My dad had a hip replacement two years ago, and received no help (apart from the actual op and a three day stay in hospital). No pre op assessment, no mobility aids apart from crutches, nothing post op (he was discharged and that was that). Is this normal? He lives completely on his own. He did tell the hospital that he lives on his own and the HCP shrugged and said “you’ll manage”. (I found this out at a later date). I am his only next of kin and never spoke to a single employee at the hospital (there was no one around when I visited, or when I collected him on discharge).
Anyhow, he needs the other hip replacing and is on the waiting list. Is there any way to get him some additional help? Even a call or visit from a district nurse would be more than he got last time! Did he get forgotten somehow? He could easily fall over on the first night home and there would be no one there to know. For various reasons it is not possible for me to stay with him.