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<blockquote data-quote="Daughter of diabetic" data-source="post: 454801" data-attributes="member: 90942"><p>I have been living with her for seven years now Christine - my hubby still lives at our house, we look after mum between ourselves and we pay carers to sit with her whilst I go to work (shifts and full time) - we are also paying the carers to sit at hospital with her but they are only working the days they would normally work so I go in myself when I am on my (fluctuating) Rest Days. At the moment she can't stand so we are having to have a Best Interest meeting - I am already threatening to discharge her and go to the papers. Non of injuries have occurred in the presence of a carers. After the last time (when we sued on the advice of Social Services who backed us) we made sure we had Full AND LASTING Power of Attourney (including Health) as now they have to get a Court Order to oppose us - whereas previously they took it all out of our hands - that's another warning for anyone caring for an elderly relative - make sure you have the <u>Medical</u> Power of Attourney too!!!! We learnt the hard way! It is frightening to think that mum only stopped driving and sold her car in 2008!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daughter of diabetic, post: 454801, member: 90942"] I have been living with her for seven years now Christine - my hubby still lives at our house, we look after mum between ourselves and we pay carers to sit with her whilst I go to work (shifts and full time) - we are also paying the carers to sit at hospital with her but they are only working the days they would normally work so I go in myself when I am on my (fluctuating) Rest Days. At the moment she can't stand so we are having to have a Best Interest meeting - I am already threatening to discharge her and go to the papers. Non of injuries have occurred in the presence of a carers. After the last time (when we sued on the advice of Social Services who backed us) we made sure we had Full AND LASTING Power of Attourney (including Health) as now they have to get a Court Order to oppose us - whereas previously they took it all out of our hands - that's another warning for anyone caring for an elderly relative - make sure you have the [U]Medical[/U] Power of Attourney too!!!! We learnt the hard way! It is frightening to think that mum only stopped driving and sold her car in 2008! [/QUOTE]
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