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Caregiver: Dealing with delirium, confusion after long hosptial stay

Caregivers | Last Active: May 6, 2023 | Replies (21)
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@windyshores

You would not be "sending him away." My mother was in a facility but I was still her main caregiver, but I could drive away and have respite. You would be making him safer and probably happier, since more people would be around and there are activities. You can be a daughter again.

But I know you are not ready. Try to be ready, soon! In the meantime, find out if you need that power of attorney invoked by an MD or two in order to place him yourself.

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greatwhitenorthgal | @greatwhitenorthgal | Apr 28, 2023

Thanks!

My father would be miserable anywhere other than home. Being around other people and also the option of activities wouldn't interest him at all. He would much rather spend his days doing nothing. I cannot see him engaging in activities with other people.

If I have no choice but to have him somewhere safer than home, I would hope it's somewhere with nurses or some kind of help when/if needed. I worry he would wander out of the facility and get lost into the streets because of that ability to be free.

It's just all so confusing at this moment.

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