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[quote=Anonymous]This is OP again for another update.  Yesterday was fine until it wasn’t.  She was okay all day until I went to leave and called the nurse for one more bathroom call- my mom didn’t understand to wait for the nurse and was trying to get up.  She couldn’t comprehend her situation and things just got worse from there.

I finally did have to leave (thank god for visiting hours) but received a ranting phone call from her at 2:30am with a bunch of gibberish mostly related to how horribly she was being treated.  I tried to explain to her why she was there and what she needed to do but it did not good.  She finally got off the phone but at 8am the hospital called and asked me to come because she was so confused and agitated.

I got there 30 minutes later and she was sitting in a chair in front of the nurses station fully dressed.  Apparently she’d been up all night on a rant and kept trying to leave.  She was becoming combatative with the nurses.  Her surgeon’s PA was there and was basically telling me this was out of her expertise (she’s just an ortho PA).  I was able to get my mom to calm down after a few hours and now she’s finally sleeping.

I know I need to get her out of here because it’s clear this environment is not good for her but it’s Sunday and apparent nothing happens on weekends.  I still don’t know if this is medication and hospital related or our new normal. I don’t think the rehab place we were going to send her will be able to handle her, and I worry that hiring someone 24/7 at her place still won’t keep her safe.

Does anyone know of a memory care/ skilled nursing place I could send her while she rehabs the knee?  Her leg is bruised from top to bottom at this point because she’s been overdoing it and wandering around by herself.  My issue is twofold- first priority is healing the knee, second is dealing with her mental state.

This is the worse thing I’ve ever been through.  Thanks for any and all suggestions and frankly a shoulder to cry on.[/quote]

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