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Elderly parents

To use carers or look after mum myself ?

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Toohottoostressed · 22/03/2020 09:31

My mum had a major stroke a couple of years ago and is dependent on carers to help get washed and dressed is due to move into our garage conversion in two weeks time. This has been planned for a while and the garage being converted specifically for her.
At the moment she is living in my sisters house with her family including two fairly young children and has carers during the day.
I had been glad that she is moving in as she can be isolated but what do I do about carers? I have care booked morning and evening but I will need to go in and out with food etc.
My question is would it be better for me to cancel the care and do it all myself so she only sees me or keep the carers coming. There would be a rota of different carers so her exposure would be greater but what would happen if I have to self isolate or get ill?
And should we move her now or keep her where she is. My sis is a key worker ( definitely is) dealing with the public and so will continue to be in and out the house.
Thank you in advance for any advice

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thesandwich · 22/03/2020 10:43

I don’t have any answers. It’s all about assessing risk. If you take on all the care, what happens if you fall ill or have to self isolate?…
I have decided to keep dms carers on partly to ensure we stay a customer, in case I have to isolate, and also it means dm has more company.
It’s so hard.

mondaynoon · 24/03/2020 09:42

I don't know the answer but I have the same question. My mum has two regular carers but one of them is married to a paramedic who deals directly with coronavirus patients. I'm thinking that I will have to let her go and care for my mum myself but I'm not sure I can cope with doing it all myself (she has quite advance Alzheimers). The other carer is very careful and says she is going to stop going to other clients but I'm still not sure of the risk. As well as the risk to mum there is also the risk to my DC to think about.

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