I have a parent in hospital and needing around 6 weeks of treatment. They had this illness earlier in the year and stayed in hospital for 6 weeks. This time the hospital are suggesting a return home, with an IV pump, and coming to hospital every day (by taxi) to have the pump replaced/meds topped up.
All hospital staff including outpatient support team have told parent they can stay in hospital and parent has decided that’s the best approach. (Parent is mid 80s and lives alone).
The doctors and consultants are putting pressure on my parent to choose the outpatient option. I’m not pleased about this as I don’t want parent guilted or pressured into this.
Is there anything I can do to help with self advocacy and/or stop the pressure? I live down under so can’t be there in person.
Are there any support mechanisms or patient groups that could help? Parent is in a hospital in Scotland.
thank you for any suggestions.