Ok I'm just venting here .
I go away for 4 days ( first in 3years ) having made loads of arrangements to support aged mother .
I come back to find that the DNT have randomly ordered honey dressings to apply to ulcers on mothers legs .
Despite fact mother has found them incredibly painful in past and team leader aware of this .
Care plan is months old and not updated .
Mother in pain ,I take dressings off ,large weal on leg where honey dressing was .
I phone team leader ,explain and he tries to update care plan on phone .
I protest and we arrange a meeting today .
15 mins before appointed time HCA arrives . Argues with me - she is going to dress ulcers and team leader can do care plan later .
I persuade her to wait .
While waiting we argue ( apparently it's just me arguing ) about possibilty of dressings being done ocasionally after 1pm so that mother can wash .( both legs dressed and she hasn't showered or washed in 6 months )
No .no .not possible people can't request time of visits .
Team leader arrives ,very nice ( though totally unresponsive to my questions about finger nails dropping off and concern over deteriation in skin on finger that hospital say we have to keep permanently dressed because bone missing ) .
No problem about nurses coming after 1pm so I can wash mum .
But I am fed up !
Oh and the ankle ulcer is worse because not on care plan because should be seen by podiatrist so not on care plan and still waiting for pod .
Cross .