Iona and Jon went in to see Isobel this morning and were surprised to bump into Keith and Liz in the car park, just leaving after a visit. I went round to Keith and Liz's house in the evening, they confirmed that they were very favourably impressed with the Centre. The had noticed just how many staff were present, almost as many as the twenty one residents (I think this may be a slight exaggeration but it is certainly well staffed). Keith and Liz had been keen to take Isobel around the grounds in her wheelchair, but she was determined not to do this. This is bit of a problem, attempts by visitors to get her out of bed invariably fail. The staff have occasionally managed to get her into the communal lounge, but she is never happy to stay out of her room for very long. She does not seem to get bored in her room.

Ten minutes after Keith and Liz left I arrived and was surprised to find Iona and Jon sitting with Isobel. Jon's football match had been cancelled today as the pitch was waterlogged. Rain has fallen for most of the past forty hours, with just two significant intervals. There are localised patches of flooding on the road down the Darenth Valley, no more than eight inches deep but still very unusual. We sat around chatting and eating chocolates until just after 2pm. I had brought in a bag of toiletries for Isobel, but Iona was scathing about my male choice - eventually she selected some suitable items from those I had brought.

I came back to see Isobel again in the evening at a quarter to seven. I measured up the space beside the bed to see if Isobel's chair from home would fit - it will, although it sticks out a long way. I may bring it in Monday or Tuesday and see how it looks. Isobel says that there is nothing else she wants brought in but although Iona did a good, quick, job of personalising the room I would like to take ths further now that we know Isobel will be staying here longer. For the past two days Isobel has had a special air mattress on the bed that automatically inflates and deflates sections according to a timer so that the pressure points are changed. This is needed because of the length of time she is spending in the bed, I know that the staff are very keen for her to get out of bed and join in some of the activities. I stayed until just after eight o'clock. Isobel's speech was very difficult to understand this evening, but she was in a cheerful mood.