Hi Mum has been in hospital for 2 weeks after being admitted with delirium and subsequently testing positive for Covid. She is now ready to be discharged and I have been called by the ward to tell me she is being moved to a bed in an EMI care home in another town-this was the only bed available that met her needs apparently. This will be funded on the Covid 6 week follow on care budget.
I have POA and feel I should have been consulted about where she goes or does this not happen when people are discharged from hospital? I don't want her being stuck there for weeks on end if she improves and the delirium subsides. I feel so helpless and upset, I know she couldn't come home with her previous care package but this is not a home I would have chosen for her looking on line. Anyone else been in the same situation?
I have POA and feel I should have been consulted about where she goes or does this not happen when people are discharged from hospital? I don't want her being stuck there for weeks on end if she improves and the delirium subsides. I feel so helpless and upset, I know she couldn't come home with her previous care package but this is not a home I would have chosen for her looking on line. Anyone else been in the same situation?