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<blockquote data-quote="jopar" data-source="post: 455833" data-attributes="member: 11712"><p>DoD</p><p></p><p>Firstly I think it be wise to remove the name of the hospital, not a wise move naming and shaming at this point of time.</p><p></p><p>I used to work with dementia, and hoping to return to it in the new year (have an job interview on the 9th) you do have to bare in mind, that due to mum age and dementia her health can deteriorate very quickly and this is probably what is behind some of the things happening with your mum at the moment, the fall and being out of her usual environment will have had a major impact on her...</p><p></p><p>It doesn't excuse 'Poor Care' but might explain some of the deterioration and changes to medication that's been made. </p><p></p><p>When you have your meeting, to help maintain your cool, make notes of problems surrounding your mum care/stay, questions you want answered, and also what you want done... This will hopefully help to keep you focused through the meeting...</p><p></p><p>Sadly hospital were never and it seems still not geared up very well when dealing with the elderly who have dementia etc... My mum had dementia, she broke her hip when it was well advanced so had no communication skills or understanding of her environment around her. She ended up in the mixed surgical ward, sharing a bay with a young chap, I did half feel sorry for him, he'd been involved in a very nasty motorbike accident sustain major leg injuries, so was going to be in traction for quite a few weeks while bones mended. </p><p></p><p>This says a lot about the hospital and it's care be it old or young</p><p></p><p>Mum</p><p></p><p>She was admitted early evening and we were told she would be operated on the following morning, which didn't happen in fact it took 5 days before the operated and that was after one of my older sisters had a go at the consultant and told him straight if he couldn't do the operation within 24 hours, then she demanded mum was moved to an hospital that could etc.</p><p></p><p>The lad</p><p></p><p>In his 20's, put into a bay with the only other occupant being my mum, who had serve advanced dementia and constantly rambled on about the 'box' over there! constantly trying to get out of bed, got combative with nurses... Due to being in traction the lad couldn't decamp else where, nor did they move him to a different bay/ward he spent 3 weeks with my mum' as his only company apart from his visitors during visiting hours.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jopar, post: 455833, member: 11712"] DoD Firstly I think it be wise to remove the name of the hospital, not a wise move naming and shaming at this point of time. I used to work with dementia, and hoping to return to it in the new year (have an job interview on the 9th) you do have to bare in mind, that due to mum age and dementia her health can deteriorate very quickly and this is probably what is behind some of the things happening with your mum at the moment, the fall and being out of her usual environment will have had a major impact on her... It doesn't excuse 'Poor Care' but might explain some of the deterioration and changes to medication that's been made. When you have your meeting, to help maintain your cool, make notes of problems surrounding your mum care/stay, questions you want answered, and also what you want done... This will hopefully help to keep you focused through the meeting... Sadly hospital were never and it seems still not geared up very well when dealing with the elderly who have dementia etc... My mum had dementia, she broke her hip when it was well advanced so had no communication skills or understanding of her environment around her. She ended up in the mixed surgical ward, sharing a bay with a young chap, I did half feel sorry for him, he'd been involved in a very nasty motorbike accident sustain major leg injuries, so was going to be in traction for quite a few weeks while bones mended. This says a lot about the hospital and it's care be it old or young Mum She was admitted early evening and we were told she would be operated on the following morning, which didn't happen in fact it took 5 days before the operated and that was after one of my older sisters had a go at the consultant and told him straight if he couldn't do the operation within 24 hours, then she demanded mum was moved to an hospital that could etc. The lad In his 20's, put into a bay with the only other occupant being my mum, who had serve advanced dementia and constantly rambled on about the 'box' over there! constantly trying to get out of bed, got combative with nurses... Due to being in traction the lad couldn't decamp else where, nor did they move him to a different bay/ward he spent 3 weeks with my mum' as his only company apart from his visitors during visiting hours. [/QUOTE]
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