Elderly mum struggling with MH and loneliness…

CoffeeFirst
CoffeeFirst Scope Member Posts: 202 Empowering
in Mental health and wellbeing
My mum is 79 and hurt her back last year. My Dad is in a care home and she misses him terribly. I go over as much as I can but she often complains of loneliness. Apart from a couple of neighbours along the road, and seeing either myself or my daughter she is on her own. I recently got her a walker which has helped but she’s so worn out rarely goes out. Her lack of mobility has impacted her mental health so we went to the GP who prescribed medication. It’s early days but the loneliness worries me. 

Any ideas welcome, sign posting, etc most welcome, thanks

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  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    Hi

    I don't know what they are called but there are local voluntary groups that give buddy companionship some f2f some by phone 

    Your local council of gp may know of a list another option could be age UK website for advice 
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,129 Championing
    Hi @CoffeeFirst are there any day centers in your area where you mom can go for an afternoon. They usually pick up and drop off.
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,866 Championing
    edited January 2023
    Hello @CoffeeFirst

    I'm very sorry your mum is feeling so lonely. When I was looking at ways to help beat loneliness for people at Christmas, I came across Re-engage. They have group activities, do one to one calls, I think they'd be great to talk to, to see what's happening in her area. 

    Does she has the internet? Maybe getting online may help? My grandmother has a chat with her church group through skype every week :) 
  • durhamjaide2001
    durhamjaide2001 Scope Member Posts: 15,415 Championing
    Age UK have a buddy scheme. 
  • CoffeeFirst
    CoffeeFirst Scope Member Posts: 202 Empowering
    Hi everyone, thanks for these ideas. @Hannah_Scope; I’d not heard of Re-engage so will look into this further 😀

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