Hi everyone. My Dad is in his mid 90s and is about to be discharged from hospital with a neck fracture.
Apparently he is medically fit but extremely frail, in a lot of pain and has to wear a neck brace for at least another 6 weeks. He also has a bed sore and a catheter.
He will have carers 4 times a day but apparently, isn’t eligible for a hospital bed at home. Due to the pain he’s in with his neck, he sleeps partly upright at hospital and physically can’t lay flat.
I really feel he needs a hospital
bed at home but I was told he doesn’t meet the criteria by the physio. He has no one at home who can look after him either and doesn’t meet the criteria for a stay in a residential home. Does anyone have any experience of this or know how I could get a second opinion regarding the hospital bed? A few other professionals I have spoken too have said that if suitable equipment isn’t put in place, then it will be a failed discharge.
Also, anything obvious I should ask the discharge team?
Thanks