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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
Obviously, I don't know everything about your situation, but maybe you can mention something she may not have fully considered ..... that if she falls and breaks a hip, she WILL have to go to a Rehab facility for 3 or 4 months .... to care for her until she can walk again. If her hip never fully mends, and she is not ambulatory, she WILL end up in a nursing home. There's no way you can provide the 24/7 care that would require, regardless of her "pride". I would hope that breaking bones is something that would concern her.
Perhaps she will re-think what's "the lesser of the two evils", so to speak. Stuck in bed unable to walk to the bathroom initially sounds like something she's want to avoid.
I also like someone's idea of "misplacing" her cane.
@Tinkrbll44, my mother spent 2 months in a skilled nursing facility last fall when she fell in the kitchen and fractured her leg in three places. She knows the risks, but everyone keeps telling me that at 91 y.o.., she is not going to change. Something major will happen. She was lucky to come out of her fall last autumn. She is one stubborn woman.
When she fell in the driveway and hit her head very hard the other day, she was lucky not to have a brain bleed or concussion. They told her at the hospital that she needed to see her doctor in 2-4 days because things could change. This morning we had a battle about her seeing her doctor tomorrow. She said she would not go as she felt fine. Last night she had a nose bleed. DH told her this morning that he would pick her up and put her in the car if she refused to cooperate. I'm about to give up! 
@Brinklii wrote:
@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
Obviously, I don't know everything about your situation, but maybe you can mention something she may not have fully considered ..... that if she falls and breaks a hip, she WILL have to go to a Rehab facility for 3 or 4 months .... to care for her until she can walk again. If her hip never fully mends, and she is not ambulatory, she WILL end up in a nursing home. There's no way you can provide the 24/7 care that would require, regardless of her "pride". I would hope that breaking bones is something that would concern her.
Perhaps she will re-think what's "the lesser of the two evils", so to speak. Stuck in bed unable to walk to the bathroom initially sounds like something she's want to avoid.
I also like someone's idea of "misplacing" her cane.
@Tinkrbll44, my mother spent 2 months in a skilled nursing facility last fall when she fell in the kitchen and fractured her leg in three places. She knows the risks, but everyone keeps telling me that at 91 y.o.., she is not going to change. Something major will happen. She was lucky to come out of her fall last autumn. She is one stubborn woman.
When she fell in the driveway and hit her head very hard the other day, she was lucky not to have a brain bleed or concussion. They told her at the hospital that she needed to see her doctor in 2-4 days because things could change. This morning we had a battle about her seeing her doctor tomorrow. She said she would not go as she felt fine. Last night she had a nose bleed. DH told her this morning that he would pick her up and put her in the car if she refused to cooperate. I'm about to give up!
All I can do is sympathize. Very frustrating indeed, I know. We want them around, and comfortable and safe, and happy. Very much depends on their lifelong personality; for many, they aren't going to change, and will become more entrenched and invested in not adapting. Nothing you can do about it that won't make both of you unhappy. Sad but true.
@colliegirls wrote:
My mother in law would not use a "walker" but would use a rollator !! Very handy!
@colliegirls wrote:
My mother in law would not use a "walker" but would use a rollator !! Very handy!
Hi @colliegirls. I was going to suggest to the OP that she get her mother a rollator since I was provided one to use in a rehab center while rehabbing from a hip replacement but while I appreciated having the seat, a basket and the fact that it didn't look as "old looking" as a walker, I found that it actually caused me additional pain especially in my arms and shoulders. I think it's because the wheels roll pretty fast and I had to put extra effort into slowing down/stabilizing the thing. Also, more than a few times, I almost fell forward as it rolled out in front of me.
Does anyone know if they make rollators with gears? Only half kidding. I know they have locks but do they have ones where you can adjust the speed/rotation of the wheels, or as they say, "slow-your-roll?" :-)
@ChazzyLady wrote:
@colliegirls wrote:
My mother in law would not use a "walker" but would use a rollator !! Very handy!
@colliegirls wrote:
My mother in law would not use a "walker" but would use a rollator !! Very handy!
Hi @colliegirls. I was going to suggest to the OP that she get her mother a rollator since I was provided one to use in a rehab center while rehabbing from a hip replacement but while I appreciated having the seat, a basket and the fact that it didn't look as "old looking" as a walker, I found that it actually caused me additional pain especially in my arms and shoulders. I think it's because the wheels roll pretty fast and I had to put extra effort into slowing down/stabilizing the thing. Also, more than a few times, I almost fell forward as it rolled out in front of me.
Does anyone know if they make rollators with gears? Only half kidding. I know they have locks but do they have ones where you can adjust the speed/rotation of the wheels, or as they say, "slow-your-roll?" :-)
I am sorry to hear that. All I can say is that my mother in law loves it, moves very slowly these days, and has never complained about the rollator.
I am so happy you worked out a solution. Please keep me informed. I like happy endings.
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