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Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: 6 days ago | Replies (5)

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My husband was disoriented and confused. He was recovering from surgery and needed pain control and PT. They kept him highly sedated and left him to sleep uninterrupted for two days straight. (No food, not getting him up, just sleep). When he awakened in a fog he was thrashing about and staff became angry. When I arrived after receiving a call at 5 a.m. an aid threw a clean blanket and gown at me and told me it could clean him up. I had them call 911 and took him back to hospital. Once he was off sedatives he returned to normal.

He has chronic pain and needs rigid meds schedule and encouragement to get up and move. The one place that we both liked has closed.

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Replies to "My husband was disoriented and confused. He was recovering from surgery and needed pain control and..."

I’m not sure what country you are in, but in my state, NC, after surgery, a patient would be discharged to a rehab facility, which are in nursing homes and stay there as they recover from surgery.

Also, Assisted Living Memory Care units in my state require strict adherence to medication administration. They must administer the prescribed meds and log it.

Does his doctor say he requires skilled nursing care? There are also professionals who can do a home assessment to determine the level of care that is appropriate. I hope you can find the right fit.