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Shocking images show how a patient with dementia became unrecognizable after spending seven months in a residence during the confinement.
Marian Searle, 75, rapidly deteriorated in mind and appearance as she was unable to see family or friends up close due to strict social distancing measures.
Her daughter Karen Rogers of Plymouth has opened up about her frustration and how her mother struggled to cope with the changes that made her feel like a “caged animal.”
Karen said her mother, who has been in a nursing home for two years, was previously very family oriented and wanted to be with her “all the time.”
But little by little her family realized that she needed close supervision and they transferred her to a nursing home.
Karen told Good Morning Britain: “I didn’t understand why she couldn’t go out and do her clubs anymore.
(Image: Nightingale Dementia Consultants)
“She got really angry, took it out on me, thinking it was all my fault, and started getting aggressive.
“It felt like a caged animal and it hit.”
Marian was moved to a different nursing home because she became a danger to the other residents and needed more care.
She couldn’t understand why her family could no longer visit her and she had no physical contact, which Karen emphasized is incredibly important to the residents of the nursing home.
(Image: Nightingale Dementia Consultants)
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Karen cannot hug her mom and can only visit her from behind the window or in the garden.
Now he has criticized the government guidelines, as caregivers are allowed contact with residents, but not a family member, even with PPE and regular tests.
“She didn’t understand, she wanted to give me a hug, she wanted to go with us, it was heartbreaking,” he said.
“She was crying and I couldn’t hold her, all I could do was reach over and give her a tissue, but she didn’t know what to do with a tissue, she was playing with it.
“I cried non-stop.”
He added that he did not blame the nursing home staff, only the cruel rules they had been given.
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