Changing the way curtains are pulled back can hugely increase a patient's view

My mother is very disabled. She cannot speak or move following a brain haemorrhage. She spends many hours in bed where she appears to be most comfortable.

The curtains at her window were hanging at either end of the frame. As her bed is across the window, I have now altered the curtains so that they both pull back one way. In doing so, I have enabled her to see out of the window from her bed as, previously, the thickly drawn back curtain at one end blocked her view.

Mum's room is above a busy street. WIth her bed pumped up to its highest level, she can now enjoy a sweeping view of the street below, including Christmas lights in December, and she seems to appreciate it.

It only took a couple of minutes to organise but, I beleive, it has made a big difference to her as it has given her an easy and comfortable way to enjoy an ever-changing scene.

Jill