Elderly mum had a fall 😞

Newly_retired

If the uneven pavement was council property and she had photographic evidence she could sue them for negligence. Happened to me once and this was what friends suggested. They took a photo of my bruised face and suggested going back to take one of the uneven pavement. I did not pursue it as a) I am not of the " compo culture"
I suffered no loss, just bruises. No broken bones or spectacles, no time off work etc.
But it is a thought, as you don't want it to happen to anyone else.
Glad your mum is ok and raring to go again.

keith969

dbrookf wrote: »

She tripped over a raised piece in the pavement when she went to her bowls match...

My mum tripped on the kerb coming back from the theatre recently and bruised her chin. She is 90 and a bit of a trooper too so she was more annoyed than hurt! Has taken to using a stick in the last year though.

Sam_Fallow

My late Mother had one of those tartan cloth shoppers on two wheels, you know the thing. It was a great help to her and she still liked to help out the 'little old ladies' she met at the shops.



It helped with her stability and also was very practical.

kingfisherblue

My mum is almost 84, and quite independent, but has lost her confidence since a heart attack two years ago. Although she only lives round the corner from me, one next door neighbour is out at work all day and the other has dementia, so I worried in case she fell and lay outside for hours.

Our soluntion has been a mobile phone. She carries it in her pocket, and if she does have a fall in the future, she just needs to press a button on the back. I will then receive a text telling me to ring her. My daughter and my sister receive the same text. A couple of times, she has leaned on the phone, triggering the alarm button, but a quick phone call has established that she is fine. I ring, then text my daughter and sister. If they don't receive a text from me within a couple of minutes, they ring her.

Knowing that my mum can contact me easily if she needs me is important - my dad died following a fall, and her friend fell one night and wasn't discovered until morning, when she was admitted to hospital with a broken hip. She died of complications a few months later. Having a mobile on her at all times doesn't make her feel or look old - lots of people have them. It's a quick, easy and cheap way to communicate when she needs us. She also has a sparkly purple walking stick for the odd occasion that she feels wobbly, but she rarely needs to use it at the moment.

I ring my mum every morning, and at times through the day as well, depending on what I'm doing. I also see her several times a week, and all three of my children see her regularly as well. Knowing that we are there, and that she has so much family support, means everything to my mum. She often tells me how lucky she is to have such a wonderful family. I know that this amount of contact is not possible for everyone, but as my son's carer, I don't have paid employment, so taking my mum out and keeping in regular contact with her, means that Mum is happy and we all know that she is safe.

OP, if your mum doesn't have a mobile, it's worth considering.

Katgrit

Maybe shop round (together) for a "glam" walking stick. Loads of my patients have them, metallic ones, ones with flowery patterns a la Cath Kidson, stripy ones and an the best one I've ever seen, a gorgeous clear perspex one, with while lines running through it. I'm only 39 but that's the stick I'm having when I need one!! Classy, stylish and not fuddy duddy in the slightest. Having a lovely 'accessory' rather than an 'aid' might be the mental stance she could take so it feels more acceptable to her.

cr1mson

Just a thought but has she had her eyes tested recently?