Hi all - just looking for some info and advice here. Mum had a fall at her care home last week and has fractured her arm. She remains in hospital as she is in so much pain but also has low sodium ( side effect of sertraline, I was told), constipation and has developed delirium.
I am ringing most days, as I am not allowed in to see her but I am so worried about the effect of being in hospital is having on her. They have done a brain scan, which was normal and have now referred her to elderly mental health team to seek advice on treating the delirium. They are telling me that she will be in hospital for quite a while, possible eventually being transferred to a rehabilitation ward. Has anyone has experience of this? I wonder if her dementia will deteriorate as a result of all this, I am so worried for her.
I am ringing most days, as I am not allowed in to see her but I am so worried about the effect of being in hospital is having on her. They have done a brain scan, which was normal and have now referred her to elderly mental health team to seek advice on treating the delirium. They are telling me that she will be in hospital for quite a while, possible eventually being transferred to a rehabilitation ward. Has anyone has experience of this? I wonder if her dementia will deteriorate as a result of all this, I am so worried for her.