<p class="userway-s14-active">Today DH’s grandmother (age 99), who has been in AL since early this year, fell and broke her hip. She’d been weakened from a UTI. Family had been staying with her in shifts since Thurs. Her daughter had to leave for a bit today, and grandmother promised to use the call button for help. She did not. I was supposed to go sit with her yesterday, but my daughter got a nasty cold and we all decided I shouldn’t bring any germs around.Grandma will have surgery tomorrow. She’s been mostly Ok cognitive-wise , but a little confused since the UTI. A few years ago she fell at home, broke her other hip, and did fine with surgery and rehab. She went back home with family support. It’s not my place to say, but I think she should not go back to AL after this. I know there are different levels of care in AL, and thus far she’s been at level 2. Can AL handle a person who can’t walk or toilet themselves? Anyway, she’s a sweet lady, never demanding, and I hope she does not have any problems.
After my knee replacement surgery I had this problem and I never felt hungry plus made me feel sickish. Even while I was taking prescription laxatives, drinking scads of water, taking stool softeners and fiber... it was very difficult to make headway with the constipation.
I hope her recovery goes well.
He did so well with it, that the same doctor performed a knee replacement on him 2 years later.
After spending a few days in the hospital after each surgery doing his rehab, he went home and did most of the recovery there.
He was a lovely man, bound and determined to be able to walk on his own after each surgery. He did ***everything*** his PT people told him to do, and never, ever complained about it.
It all depends on the person on whom the surgery is being done.
This was after a stroke and after the onset of vascular dementia.
I am so sorry that your family is facing this heartbreaking situation.
Some ALFs will keep a patient even though they are incontinent and bed bound. My DH Aunt was in one such for a few months. ALFs are private businesses and make their own rules. Home health can visit in an ALF.
I assume there was a reason she was moved to the ALF earlier this year that addressed the fact that she needed assistance with ADLs.
I wish her much success with her surgery. Be sure to let us know how she is doing.
The resident has to be able to stand and help with pivot with the assist of only one person. AL is not staffed to take care of a 2 person assist .
https://www.wrde.com/99-year-old-lewes-woman-gets-life-changing-hip-replacement/article_ba7bf501-219d-5d49-8c68-fd92e2804cdc.html
Having a broken hip at 99 with surgery is really more like a 50/50 thing.
Sorry to poo poo on your post, which I know is meant to be helpful. I just really felt the need to point out OP’s GMIL is in a much different situation.
Hope she does well.