Hi. Hope someone can help. My FiL (83) had a stroke a few days ago. He's in a fairly bad way - a bit early to tell but essentially this is the latest episode in a long string of health issues. We don't expect any kind of meaningful recovery, no one expects him to be with us for more than a matter of months. Anyway, the pressing concern is that being discharged home seems currently seems very difficult due to there being stairs and no downstairs bathroom. Moving a bed downstairs for him and getting a commode etc. might be an option if he gets some mobility back. My PiL are not rich but have savings and own their £400kish home outright. If he does come home, is any kind of home help likely to be available, paid for or otherwise? Will the hospital let him be discharged without ensuring some
Kind of reasonable plan is in place? We are worried that MiL will say she can look after him but the truth is she can't. That said if someone was able to come and attend to his basic needs on a regular basis it might be possible. Or should we just start looking at nursing homes straight away?
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Christelle2207 · 07/02/2015 08:16
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