Hi Everyone,
Dad has been in the nursing home since November. Unfortunately, he fell and broke his hip before Christmas and had a new hip before being dicharged back to the nursing home on Christmas Eve. He is now immoblile and we don't really know what the chances of him walking wil be. We have been told that physio is difficult and unlikely due to his cognitive dysfunction. We are considering employing a private physio - why should he be written off??!!! More to the point though - he has become increasingly confused and incoherant at times. He can tell you his name and address but nothing about his family. He is declining a lot of food and drink. We try to push this each day when we visit but he gets angry with us. He looks very very sad and depressed and it's breaking our hearts. Does anyone have any experience of mobility returning? He used to walk and wander all the time and I think his lack of mobility is causing him to give up.
Happy New Year Everyone.
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Dad has been in the nursing home since November. Unfortunately, he fell and broke his hip before Christmas and had a new hip before being dicharged back to the nursing home on Christmas Eve. He is now immoblile and we don't really know what the chances of him walking wil be. We have been told that physio is difficult and unlikely due to his cognitive dysfunction. We are considering employing a private physio - why should he be written off??!!! More to the point though - he has become increasingly confused and incoherant at times. He can tell you his name and address but nothing about his family. He is declining a lot of food and drink. We try to push this each day when we visit but he gets angry with us. He looks very very sad and depressed and it's breaking our hearts. Does anyone have any experience of mobility returning? He used to walk and wander all the time and I think his lack of mobility is causing him to give up.
Happy New Year Everyone.
XXXX