My mother was recently admitted to hospital as an emergency (mainly because the out of hours doctor delayed to visit her at home by 24 hours and her carers got concerned). Since her arrival at hospital, the hospital has been lacking in its communication with my brother and myself about what medical tests have or havent been done. We have tried to furnish them with information regarding her care at home through a care company and ourselves, the tests she previously refused to have done as she wouldnt leave the house, amongst other information, all of which has repeatedly not been added to her notes and not acted upon. We have, after 2 weeks, been unable to speak directly to a doctor despite repeated requests. It appears her medical treatment (a prolapse and urinary infection) have come to an end but the hospital has been evasive over a discharge date and want her to go to a nursing home. this is distressing my mother as she still recognises what her home is and her health has not deteriorated since before her hospital visit and this decision (though the information from the hospital nurse is limited) appears to have been made on the fact that she wanders the ward and they believe she may be at risk at home. She has never wandered at home. We still havent managed to get a doctor to speak to us and we want to take her home now but the information from the hospital is still evasive. Short of self discharging her what can we do and what steps should we take with the hospital? I feel they have made a decision without us and without any discussions with people who know her and are now 'arming ' themselves with information to back this decision up and force a nursing home on us rather than discuss what my mother still obviously wants. For info: i have LPA for health but it hasnt arrived in the post yet (from 3 months ago) and she has never been formally diagnosed with dementia.