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[quote=Anonymous]I just went through this with my mom.  I’m the OP of the dementia after surgery thread.  I was with her 10-12 hours a day in the hospital and left a few hours before visiting hours ended.  Honestly she doesn’t even remember me being there.

And her cognitive issues were 100% caused by the combination anesthesia, medications and hospital/ rehab setting.  Once we got her home everything is almost back to normal and this may be the same for your FIL.

At rehab I was there from around 8:30-3.  I found with the rehab place some days were pretty busy and my mom had three different therapy interspersed with meal times and basically spent her “free” time resting.  I personally found it not as necessary to be there at rehab.  The main issue with my mom was having to wait for someone to help her to the bathroom.  She couldn’t understand how to call for help due to her cognitive issues.  Once she was cleared to go by herself it was much easier.

My mom is back home now at her independent living place and I hired someone to be there for six hours a day to help out although at this point it may be overkill.  Once she got back into her place it really helped because she knows the routine there.[/quote]

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