Hi, my name is Joey82!

Joey82
Joey82 Community member Posts: 2 Listener
edited October 2020 in Start here and say hello!
How are people managing caring for family members who live 'independently' during COVID19? My sister had PD&LD and lives alone with care and support from me. During lockdown we moved her in with us but this can't continue in the long term so we began to phase her back into being at home. Now we face new restrictions yet to be announced. How are you all managing?

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  • janer1967
    janer1967 Community member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    Hi and welcome I think we are all waiting in dread for any new measures about to be introduced but it seems they are predicting it will be closure of hospitality for a month

    You must be concerned about your sister and I dont know the solution I would just do all you can to gert her back into a new normal routine. 
  • Joey82
    Joey82 Community member Posts: 2 Listener
    Her normal routine isn’t possible as the social activities that she attended every weekday have not reopened. Isolation is a big problem if she is at her home (10 miles from us) Just seems like there is no good advice about how far we can push the rules when supporting people. 
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,443 Championing
    edited October 2020
    Welcome to the community :)

    That sounds like a real challenge @Joey82. Are you able to form a support bubble with her, as she lives on her own? 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    HI and welcome,

    Up to now those that are vulnerable and need support you can continue to support them and visit them in their home, at least this is the rules where i live. Regarding the new rules that maybe announced soon, then who knows what they will be but i can't see the country being returned to a full lock down like there was in March, so it will depend on where in the country you're living.
  • Ross_Alumni
    Ross_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,611 Championing
    Welcome to the community, good to have you with us :)
  • Chloe_Scope
    Chloe_Scope Scope Posts: 10,511 Championing
    Welcome to the community @Joey82, how are you doing? :)
  • Masuma
    Masuma Community member Posts: 30 Listener
    Hi there Joey my name is Masuma
  • Masuma
    Masuma Community member Posts: 30 Listener
    How are you Joey 
  • 1119082
    1119082 Posts: 258 Contributor
    how are you feeling Joey your talking buddy Masuma is here