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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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@greatwhitenorthgal

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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windyshores | @windyshores | Apr 28, 2023

I would suggest a memory care only facility where he can go outside but there is a fence. Of course there would be nurses around, and other staff.

You mentioned that he went to the bar to socialize so I thought he might like seeing people. Assisted livings even have a bar with happy hour.

My mother kept to herself, sat outside, and went to the bar. She hated activities and bus trips for ice cream etc.

Regardless, the possibility of wandering is scary. And in the US you can't just "do nothing" without possible involvement of the state- unless problems are kept hidden and even then, through other professionals.

Finances can be an issue. Can you contact a local senior services agency or a support group?

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