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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Exhausted from last night and haven't had a chance to read all replies yet but wanted to share that we learned mom was prescribed a med by the ER doctor after her second fall.  Not blaming the sibling who was informed but that sib believed the med was for anxiety.  Turns out it was a pain med, narcotic category that has side effects such as increased anxiety, restlessness and frequency of urination/urge to urinate.  All things mom was experiencing.  She can't be her own patient advocate any longer so we need to be and to pay more attention to meds and research them.  Trying it with her off of the Tramadol.  More later and thanks again for all of your input.  Siblings and I were not prepared and we feel bad about everything.  We'll do better.[/quote]

Sorry to hear this OP. As I posted earlier, it's really tricky to find the right solutions for an elderly person who is prone to getting out of bed. My dad was in the best facility I can possibly imagine and we struggled with this. Meds can have different effects on different people; sometimes they seem to wear off after a few months and you're faced with finding a new solution. Also be aware that hospitalization alone can impact cognitive abilities; it's called delirium. It can wear off but for some people (like my dad) it essentially careened his mental and physical capabilities way down from where they were before what should have been a short hospital stay for something relatively minor that was quickly resolved. We had one sibling who was intensely present and the rest of us pretty intensively involved but we still experienced plenty of crises and had to learn as we went. Good luck.[/quote]

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