Hi I work in icu so this is a bit of a new field for me. Could I ask any ward nurses to answer a few questions for me?
My grandad has Covid, and was very very unwell a week ago, he’s kind of stabilised but obviously very unwell. His wife has tested positive so this morning they rang my mum and said he’ll be coming home tomorrow because you’re there to look after him and nana is positive anyway.. but there are social issues at home as she has severe dementia and can’t look after herself so mum asked if he could stay there until we got my nana assessed by social services.
2 hours later she gets a call ‘he’s on patient transport now, he’ll be home soon’ he’s so weak he’s not able to walk upstairs unaided, he can’t speak he’s so breathless and he’s confused. Is this normal? As i said my experience of discharging is to a ward!!
He was sent home with no ttos (drugs to take home) instead a list for the community pharmacy that no one in his house can get for him so I'll be driving to wales from England and back again tomorrow just to go to the pharmacy. He's so listless, I'm concerned.
I've told my mum to ring 999 ASAP if anything happens over night at all. She told me his temp was 35 and he had cold hands at 9 which is a sign of sepsis so I said to call the ooh or 999 but she said he was refusing: if it was me I wouldn't hesitate call the ambulance but mum isn't medical at all and is a bit hesitant.
I'll be there to sort out the pharmacy thing tomorrow, however I need a plan;
PALS?
Community matron
Social workers?
Firstly I need help for him and secondly I need to complain that this even happened in the first place. He still has Covid and is incredibly unwell so shouldn't be at home.