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Hip broken in hospital

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Rebecca9210 · 22/01/2021 18:57

My grandad had a stroke and a heart attack. He went into hospital. The day he went in he could walk with support. With physio they managed to get him back to what he was before the stroke and he was walking around the ward and going to the toilet by himself. Whilst in their care he fell over and broke his hip. He was already a known at risk of falling. He was due to have surgery the next day. It got delayed for 7 day. Everyday he had to not eat anything until 6.30pm when they decided they couldn't do it on the day. It has been 4 weeks later and he has not recovered. He is now bed bound. In a lot of pain and is now incontinent. I am so angry and upset that this had happened to him. If he hadn't broken his hip he would have been able to come home but now he will have to go into a care/nursing home. Has anyone been in the same situation? We are likely going to lose his house now to pay for it. The house has been in my family for generations. Im just so angry, sad and frustrated. I just want the best for him

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Sometimesonly · 23/01/2021 06:45

Oh no. I am so sorry to hear that.

Rebecca9210 · 22/01/2021 23:58

Update. Since writing this post I got another phone call to say he has fallen again and broken his other hip. I am devastated

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Rebecca9210 · 22/01/2021 20:45

I would love to have him home. Unfortunately this is not an option. I am a keyworker and can't take time off to look after him and I'm his only family. He has already caught Covid whilst he was there but luckily didn't have any symptoms and is fine now. The hospital will also not discharge him until he has finished his 6 weeks in rehab.

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Sometimesonly · 22/01/2021 19:03

That's awful. When I was in hospital the woman next to me fell out of bed - she had a broken leg and dementia and decided to get up in the middle of the night. I called and called but no one came and I couldn't stop her. She broke her leg.

FelicityBeedle · 22/01/2021 19:03

If he was independently mobile as assessed by physio, neither he nor staff would have wanted him chaperoned for every move. Making the fall an incredibly unfortunate accident and nothing more. I do agree with seeing if you can get him discharged for home care and physio etc

Marpan · 22/01/2021 18:59

I know someone who went in for a stroke,
Fell broke her hip.
Caught covid in hospital and is now dead.

Try to get care in your home for him.