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To unfairly play devils advocate, my grandmother is actually safer in the home (also mid stage dementia) - their protocols are amazing, and while she does say she feels 'locked in', she has far more social interactions (that are managed to the best possible safety levels) than if she were still in her own place. She improved massively once she moved into the home. We may just be very lucky with where she is though.
My other half's gran, who still lives at home, is ignoring all advice to be cautious - we know this because she left us a voicemail asking for a taxi...
lookitsluke-
I don't disagree but i'm not the decision maker. My grandma herself is staunchly independent (has live alone since my Grandad passed away in 2002) and has previously claimed she would 'lie on the floor and refuse to move' if she was moved into care.
My mum and her brother are wary of care facilities based on the breakouts at the beginning of the year and no data on recent breakouts etc will change that.
The only way she'll be moved to care is if the vaccine rollout happens now / soon.
Soul
Me too.
My grandma is 90, is in the mid-stages of dementia and lives alone. She's going downhill and needs to move into care in order to get the level of support and interaction she needs to have a good quality of life. Until she's vaccinated, there's no way we would risk moving her into a care facility until vaccines are done but the longer that goes on, the more of her we lose.
Hoping this means we can take action early in the new year.
Also, with a 4 month old, the ability to go out and do things, to see family etc and travel is vital. Being restricted has definitely affected my wife and I's mental health.