After 5 years of living on the dementia floor my Mum has recently moved up to the nursing floor.
Despite having a good appetite, she has lost a lot of weight over the past couple of years and has been under special supervision with regards weight maintenance. She is hovering between 32kg and 34kg. She deteriorated quite quickly from a mobility perspective.
She is no longer weight bearing so a harness and sling are required to move her as it is more gentle therefore preventing potential bruising. She has to be repositioned by a carer every 3 hours whilst sleeping and regularly during waking hours as well.
Her increased needs require the specialist nursing care and I can already see her thriving under their supervision.
I’m thankful that she has her appetite and still getting enjoyment from her meals (even if it does take an age to feed her!). Whenever I visit she always greets me with her lovely smile and over the past few months she has been more alert and even tries to engage in incoherent conversation.
Living In The Moment With Dementia 