So I've just read another story about another nursing home with the elderly being abused - here's a link to the Independent
My mother has vascular dementia. She's currently in sheltered accommodation but it's looking as if she'll have to go into a nursing home some time in the next few years. I work full time, am an only child and don't know how I'd care for her if she were to live with me. I suppose I could get a carers in ?
I really don't know what to do for the best? Are there any nursing homes that don't pay minimum wage and who recruit people who actually care about the patients? Is it worth looking for a care home with CCTV in each room so that I can be sure that nothing untoward happens?
The thought of someone abusing a vulnerable, elderly person is just absolutely horrific and it seems to happen so often. I cannot tolerate the idea it could happen to my mother.
Anyone else in a similar situation? How does one know what to do for the best?
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Another care home exposé - terrified about my mother going into one
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FreckledLeopard · 30/04/2014 14:20
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