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<blockquote data-quote="Daughter of diabetic" data-source="post: 460676" data-attributes="member: 90942"><p>Thanks everyone. Just to update. We had a meeting yesterday. I am now looking for a nursing home as I have been told thatmum is now unable to even sit up and she is not suitable to go in a hoist as she no longer has the capacity to understand that they are llifting her. I went in on Monday night, I was a bit late leaving work so dashed n to let the dogs out for a minute then dashed up to the hospital arriving about thirty minutes later that usual - mum was on a chaior and alone in her room. Bent double with her heasd almost on her knees and her arms just hanging almost to the floor. I got down and said what on earth is happening? she just said my back hurts. With that a nurse and an auxilary came in and the nurse snapped - thats how she wants to sit. Then they grabbed her a side each and slung her on the bed. The they quite roughky threw her legs up and proceeded to change her pants, they were shouting telling her wa=hat they were doing but mum can't hear unless you get up close to her ear and she was screaming that her back hurt and fighting them. The nurse had a right go at me. The follwong day I went in and it was a different nurse and she was very nice. Both mum's legs bandaged up to the knees and she was slumped over to a side and looked very uncomfortable. She was upset and angry - she doesn't lknow what is happening part from they are hurting her. Her left thigh was a lot fatter than her right although it was the right that she had the twisted knee. Followong the meeting at the hosptial yesterdaya nd even though I have full and lasting power of attourney I am told I would need 2, possibly three carers 24/7 and would most likely have to ger up every two hours during the night tio turn her.Our care agency do not provided care to that extent and I am told mum is now totlally bedridden and can't even sit up unaided. The morla of the stroyis do NOT get old or get dementia or twist your knee. I still don't know what is happening with her insulin apart from she has lost loads of weight - I was told she is now on HumanI but they might put her back on Novamix (Which she was on in the first place with no problems) I am heart broken to think that I wanted to care for mum and have done for eight years now and this has all happened to her because she slipped and twisted her knee and at that point she could sit up and move around with her wlking frame. Even the dog is missing her and keeps going and putting her head on mums shoulder wrap. I have spoken to Safeguarding and they are taking the case up. Even if it's too late for mum - we may be able to help someone else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daughter of diabetic, post: 460676, member: 90942"] Thanks everyone. Just to update. We had a meeting yesterday. I am now looking for a nursing home as I have been told thatmum is now unable to even sit up and she is not suitable to go in a hoist as she no longer has the capacity to understand that they are llifting her. I went in on Monday night, I was a bit late leaving work so dashed n to let the dogs out for a minute then dashed up to the hospital arriving about thirty minutes later that usual - mum was on a chaior and alone in her room. Bent double with her heasd almost on her knees and her arms just hanging almost to the floor. I got down and said what on earth is happening? she just said my back hurts. With that a nurse and an auxilary came in and the nurse snapped - thats how she wants to sit. Then they grabbed her a side each and slung her on the bed. The they quite roughky threw her legs up and proceeded to change her pants, they were shouting telling her wa=hat they were doing but mum can't hear unless you get up close to her ear and she was screaming that her back hurt and fighting them. The nurse had a right go at me. The follwong day I went in and it was a different nurse and she was very nice. Both mum's legs bandaged up to the knees and she was slumped over to a side and looked very uncomfortable. She was upset and angry - she doesn't lknow what is happening part from they are hurting her. Her left thigh was a lot fatter than her right although it was the right that she had the twisted knee. Followong the meeting at the hosptial yesterdaya nd even though I have full and lasting power of attourney I am told I would need 2, possibly three carers 24/7 and would most likely have to ger up every two hours during the night tio turn her.Our care agency do not provided care to that extent and I am told mum is now totlally bedridden and can't even sit up unaided. The morla of the stroyis do NOT get old or get dementia or twist your knee. I still don't know what is happening with her insulin apart from she has lost loads of weight - I was told she is now on HumanI but they might put her back on Novamix (Which she was on in the first place with no problems) I am heart broken to think that I wanted to care for mum and have done for eight years now and this has all happened to her because she slipped and twisted her knee and at that point she could sit up and move around with her wlking frame. Even the dog is missing her and keeps going and putting her head on mums shoulder wrap. I have spoken to Safeguarding and they are taking the case up. Even if it's too late for mum - we may be able to help someone else. [/QUOTE]
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