Saturday to Monday, while my sister and my parents take the remaining 5 nights.
She is weakened following heart failure and death of her son, who died I think from the strain of looking after her (he lived with her).
The idea is she should stay in her home because it's familiar and she has friends locally since she has lived there for 100 years.
This is a good idea for her, but not so much for us.
I wonder if anyone knows about carers?
She is not stable on her feet and it would be a concern to leave her either overnight (she was admitted to hospital a few months ago after an overnight turn that was heart failure leading to a great deterioration in her condition), or for longer than a couple of hours during the day. Not much direct personal care needed though.
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PaygeTurner · 01/10/2012 01:11
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