Hi, I wondered if anyone can help with what is likely to happen now that Mum is to be discharged from hospital after her stroke? She was living at home independently (she has vascular dementia and Alzheimers) and we had got to the point where we knew she needed more care but then she had a stroke 2 weeks ago and went into hospital. Now we are told she needs to be discharged and have agreed she will need to go into a residential home as returning to her own home is sadly no longer an option as she requires 24 hour care (the stroke has affected her speech and communication as well as leaving her muddled on top of all the challenges she already faced).
We have been given the names of 2 homes with vacancies in our area today - neither of which sound very appealing at this point (obviously we need to visit them) but i wonder how long the hospital will reasonably give us to find a suitable place for Mum locally? Or will they just force us into one? Mum is self funding by the way.
I'd appreciate your experiences in this as i feel like i'm being pressured already...
We have been given the names of 2 homes with vacancies in our area today - neither of which sound very appealing at this point (obviously we need to visit them) but i wonder how long the hospital will reasonably give us to find a suitable place for Mum locally? Or will they just force us into one? Mum is self funding by the way.
I'd appreciate your experiences in this as i feel like i'm being pressured already...