Mum lives aboard and just had a health scare - how can I care for her. Any advice is welcome

[workoutlife]

My mum is in her early 70s and usually in good health. She lives abroad by herself (long story), but the country she lives in provides excellent health care.
A week ago, she was admitted to the hospital due to very high blood pressure. She suddenly lost her memory and asked things repeatedly. At the A&E, the doctor gave her some medication and within an hour, she regained her memory and was discharged the next day. Luckily, she has a good neighbour and a couple of good friends, and I flew to her immediately. At the hospital, they suspected a minor stroke, but it turned out not to be the case after examining the MRI report. The doctor said he could not spot any anomaly from the MRI, but there were some minor 'white spots' due to normal ageing. She does have relatively high cholesterol and has started to take medicine to control it now. Her mind is sharp, and she still plays three instruments. But sometimes I worry about her interaction with people as she seems to insist on certain things -i.e. asking the shop assistants to do tasks, often tech-related, for her.

My mum has some good friends but they are all quite busy as they are younger, and won't be with her as often as I'd like. I am concerned that the isolation will have negative impact on her health. My mum also still feels that she is in her 50s which I suppose is a good thing but can be dangerous at times.

I am the only child and super close to my mum, especially after losing my dad at a young age. I'd like to bring my mum back to the UK and live with me for a while, but at the same time, I am worried that A&E here won't be as efficient compared to the country she lives in in case of emergency. If anything happens, I will regret it forever.

But I also don't want to leave her alone in the country where she has lived for a long time. A 50/50 split would be suitable for now. But again, she cannot live with me for longer than six months, she is not a British citizen.

Sorry for the long post. I have been in shock as Mum usually is the stronger one. Can I add her to Mum's private health insurance back in the UK?

Any advice is welcome. Thank you so much.

What were her plans for coping as she aged living abroad?

Thats my point though.
We don’t know.
However anyone can use A&E.
It’s if they’re admitted they must pay if not entitled.

I can only go by the experience of my PILs who came back four years ago after 16 years in France, they did have UK pensions but still had to prove their eligibility and that they were planning to be "ordinarily resident" in the UK

A TIA won't usually show up on an MRI so I don't know why the doctor was so quick to say it wasn't one - I would say it's very possible.

@workoutlife sorry yes that was confusing- I work for a stroke therapy team not a medical team. Someone who has had a TIA shouldn't have any therapy needs but they are followed up in the stroke clinic.

What will you do after 6mths of her living in UK as she is not entitled to stay after that? Will she be eligible for NHS care? Emergency yes, but not ongoing care. So no seeing consultants, Gp’s, prescriptions,

Also, can you afford private health care long term if you do not think much of the NHS?

one key point is even if you can afford private insurance ( costly for over 70!) all emergency care is NHS … so an ambulance is not going to come any quicker than for anyone else, a 14hr wait in A&E with no bed, followed by 2 days on the corridor - is the same for anybody. Not ideal when elderly, but what happens.