I’m sorry to hear about your mom. It’s scary for the kids to see and/or know about it, but it’s scarier for the parent who falls. All of a sudden, they are aware of their vulnerability, and they don’t want to experience it again.
Recently, we had a resident who was always falling. She didn’t drink, except maybe a beer or two on really hot days, but she kept falling on her face. Her problem was that she had gotten scooter chair, and used it for everything. She seldom got out of it except to go to bed, the bathroom or fix something to eat.
Her leg muscles had atrophied and her legs were almost useless. My daughter suggested a few years ago that I get one, and I told her I would have to be paralyzed before I did that!
My dad who is pushing 90 uses a scooter when he goes grocery shopping with my mom. Otherwise, he walks in with a cane and sits. He does that when she goes to Costco or BJ’s.
Dad said he would hate the scooter but he does like it in the grocery store. He has a rollator which he thought he would like because the insurance paid for it, but he never used it. It was too heavy. He doesn’t like the walker because it reminds him of old people in homes, so he uses a cane.
He’s got the shower all set up but he still falls in it. I really want to get him one of those devices on TV- I’ve fallen and I can’t get up. He refuses.