‘I’ve never done that, ’ she says, after doing it for a hundredth time.
This time she is confused and afraid again about where she is, when she is at home in bed.
‘We’ll go to our house? Yes? How can I get there? What are they doing? What has happened to me? What happened? ‘
‘You are in bed now …’
‘Oh good.’
I think she is falling more than before. For example, she sometimes misses the chair in the sitting room. And walks into furniture, etc.
Falling out of bed is definitely a problem at the moment. I put her to bed on Thursday and the doorbell went – by the time I’d answered the door, there was a crash and she had fallen. I found her on the floor again the next morning, looking more puzzled than hurt.
Dan had difficulty with her going up stairs when I was out. I found them on the top step, but they had been an hour. So I am also thinking about the stairs. ( I have a heavy estimate for improvements to the bathroom on my desk. The bathroom is upstairs.)
He and I are able to lift her, but other carers would not be able to do that.
Health and Safety.
It’s what makes a home a Home.