Hi I don't know if there's even any point making a fuss about this but am so hurt and angry. Elderly parent has been in hospital a long while following fall and confusion. Much better now but still comes out with very odd things and routinely believes they are somebody else, are in a different place, that things have happened which haven't or people are different to who they actually are.
Hospital is now preparing to discharge as nothing physically wrong, asked me if I still had any concerns and I said yes as they still seem intermittently delusional, occasionally very angry (quite verbally agressive) towards me, and various staff members at the hospital have mentioned suspected dementia to me but apparently they're not allowed to make a dementia diagnosis whilst in hospital- I stated that concerns me as I will not be able to provide care when they come out and elderly parent lives alone.
Discharge notes have come through saying I - not they- had reported elderly parent showing signs of severe dementia since going to hospital. Plus a range of other misquoted things taken completely out of context. They say very little about their own observations other than that a cognitive test was done and give the score which is exactly on threshold for dementia (again, not stated in the report). It's all things I've said. Plus a recommendation fir further assessment once discharged.
Of course my parent is now incredibly cross with me because it looks like I'm saying they've got dementia and am the one that's kept them in hospital all that time. I feel like I've been totally stitched up and am now left not only having to deal with someone undiagnosed but possibly with dementia, certainly delusional, when they come out but also now who doesn't trust me and with a fractured relationship. This has also gone to their GP which isn't going to help my relationship with them if ever needed.
Is there even any point putting in a complaint? What should I do? Its been an awful time anyway and this just feels like a kick in the teeth.