Me again, its been a tough week. Dad has had 5 falls in 7 days. No injuries at least, i've left two phone messages with social services this week with regards to safeguarding problems.
Yesterday, the neighbour called an ambulance as they saw dad on the floor through the window. I got home from work, got him up checked blood sugars and was surprised when paramedics came knocking. The neighbour explained to me he called them over an hour previously. Anywho, they wanted to take him to hospital due to the ECG, but his ECG is always irregular due to a heart attack several years back. Managed to persuade them not to take them in and they gave me a copy of the ECG incase something like this happens again.
Today i was spending the afternoon with my girlfriend, last weekend was her birthday and i had to leave early due to a call from the carer (another fall). And again i get a call from the carer, dads fallen and they couldnt get him up at the time (sadly, hes started dead weighting, which has given me an iffy lower back from time to time). They've put a request in for occupational therapy to see him, i explained the problems ive been having with the council.
Ahh well, just another day.