Caring for a parent who is bedridden, at home in Riyadh
You are doing it yourself, and you are doing it at two in the morning as well as at two in the afternoon, and you have started to worry about the mark on his lower back.
Signs it may be time for help
- 1
A red or broken patch of skin over the hip, heel or lower back.
- 2
Turning him has become a job for two people you do not always have.
- 3
Bed baths and changing are taking longer and going worse.
- 4
Meals in bed have become difficult, or he is coughing on them.
- 5
You have not slept a full night in a month.
What care at home actually looks like
Bedridden care is not complicated. It is relentless, and doing it properly at four in the morning is what separates a well cared-for parent from a hospital admission.
He is turned on a schedule, every two hours, with pillows placed so nothing takes the weight it should not. Every turn is a chance to look at the skin over the hip, the heel and the base of the spine.
Washing happens in bed, with dignity: covered, warm water, one section at a time, dried properly in the folds where skin breaks down first.
He is sat up for meals and kept upright afterwards, and what he drinks is counted, because dehydration arrives quietly here.
And the room stops being a sickroom. Curtains open, radio on, sat up to see out of the window, family in the room rather than around the door.
How our carers are trained for this
Pressure-sore prevention
Two-hourly turning, positioning and daily skin checks with written records.
Bed bathing with dignity
Washing, changing and continence care done properly and without embarrassment.
Safe moving and handling
Turning and repositioning without injuring him or the carer.
Feeding and hydration
Upright positioning, pacing, and keeping track of what actually goes in.
What it costs
Bedridden care is often 12 or 24 hours, and often includes nights. The cost depends on the hours and on whether a licensed nurse is needed for wounds, catheters or feeding tubes. The assessment is free.
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