To think a broken hip means hospital?

[onestepat]

Ok so my gran is 98 nearly 99.
Friday she fell and she couldn't stand /couldn't walk.
Obviously I phoned a Ambulance who took her to hospital.
My aunt said I was putting her in the firing line for covid.
She couldn't stand or walk and was in pain..what could I do ?
Anyway x ray showed a broken hip
They operated yesterday and today she is recovering.
I called and she was in the chair eating her lunch.
Please someone tell me I did the correct thing?
What other option did I have?
I'm terrified she will catch covid but I couldn't leave her at home in that condition.
My aunt is being ridiculous

It's horrible not being able to visit, but it means that she's as safe as can be from picking up an infection. Just before my mum was discharged they were going to try and set up Skype/Facetime calls for relatives, although it was more of a convalescent ward so some of the patients had been there a while. She may get moved to somewhere similar and hopefully they'll get something sorted out that will let you say hello (or she'll have a window and you can do what I did and stand outside and wave like a loon!)

She will know you love her, the staff will be sure she knows that the food came from you.

She is lucky to have you (and no doubt you are lucky to have her too).

You definitely
did the right thing. My Man broke her hip and collar gone some years ago now. The family shared you concerns. She made a full recovery, including using stairs again and continued to live at home with her daughter until she died at the age of 105. She was 101 when she had the fall. Wishing her a speedy recovery.

You were absolutely right. Hope she heals quickly

@onestepat Thinking of you and your gran! Hope she is able to be up and about a bit more now? Does she have a zimmerframe to help her? It's a tough haul x

FGS, of course she needs hospital!

When my DM broke a hip - she was already over 90 with pretty bad dementia - I asked the doc whether there was any alternative. Yes, bed rest for about 16 weeks, keeping still, obv. - not an option for the vast majority and certainly not for anyone with dementia.

A few years later when her dementia was even worse, I specified to care home staff that there was to be no hospital, palliative care only, EXCEPT in the case of e.g. another broken hip.

I hope your gran is continuing to make a good recovery. I'm much younger than her, but recently contrived to break and dislocate an ankle, and there was no question of whether I needed to be admitted or not! Rest assured that the hospital were absolutely scrupulous about segregating non-Covid patients, I'm sure it was the same where you are.
I was discharged after proper consultation with the discharge team, and they made absolutely certain that things were properly set up, with carers coming in twice a day, although I'm much younger, compos mentis and capable of doing quite a lot for myself; don't feel guilty about getting help - she deserves it!
Remember what they say about oxygen masks on a plane; if you don't put one on yourself first, how can you help anybody else in an emergency?
You've been doing a sterling job looking after her (and Opinionated Auntie has been doing what, exactly?) and it's better for her, and you, if you don't run yourself into the ground. Take good care of yourself, and you can take better care of her. However much do you think a 98-year-old has paid in taxes over the years?
Maybe ask Auntie to take over for a few days, to give you a break? (hollow laugh)

Hi everyone.
My gran is doing well.
They hospital have rang today and said she's now medically fit and well enough to be discharged but it's to a rehabilitation centre.
They've said she needs more help with her walking but is doing really well.
Considering she's nearly 99.
Anyway I'm a bit scared because of this corona business.
She will be ok won't she?
I'm a bit scared.
Also ..will she be well looked after like the hospital?
I'm worried she won't be getting as much care as the hospital.

*the hospital

Yes, of course it's the right thing to do! A broken hip needs prompt treatment. Hospitals now are very careful to keep patients with diagnosed or suspected Covid 19 separate from other patients. At the moment, the number of excess deaths over the expected number at this time of year is higher than can be easily explained just by Covid 19, and many doctors suspect that it is partly because people are scared or reluctant to seek treatment for other conditions. The NHS is now advising people with potentially serious illnesses or injuries to seek treatment, as they would at other times. You and your gran did the right thing - hope she is soon fine!

That sounds great, I would think, as they will give the input to get her moving and recovering which is the most important thing after a hip op - otherwise it will never happen. (My husband has gone through it). Much better than being discharged to home without the support.

Try not to worry about Covid19, she is facing her significant health issue and that trumps anything else right now. Take useful precautions, but try not to worry.