You’d think that after two falls in the nursing home that they’d actually keep a closer eye on DH’s mother.  Nope, she’s now had five falls.  Three falls from her wheelchair and two from her bed.  These people are supposed to be taking care of her and at a premium cost no less.  Angry doesn’t begin to describe how we feel. 

     It sickens me that they can get away with this because we have nowhere else to turn.  From what I’ve seen on the government ratings, this nursing home is rated three stars higher than the one in which my sister put our mother.  This sickens me more.

     There is no easy solution, we can’t take care of his mother here, the house is too small and DH has enough to deal with, with his MS.  I am not a nurse or a doctor and I am not qualified to take on her care as well as his.  Thus, she must be in a nursing home.

     There should be more inspections and tighter regulations on nursing homes to raise the quality of care in ALL of them.