My mom first claimed she tripped over the end table. Then she said she tripped on her walker and slid under the bed and bruised her legs on the hard bottom of the bed. A week later when I visited her a nurse came in and said that my mom said she had fallen again. But the story was so similar to her previous one that we think she might just be confused. I think that they may just be measuring her bruises so that if my mom says she fell in the future they can compare the bruises to see if they are new or not. Does anyone out there have any thoughts on this?
When mom is concerned about and issue, like why someone is measuring her bruises, I make sn impressive note in my date book or on my phone and tell her "I'll check on that for you, Mom"
But I will start asking more questions when I visit. I've found the staff where my mom is are ultra sensitive though and I almost find myself trying to spare their feelings. Ridiculous I know. I guess my mom brought me up too good.
Not to cast any aspersions on your mom's reporting, but if she has dementia, you want to confirm what she's telling you with staff. My mom often reports what's going on in a distorted way, i.e., if there are men with suits walking down the hallway, the facility has been sold and there is a union coming in to take over. Sometimes folks with dementia grab hold of a fact and run with it. It's so hard to figure out what is true and what is confabulation. the only solution that I see is for family to be around ALOT. Not caregiving, but being present, asking polite questions, attending care meetings, bringing cookies (very important) and finding out HOW things are done.