My mother is 85 years old has dementia, parkinsons and epilipsy, she was recently admitted to hospital following a fall in which she broke a hip. We were told she would undergo surgery and then a course of phyiotherapy probably starting the next day she should be in hospital 2 -3 weeks. She was in the wrong ward to begin with so that was the excuse for the first four days for no physiotherapy, she was then moved to the right ward and I spoke to the physiotherapist and she was very pleased with my Mum, said she had a positive attitude and was very willing had walked from the bed to a chair, not sure if she had one or two sessions, however she was then moved again to a respite ward and no more physiotherapy for six days, the excuse this time was she was resting when the physiotherapist wanted to work with her. Following my concerns about the way she was being treated and requesting to see someone on the ward the next day, before this could happen she was moved quite a distance to another hospital. The phsiotherapist at this hospital said as she had had vey little physio in 11 days it was doubtful she would have any mobility they would try but probably too late, although they did continue to work with her for a while but she was becoming very distressed so it was decided after a couple of weeks not to continue.The original hospital basically are saying the SLIGHT (sorry but 4 days then 6 days is not slight) delay, should not have had any affect on whether my mother would have gained any mobility). However if she should have had it from the day after, even in someone without my mother's health problems this I would think could have a significant affect, especially as the physiotherapist was so positive about the initial treatment. The fact my mother has dementia I feel means that she doesn't realise she should be walking and that is the whole crux of the matter. The family also feel that as my mother had dementia the staff could not be bothered and basically left her in her bed as they felt she wasn't worth bothering with. I have a meeting with the hospital on the 4th August and wonder if there is any literature or published information to help prove that the fact that as my mother wasn't given treatment straight away meant that due to her dementia she was then unable to understand what she was suppose to do because the routine of doing that was no longer there. I do realize that she may not of walked but feel that she was denied the opportunity of at least some mobility, especially as the physiotherapist was so positive after the first treatment. This has meant that my mother has had to be moved from the home she chose and was happy in to another one which is quite away and means I visit less often, It has also added considerable stress to my mother and myself in what was already a very stressful time. I would welcome any guidance on this
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