Our stepmother had Dad sectioned December 11th last year purely because he was an embarrassment to her. He was in the mental hospital at Christmas, which broke our hearts. The staff, Drs and psychologists all deemed that the order was a gross over-reaction and that the mental hospital was not the place for Dad. He was moved to another mental hospital nearer to his home in order that it would be easier for his wife to visit. An unnecessary move we thought. In April of this year he was moved again to what we thought would be his "forever" home, a residential care home again around the corner from his own home. He settled here very well and had a good rapport with the staff, his care was good and we did not have too many worries. Recently he has suffered a series of falls and was admitted to hospital on August 26th with a "catastrophic" brain injury to the left side of his brain. Surgery was out of the question as he was deemed to be too frail, and we were told there was a mountain to climb and Dad probably wouldn't make it. However, 2 months later he is gradually improving, he hasn't been out of bed for the past 2 months and had no physio so he has a lot of muscle wastage and we do not know if he is able to walk. Because the hospital have said he is medically fit and they can do no more for him and he is bed-blocking he was discharged on Monday to a local nursing home. We have visited twice and not one member of staff has introduced themselves to us or passed comment on how dad is settling etc. We are alarmed already at the total lack of interaction and hospitality. There is to be a meeting next week to assess Dad for continuing healthcare and NHS- funded nursing care with a view to him remaining in this nursing home. We cannot see what "nursing" needs Dad has to provoke such an assessment, he needs help with feeding, has to be washed etc. but does not have complex needs which( in our opinion) require the services of a nurse. We are permitted to attend the meeting and have some input, I would be grateful if anyone can tell me on what grounds Dad may be considered to have nursing needs and so will not be returned to his original care home. We want to say and do the best for Dad and what we have seen at the "nursing" home is nowhere near as good as the care he received in the "care" home