It’s been nearly a year now since me & my mum & family have been able to sit next to my Dad, hold his hand, give him a hug, have a cup of tea, show him photos etc. He has Alzheimers & also had covid which he recovered from but he has deteriorated since. He has now had the first vaccine, as have my mum & I but now it sounds like even when we’ve all had the second one we won’t be able to sit with him due to fear of other variants! How will this ever end?!
He’s had a fall this morning and is on his way to hospital for stitching & xray. We’ve been told no-one from the care home is allowed to go with him into the hospital. I do understand they have to be safe but also that this is verging on inhumane. He will be scared, he won’t know what is going on, where he is etc & he can’t communicate a single thing to the hospital staff. My mum is beside herself, frightened of him going to hospital & worried about him being frightened.
I just wondered if anyone is in a similar position with a loved one in a care home or works in one and has any ideas about how or when this nightmare will end? I just keep thinking, at this rate I’m never going to see my beloved Dad again.🙁