My parents are asking me if I would do this for my DSis. I just wanted to find out more. Has anyone done this? I’ll worried I’ll end up being a carer to my DSis. Can this happen if I take this on? She doesn’t need physical care so it’d be more of a support worker type role (cooking, cleaning, shopping, life admin and support going out) but she regressed a lot during the lockdowns and I’m not sure I could cope.
I moved back in with my parents for some of the lockdown to help and my mental health really struggled because she was at rock bottom. For months she would refuse to get out of bed and it was a battle to get her up and to get her to eat etc. She’s still very reclusive now and needs a lot more support to get out to her volunteer session and part time job where she does a few hours a week. She doesn’t want to socialise at all and it’s really difficult to get her do something small like go to the shops. I think she is depressed but my parents aren’t sure that medication is right for her. She has some kind of support session once a week and I’m trying to help them try to get her some other support atm.
My parents are asking me as I don’t have kids and both my DBs do. It’s not necessarily a set decision I just haven’t had any yet. I don’t think I could be her carer and also hold down a full-time job. I also don’t think it would be good for her either. But I worry that it will really damage the relationship with my parents if I say no. Can you do LPAs where you just make decisions? Any advice or where to look would be so helpful.