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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you pps' for your encouragement :-) I'm at work today how my lunch break right now, but mom is at the facility and they seem to be doing a lot today, he has already had wound care and the thorough assessment by PT and they planned out the care meeting for next week plus he's had breakfast and lunch so I guess the daytime is a little more active than the evening that I saw yesterday. I did ask my mom if she wanted to move him, I told her I'd find a place but she does not want to and I guess that's fine, as long as he's cared for and she's okay with it then I guess that's okay. So the physical therapist did tell her that they don't expect to see any improvement really as far as walking and essentially he's going to be bed bound and need total care, which that's where he's at right now. They'll do therapy , I mean any improvement is something. But I am glad that they seem to be being honest with us and I actually did expect that assessment. I told my adult kids about it and for the ones that live out of state they may wish to plan visits sooner than later, my kids are very close to my parents. Not that they have to rush here but I wanted them to have the information they need to plan accordingly. Next week we'll have a care meeting at the facility and I guess figure out what we're going to need at their house like a hospital bed and how much care and arranging that and all that. But for the moment he's fine and I guess we can just catch our breath.[/quote] Sounds like a good day! You mentioned wound care. Is there a pressure sore? Stay very on top of that! They can progress very quickly in a fragile person.[/quote] Yes, he has a pressure wound on his heel that has been under treatment for some time now, it had gotten bad but is much better now. He also sustained a wound on his back in the fall last week which they are watching closely. I'm glad the facility was right on it, that gave me a better impression of the place than I had at first.[/quote] Probably needs a special kind of hospital bed with an air mattress. And he needs to be turned every one to two hours. I would tell you that we were told by medical professionals that my dad with Parkinson’s needed to be bedbound. My siblings are doctors, and they said, no. They got a special wheelchair and a Hoyer left and recliner and his home caregivers m move him between the bed (at night) the recliner, his wheelchair that he eats in etc. Staying in bed all day is going to make it hard to avoid bed sores. It’s good to vary furniture. We got an electric hoyer lift to help moving him. Getting all the equipment and training everyone on how to use it was quite the hassle though.[/quote]
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