Hi,
My mum has been in a care home since December and in that time has been mobile but very wobbly and falls 2-3 times per week.
I have twice had to take her to A and E, the last time on Friday evening where we got to spend 5 hours sitting around, getting increasingly warm. She had two sets of X-rays and a CT scan on her head. No breaks were found and she was sent home. I have just received another call from the home to say she has fallen again, this time only grazed and no need for the hospital, BUT, is there anything else that I could be doing to address this? I’m very worried she will break something and end up hospitalised and we know this is usually not a good thing for a dementia patient.
Has anyone been able to improve this situation?
My mum has been in a care home since December and in that time has been mobile but very wobbly and falls 2-3 times per week.
I have twice had to take her to A and E, the last time on Friday evening where we got to spend 5 hours sitting around, getting increasingly warm. She had two sets of X-rays and a CT scan on her head. No breaks were found and she was sent home. I have just received another call from the home to say she has fallen again, this time only grazed and no need for the hospital, BUT, is there anything else that I could be doing to address this? I’m very worried she will break something and end up hospitalised and we know this is usually not a good thing for a dementia patient.
Has anyone been able to improve this situation?