Well........I posted last week about mum going into respite in a lovely place. That still stands.....and they tell me she's been very happy and only thumped the staff a couple of times And she'll only take her medication when she feels like it
However....they phoned me on Sunday evening when I was staying with a friend to let me know that earlier they'd found her on the floor in her room(possibly fallen off the bed) and they were concerned that she wasn't "mobilising" because she had pain.....no bruising could be found but they said they'd like to call the GP.....I agreed and she was eventually taken to hospital at 1am for an xray.
The xrays showed nothing wrong and she was sent back to the care home.
The NH phoned me to let me know and said they would keep me updated.
Later they said although she was still unwilling to walk she was happy,cooperative and eating well.
yesterday NH phoned again to say the hospital had phoned again to say they'd had another look at the xray and weren't happy.I was due to pick mum up at tea time but they said they'd send a carer along with mum to the hospital and keep me informed.
5.30 NH phoned again.....said mum had been admitted with a broken hip.
It took about an hour to get through to the hospital.....either permanently engaged or just not answering. eventually spoke to a staff nurse who asked me if mum was normally confused and agitated The carer who accompanied mum will have told them she has dementia and that she has been staying at an EMI home.......I presume they can't be bothered to read the notes...
i decided not to visit her last night because I didn't want to unsettle her any more than she already has been......She will be totally confused.....having gone to the hospital twice in two days but I will be going over at lunch time today......
How on earth can a broken hip be missed!!!!!
I feel so sorry for mum.....its no wonder she didn't want to walk.....she must have been in agony.......
last night I felt very down
today I feel so blo*dy angry
However....they phoned me on Sunday evening when I was staying with a friend to let me know that earlier they'd found her on the floor in her room(possibly fallen off the bed) and they were concerned that she wasn't "mobilising" because she had pain.....no bruising could be found but they said they'd like to call the GP.....I agreed and she was eventually taken to hospital at 1am for an xray.
The xrays showed nothing wrong and she was sent back to the care home.
The NH phoned me to let me know and said they would keep me updated.
Later they said although she was still unwilling to walk she was happy,cooperative and eating well.
yesterday NH phoned again to say the hospital had phoned again to say they'd had another look at the xray and weren't happy.I was due to pick mum up at tea time but they said they'd send a carer along with mum to the hospital and keep me informed.
5.30 NH phoned again.....said mum had been admitted with a broken hip.
It took about an hour to get through to the hospital.....either permanently engaged or just not answering. eventually spoke to a staff nurse who asked me if mum was normally confused and agitated The carer who accompanied mum will have told them she has dementia and that she has been staying at an EMI home.......I presume they can't be bothered to read the notes...
i decided not to visit her last night because I didn't want to unsettle her any more than she already has been......She will be totally confused.....having gone to the hospital twice in two days but I will be going over at lunch time today......
How on earth can a broken hip be missed!!!!!
I feel so sorry for mum.....its no wonder she didn't want to walk.....she must have been in agony.......
last night I felt very down
today I feel so blo*dy angry