I am in Uk, coming home month off month on. Every time we talk about living in care, she goes crazy, aggressive.” Absolutely no way, I Will decide when time is right) Time is now, she is mixing her tablets, can’t be on her own any more. It’s my sister and I how keep looking after, mum is unkind. I am worried about ours health.. please, any advice how to introduce living in care.
thank you
Your mom is going to be upset about going into a care home. So be it. She will adjust to her new surroundings and you will have peace of mind that she is being cared for 24/7.
The only logical thing to do is to speak to your mother directly and tell her that you cannot continue to share caregiving responsibilities with your sister.
Both of you need to tell your mom that you are not going to be her primary caregivers but that you will oversee that she is well cared for in a care home. You can then return to being her daughters, instead of caregivers.
Would it work out any better if you made a doctor appointment for your mom and discreetly ask the doctor to tell her that she cannot live independently anymore?
If she needs care that is beyond what you are physically, mentally, emotionally or financially capable of giving, it is no longer her decision, it is yours. The only way to get her help, is to stop being the caregiver.
Often it takes stepping back and potentially a disaster to happen before you can get someone the help they need.
Oh my....
I wrote out a whole response then I reread your question.
I read first that you were looking to have someone come into the house to help your mom. Then I read again and I read it to mean that you are looking to place her in Memory Care.
At this point mom does not have much of a choice. In order to keep her safe you need to make the decisions that need to be made. (Kinda just like when you were little and she told you "NO" that kept you safe even though you did not like the decision) It is your turn to "decide when the time is right" With dementia her brain will not know when the time is right. And honestly...the time will never be "right".
There is no easy way to move her. If there is a "problem" with her house and she needs to move out in order to have repairs done that might be a time to place her in Memory Care. The idea would be that she could go back home when it is safe to do so and you just keep telling "therapeutic fibs". the floors need to be done, the roof needs work, there was a leak now we have to paint.....
The other option if she would be less resistant would be to have a caregiver move in. Or several shifts of caregivers.
Your plan:
OP, you don’t let your mom decide. She has dementia. She can’t make wise decisions anymore. You can make wise decisions.
She can’t live safely, mixing up her pills. That’s life-threatening.
She needs live-in care. You’ll need at least 2 people to rotate during the week. Try agencies (often bad quality) or private caregivers (but hard to find; you must ask around).
Your mom has dementia. She’ll have no way of knowing whether the caregivers are doing their job, and whether they’re stealing. Be careful. Remove bank info, etc.