Hi
So after a 12 week stay in hospital my dad was finally discharged to an EMI unit - about 30 min drive away but we had no choice as the only one in the area with a bed . This was supposed to be for 4 weeks whilst the CHC funding assessment was done .
Dad has been in a week and I went to see him on Weds and he was fast asleep at 2 but they said his behaviour had continued to be very challenging and aggressive .
When I got there I was shocked at how he looked as his face was very thin and he had a grey complexion but put it down to him being asleep . I noticed he had a mark under his eye and when I asked they couldn’t explain how he’d got it.
Later that night I got a call to say dad had fallen in the shower ( he has 24 hr 1-1 care) onto his wrist but they didn’t think it was broken .
My sister went yesterday and they had called an ambulance as his arm was swollen and she noticed that the mark was a black eye .
I got a call at 9 last night to say dads carer was with him at the hospital but she had to leave as her shift had ended but they couldn’t send another as they weren’t contracted to do so . I went to sit with him and dad has broken his arm in 2 places !
They put a temporary cast on but he was again violent and aggressive . I left at 12 as was exhausted and the plan was to transport him back to his home.
We got a call at 6 this morning to say dad had ripped his cast off and could we go back to be with him.
I have some concerns about the care from the home but don’t know if I’m overreacting . Thanks
So after a 12 week stay in hospital my dad was finally discharged to an EMI unit - about 30 min drive away but we had no choice as the only one in the area with a bed . This was supposed to be for 4 weeks whilst the CHC funding assessment was done .
Dad has been in a week and I went to see him on Weds and he was fast asleep at 2 but they said his behaviour had continued to be very challenging and aggressive .
When I got there I was shocked at how he looked as his face was very thin and he had a grey complexion but put it down to him being asleep . I noticed he had a mark under his eye and when I asked they couldn’t explain how he’d got it.
Later that night I got a call to say dad had fallen in the shower ( he has 24 hr 1-1 care) onto his wrist but they didn’t think it was broken .
My sister went yesterday and they had called an ambulance as his arm was swollen and she noticed that the mark was a black eye .
I got a call at 9 last night to say dads carer was with him at the hospital but she had to leave as her shift had ended but they couldn’t send another as they weren’t contracted to do so . I went to sit with him and dad has broken his arm in 2 places !
They put a temporary cast on but he was again violent and aggressive . I left at 12 as was exhausted and the plan was to transport him back to his home.
We got a call at 6 this morning to say dad had ripped his cast off and could we go back to be with him.
I have some concerns about the care from the home but don’t know if I’m overreacting . Thanks