He went in after falling at home, has Alz and Vasc Dementia, walked ok with a stick beforehand. He broke a bone in his foot, was not got up out of bed for weeks. Before xmas we were told he has no sitting balance and could be bed bound now.
I fought for physio but during xmas/new year ward was locked down 2 separate weeks with norovirus. Dad getting more confused ongoing, infections.
Physio listened and helped, then got Dad walking unaided with a zimmer. He was moved that night to another ward to await rehab bed, more confusion,
I've kept saying periodically he looks like he has infection as he's weak or being more confused that day as his mobility lessened, infection detected, mobility better afterwards.
The Admiral nurse and Dad's memory team nurse said Dad's hallucinations were not part of his illness to ask the ward to check for infection prior to discharge to a dementia bed. Hospital had decided he wouldn't need rehab as the physio said he just needed more practice walking and he had been walking fine again with a zimmer.
I went to see him the 30/1 the night before discharge and asked again about checking for infection and nurse said she knew I had rang earlier and was on it.
Dad was taken to a care home the following day for up to 6 wks and seemed confused but I didn't know if it was because he was moved. Within a few hours he had fallen when walking with zimmer, confused and weak as he was found to have a UTI in A&E when re-admitted with a fractured hip, had i/v antibiotics.
After 2 days there he went onto a ward. He walked well on Friday and didn't want to stop. The care home were asked to come and assess him and went yesterday morning. He was sluggish, they struggled to transfer him with 2 and felt he seemed not well enough for discharge to a normal dementia bed.
I went in the afternoon, he was sleepy and he then was struggling following physio instruction, not even standing up, had complained of pain in his skull then later in his shoulders and my brother had to ask bluntly for pain relief . Dad's on liquid morphine. The physio said coz Dad's not walking as well as before discharge on 31/1 he will wait for a rehab bed now.
This morning he has been moved overnight to another ward and is extremely confused today, we weren't told he had moved. He looked ill and wasn't functioning as well as he has been, saying random stuff. I started all over again telling new staff that this wasn't his normal.
I don't know how much more Dad can take, being kept in hospital coz of lock downs, waiting for rehab beds, deteriorating before us, On Monday the ward staff on the last ward were all saying how witty Dad is and they like him.
Now he's a confused old wreck as he definitely isn't well despite the senior nurse today saying he's medically fit for discharge. They say obvs fine, bp was 123/57 and I asked if 57 was low, the trainee nurse said no, google says it is.
he's so up and down we don't know where to turn, the new ward today say it is up to their physio to decide how he is, no mention of a rehab bed.
It's just a never ending disaster, we all hoped Dad would make it back home and it seems so unlikely now.
I fought for physio but during xmas/new year ward was locked down 2 separate weeks with norovirus. Dad getting more confused ongoing, infections.
Physio listened and helped, then got Dad walking unaided with a zimmer. He was moved that night to another ward to await rehab bed, more confusion,
I've kept saying periodically he looks like he has infection as he's weak or being more confused that day as his mobility lessened, infection detected, mobility better afterwards.
The Admiral nurse and Dad's memory team nurse said Dad's hallucinations were not part of his illness to ask the ward to check for infection prior to discharge to a dementia bed. Hospital had decided he wouldn't need rehab as the physio said he just needed more practice walking and he had been walking fine again with a zimmer.
I went to see him the 30/1 the night before discharge and asked again about checking for infection and nurse said she knew I had rang earlier and was on it.
Dad was taken to a care home the following day for up to 6 wks and seemed confused but I didn't know if it was because he was moved. Within a few hours he had fallen when walking with zimmer, confused and weak as he was found to have a UTI in A&E when re-admitted with a fractured hip, had i/v antibiotics.
After 2 days there he went onto a ward. He walked well on Friday and didn't want to stop. The care home were asked to come and assess him and went yesterday morning. He was sluggish, they struggled to transfer him with 2 and felt he seemed not well enough for discharge to a normal dementia bed.
I went in the afternoon, he was sleepy and he then was struggling following physio instruction, not even standing up, had complained of pain in his skull then later in his shoulders and my brother had to ask bluntly for pain relief . Dad's on liquid morphine. The physio said coz Dad's not walking as well as before discharge on 31/1 he will wait for a rehab bed now.
This morning he has been moved overnight to another ward and is extremely confused today, we weren't told he had moved. He looked ill and wasn't functioning as well as he has been, saying random stuff. I started all over again telling new staff that this wasn't his normal.
I don't know how much more Dad can take, being kept in hospital coz of lock downs, waiting for rehab beds, deteriorating before us, On Monday the ward staff on the last ward were all saying how witty Dad is and they like him.
Now he's a confused old wreck as he definitely isn't well despite the senior nurse today saying he's medically fit for discharge. They say obvs fine, bp was 123/57 and I asked if 57 was low, the trainee nurse said no, google says it is.
he's so up and down we don't know where to turn, the new ward today say it is up to their physio to decide how he is, no mention of a rehab bed.
It's just a never ending disaster, we all hoped Dad would make it back home and it seems so unlikely now.
