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JaneJudge Sun 29-Jan-23 17:37:13

having mood swings can be a symptom of MS can't it?

I worked in a care home and I used to remind myself that people can become irritable or stressed when they find something challenging. I think having a condition that destroys your mental capacity and not knowing who people are must make clients very frightened.

Care isn't an easy job and it is a travesty the carers/HCAs are not paid for their skills, as it is a skilled job - whatever anyone else tries to tell you

sodapop Sun 29-Jan-23 17:27:32

Obviously not the job for you 1987etc I hope you find something which suits you better.

VioletSky Sun 29-Jan-23 17:18:39

I worked in private care so was lucky in that I felt I had enough time to properly look after people.

The downside to that is clients became reliant over time and the less they did for themselves the less able they became.

I striggled to cope with watching people's energy and happiness decline.

When my first client died it was too much for me so I retrained.

greenmossgiel Sun 29-Jan-23 17:11:57

Did you discuss the problem with your Team Manager 1987H?

1987H2001M2002Inanny Sun 29-Jan-23 17:03:55

Have you had this experience? I loved being a community carer. There are three reasons why I left...there was so much driving between clients,especially the ones that lived in rural areas...inadequate training but by far it was two ladies who had MS and were as nasty as they coud be with any carers that went to them. I understand that health problems can be so awful for the people that have them but the dread I felt going to these horrid ladies far outwayed the pleasure I got from looking after the really nice ones.I wonder if they were paying for their care and thought they could get away with it? your thoughts welcome.