My Grandad has now been in a nursing home for a week now.
This was an emergency admission and we were told initially it was for 6 weeks whilst he recuparated from his fall. The manager has now told my Nan that it is her view that he can stay permanently.
It is sad but the family are all in agreement that this is for the best as Grandad is unsafe at home due to the number of falls he's been having.
The thing is what to tell Grandad if anything? Nan visited on Thursday and Grandad is under the impression he's there for 2 weeks. He told Nan he'll be home at the weekend as he's been in for 3 weeks already!
Do we try and talk to him and explain that he'll be there for good or do we just keep fobbing him off in the hope that he'll settle and forget about home? He seems to be more alert in some respects than we first realised although he obviously has no record of time. It is more his physical state/mobility that is the cause for concern.
He seem's very angry about being in the home and cross that nobody has collected him yet!
Has anyone else been in a similar situation?
Louise x
This was an emergency admission and we were told initially it was for 6 weeks whilst he recuparated from his fall. The manager has now told my Nan that it is her view that he can stay permanently.
It is sad but the family are all in agreement that this is for the best as Grandad is unsafe at home due to the number of falls he's been having.
The thing is what to tell Grandad if anything? Nan visited on Thursday and Grandad is under the impression he's there for 2 weeks. He told Nan he'll be home at the weekend as he's been in for 3 weeks already!
Do we try and talk to him and explain that he'll be there for good or do we just keep fobbing him off in the hope that he'll settle and forget about home? He seems to be more alert in some respects than we first realised although he obviously has no record of time. It is more his physical state/mobility that is the cause for concern.
He seem's very angry about being in the home and cross that nobody has collected him yet!
Has anyone else been in a similar situation?
Louise x