She has late stage dementia (about stage 6+). We needed to move my mom to my home 2 years ago. She stayed for 1.5 years then we moved her to an Alzheimers Unit in a local nursing home. She no longer is able to remember where she is, or any other details of her present condition. I visit her several times a week and she is still able to remember family members and some friends, if not by name, by recognition. She is pretty frail, walks with a walker very short distances. She sometimes needs to use a wheelchair.
I'm planning a family gathering with children ranging in age from 3 mos. to 14 years old. Is it better for small groups to visit her at the NH or for her to visit the full group (11 people in all) at my home.
Have any of you had experience with this? Mom still enjoys being around people, though her communication is very limited.
We have literally no family in town, so it takes planning to get visits accomplished. I have used large rooms at the nursing home for family visits, because it's familiar to mom, she can go to her room if she gets too worked up or tired. We have also used the rooms and done the visits in stages, with some family staying at home while others visited and vice versa.
Getting the nursing home's input is a great idea.