Things are being put in place for the return of MOH to our home. The O.T.s are talking about making our dining room into a bedroom for him. Sounds ok until they told me that he will have to have a hospital bed, a quick move, plus a riser/recliner chair, maybe a commode too. That will mean I will have to sell all the furniture in there, table chairs, bookcase, sideboard and storage chest, all fairly new, and some solid oak. Plus it has two doors, one to the kitchen and one to the lounge. All in all a very tight fit.
I have suggested that we convert a double bedroom instead, but they didn't like that idea as they say he would be isolated, and if an ambulance was needed, they would struggle to get him downstairs ! Taking into account that he could have a TV in the bedroom and I planned to buy a intercom so that he could ask for anything during the day, it wouldn't be a problem, especially as I would have to sleep upstairs anyway, so nearer to him at night. He used to spend his days playing games on his I-Pad before his sudden deterioration, so I can't see why he wouldn't be as happy in a bedroom as in our dining room, which is much smaller that the bedroom.
My question is, can I insist that we use a bedroom, or can they insist I use my dining room ?
I have suggested that we convert a double bedroom instead, but they didn't like that idea as they say he would be isolated, and if an ambulance was needed, they would struggle to get him downstairs ! Taking into account that he could have a TV in the bedroom and I planned to buy a intercom so that he could ask for anything during the day, it wouldn't be a problem, especially as I would have to sleep upstairs anyway, so nearer to him at night. He used to spend his days playing games on his I-Pad before his sudden deterioration, so I can't see why he wouldn't be as happy in a bedroom as in our dining room, which is much smaller that the bedroom.
My question is, can I insist that we use a bedroom, or can they insist I use my dining room ?