My Grandma (89) has finally come out of hospital tonight finally after nearly nearly 5 weeks.
There's been nothing wrong she had a fall nothing broken, nothing but they wouldn't let her go home my uncle has lived with her for past 8 months since his divorce and she had a career who comes on a lunchtime. They said because she didn't have anyone at home which is bullshit, then social services got involved who were a shower of shite, then the hospital 'forgot' to discharge her twice despite my parents, uncle and care team being at home twice waiting.
Before going into hospital she could;
Get herself and dressed nicely
Get Downstairs / upstairs
Get herself to toilet and wipe herself - no incontinence pants
Make herself food and drinks (hot drinks, kettle on etc.)
Do crosswords
Move around the house with, slowly and with the help of a stick and frame but she did
Her memory was clearly going and she has slowed down cognitively in conversations but she knew we all were still enjoyed face times from my children, still read the paper.
She's come out and frankly it's like she's come out of a Victorian asylum, I am heartbroken, she looks deranged when she's awake sunken eyes strange rolling eyes, has lost an absolute load of weight - she was always very slender possibly too slender before now she looks like a famine survivor.
She is incoherent most of the time when awake.
Can't get out of bed / apparently is imobile - well yes she is now
Can't feed herself isn't eating when being fed
Is wearing adult nappies which have to be changed and the carers are changing and wiping her mess
Is covered in bed sores
I am weeping and raging I feel like driving to the hospital and punching the nurses in that ward in the face!!!! What have they done to her.