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[DobieLover]

Were the doctors able to reconstruct what happened?

No. I heard one nurse reading the report from Absolut to another nurse. She said DH had an "unwitnessed" fall. This is what made me so mad.
Two days ago, after the FOURTH time I was called to tell me that he had fallen and hit his head, I asked, again, "what are you doing to prevent this?" I was told they were watching him "one on one". So, if he's being watched one on one, how was the fall unwitnessed? This fall was obviously a much worse fall than all the others because he split his head open.

The care facilities for the elderly and disabled in this country are deplorable unless you are extremely wealthy.

 

[LaFleche]

Oh dear.

When will he be able to move to the other facility? Hopefully, they will take better care of him.

 

[LaFleche]

Do they at least provide some physical therapy to alleviate the pain and slow down the muscle atrophy?

 

[DobieLover]

Oh dear.

When will he be able to move to the other facility? Hopefully, they will take better care of him.

The waiting lists go out months to a year or more. Many residents die before being placed.

Do they at least provide some physical therapy to alleviate the pain and slow down the muscle atrophy?

No. I will be contacting his PCP tomorrow to tell her what is going on with him and request a telemed appointment so she can see the state his neck is in and hopefully order aggressive physical therapy to help him. He is in a neck brace now to try to support his neck in a better position.

 

[sourland]

Good morning, and thanks for the coffee. @DobieLover all I have is

 

[Mtn Margie]

Good morning and thanks for the coffee!
Hugs, DL
48 F out there and some of the aspens are dropping leaves. I think they may have gotten frosted a few weeks back. I really don't know but the first load of firewood went out yesterday.
Hang in there, Cafe!

 

[bobbi-j]

No. I heard one nurse reading the report from Absolut to another nurse. She said DH had an "unwitnessed" fall. This is what made me so mad.
Two days ago, after the FOURTH time I was called to tell me that he had fallen and hit his head, I asked, again, "what are you doing to prevent this?" I was told they were watching him "one on one". So, if he's being watched one on one, how was the fall unwitnessed? This fall was obviously a much worse fall than all the others because he split his head open.

The care facilities for the elderly and disabled in this country are deplorable unless you are extremely wealthy.

Unfortunately, care facilities are not allowed restrain residents in any way, even for their safety. (At least this is what we were told when my grandpa was in the nursing home, and that was about 25 years ago.) To “preserve their dignity”. Can’t buckle them into a chair, or use bed rails. Put mattresses on the floor instead. I have found myself wondering where is the “dignity” in laying on the floor, injured and unable to get up?
@DobieLover - I hope you get some acceptable answers and solutions. Is there a resident advocate you could speak to?

 

[LaFleche]

The waiting lists go out months to a year or more. Many residents die before being placed.

No. I will be contacting his PCP tomorrow to tell her what is going on with him and request a telemed appointment so she can see the state his neck is in and hopefully order aggressive physical therapy to help him. He is in a neck brace now to try to support his neck in a better position.

To both of you.

 

[DobieLover]

Is there a resident advocate you could speak to?

I was provided with two information packets from the social worker at the hospital yesterday. The EMTs that came to pick him up at Absolut were paying attention to what I was saying and how I was reacting. The driver approached me in the parking lot and asked me if she felt DH was being neglected there because that was the impression she got. I told her I did. She encouraged me to have him taken to a different hospital instead of the one we normally go to because she knows the social worker there and he helped me when we got there. He actually even provided forms where I can press charges against the nursing home for neglect.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Good Morning Cafe.
Birthday for DH today
DL