Hi Everyone,
Thank you in advance for taking the time to read my post and for any help/ direction you can provide.
My partners mother, was diagnosed with Schizophrenia/ BPD 20 years ago and has been on and off medications for years. She goes through stages of being functional however has recently hurt her foot at work and hasn't been working for 6 weeks - workcover has recently been approved however she's at home all day and has turned to alcohol. We are currently paying for accommodation. Yesterday we went to visit mother after concerning messages and found that she isn't showering, cleaning, ect and is not well. She's currently hallucinating and in a manic episode. My partner is on the way over and determining weather we need to call the CAT team.
This post isn't about help regarding what to do right now, we've been here before and know what to do now. It's the long term plan we're not sure about.
This rollercoaster of functional and then not is frequent. We want to put supports in place so that she can have the best chance of living a full life.
Where/ Who can we go to for a long term plan? We have 0 idea who her GP is or if she has one, what medications she is supposed to be taking or when. We're very much so kept in the dark until a crisis arrives.
What can the family do in terms of assisting her get help if she refuses?
Are there in home services that we can access for her or pay to assist us help her?
We feel as though she would greatly benefit from someone checking in frequently so that before she completely goes off the rails we can intervene.
We're looking at accommodation options her closer to us.
We have a 6 month old baby so living with us isn't an option.
It's difficult at the moment as she can't work and when she doesn't have a 'purpose' her condition exacerbates.
Thank you for your time and suggestions.
