Mum moved into a carefully chosen care/nursing home at the beginning of this month. We looked at all other options of caring for mum before coming to the inevitable decision.
She dosent want to be there, but is not able to live on her own. She has early to mid Alzhiemer's/Dementia; is disabled; has had quite a few falls and has other health issues. The staff are lovely and trying to help her integrate, as are we. There are trips out; activities. She now won't come out of her room, says she is lonely and bored (I know this is partly the dementia; partly character) and says she can't be bothered to talk to anyone. I'm not able to reason with her, partly because of the dementia, but also because she has always been a proud and stubborn woman and rarely listened to anything I've had to suggest in the past. She is lovely in all other ways and still has her sense of humour. Everyone says she will settle, but I am not so sure.
My question is: has anyone else been in this particular situation with a relative not coming out of room, not wanting to make friends etc. I understand all the reasons why this might be happening, but need to know if the situation rectified itself with time, or what actions you took, which helped. Thank you, I am at my wits end!