Hello everyone. This is my first time on this board. My active, widowed DM (75) has fallen down the stairs. She's not too badly injured but very bruised and has hurt both her legs. The main thing is she can't properly weight bear. She can just about shuffle to the loo on a frame but would need help to shower. She'd probably have to navigate stairs on her bum. At the moment she's on holiday with dsis but is due home tomorrow. Dsis and I are trying to work out what to do in terms of caring for her as neither of us are local and we are due back at work/kids are back at school on Tuesday. She has a partner though they don't live together and frankly he's kind of unreliable. I don't know whether to leave him in the carer role, get her to come and stay here (we have a zillion stairs) or try and arrange some kind of support. Just wondering what the options are for the latter. Could I arrange something immediately? Would it need to be private sector if it's on a temp basis? What about equipment? Dsis has hired a wheelchair and frame from somewhere on holiday but needs to take it back. Do such places exist everywhere? Importantly how do I persuade DM to avail herself of this support as she's currently saying she'll be fine but dsis says she's downplaying it. Thanks in advance for any advice.