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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is normal, and it's not going to get better.

What will happen is your father will likely have a fall, break a hip, and have a long slow decline. Your mother will insist that she can care for him and he doesn't need a rehab home. It will spiral with him declining more and being placed back in the hospital, which sadly he won't leave alive.

Your mother will insist on staying in her home alone, and the condition she keeps it in will continue to decline. This will go on until she has a serious illness or a fall, then she will not want any in home care except you, which is not reasonable, and you will have to place her in a nursing facility against her will. Good luck![/quote]

I hope he doesn't fall, but if he does get hospitalized, be sure to tell the case manager/ social worker it's not a safe discharge!

If you can get home health for any reason, they can have an OT assessment the home for safety concerns. You could probably pay someone to come in if you don't care about insurance. If he's going to be at home, better to have what he needs to be as safe as possible.

Is he getting outpatient OT/PT at least?[/quote]

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