My mother is now in a nursing home, she’s been in for 6 days now, today was the first time she left her room.
Why? Because we learned that Mum’s oldest friend in this region (they met while playing A-grade tennis in 1951) is also a resident in the same facility. My sister pushed Mum in a wheelchair from one end of the 121 bed home to the other where her friend’s room is located.
We were very concerned she wouldn’t want to leave her room very often, this gives her incentive to do so, although it will be a lot easier if we get her an electric wheelchair.