Hospital transport.
As some of you know from previous posts, my mother in law had a leg amputated a few months ago and was sent home from hospital with a care package in place ( carers 4 times a day) but very little else to help her cope with her disability.
Shes 83 and has dementia. With one leg, she can't do anything unaided. She cant get to the loo so is considered incontinent. She wasn't supplied with a ramp for the house so was totally housebound. She has been given a manual wheelchair but isnt strong enough to wheel herself about the house. Shes been promised an electric chair, but 6 months later...still no sign of it. No physio sesions are happening and shes eating very little. Most days shes refusing to get up.
Running up to Christmas, we have paid ( almost £3,000) to have a ramp installed so we can at leased get her out in her wheelchair for a bit of air. We have just bought an all singing all dancing relining chair (£800)... again....we were told she might be entitled to a free one...or a grant towards one....but it never happened.
There are now concerns for her other leg. Since the begining of December she has been for 3 hospital appointments. Her doctor had to arrange ambulance transport as we cannot get her into our car.....and the ambulance service were really unhappy as 'it wasnt an energency'.
Last week she had another appointment. Her other leg isnt looking good at all. But....they have finally listened to our concerns about her not eating, and bouts of sickness. 12 months ago she was supposed to have investigations...but refused to go. So last week they wanted to keep her in to do a scan. She said no so they sent her home saying they'd call her back for a scan at a later date.
Today, we reveived an email ( about 5.30) saying mums scan is this Wednesday st 9am!!
How the f**k do we get her there?? Hospital transport has to be booked 2 weeks in advance, plus, her carers dont do their first visit to get her up, changed and dressed until 9am!!
My sister in law will ring the hospital in the morning to see what can be sorted.....but its very unlikely we can get her to that appointment.
Shes 83 and has dementia. With one leg, she can't do anything unaided. She cant get to the loo so is considered incontinent. She wasn't supplied with a ramp for the house so was totally housebound. She has been given a manual wheelchair but isnt strong enough to wheel herself about the house. Shes been promised an electric chair, but 6 months later...still no sign of it. No physio sesions are happening and shes eating very little. Most days shes refusing to get up.
Running up to Christmas, we have paid ( almost £3,000) to have a ramp installed so we can at leased get her out in her wheelchair for a bit of air. We have just bought an all singing all dancing relining chair (£800)... again....we were told she might be entitled to a free one...or a grant towards one....but it never happened.
There are now concerns for her other leg. Since the begining of December she has been for 3 hospital appointments. Her doctor had to arrange ambulance transport as we cannot get her into our car.....and the ambulance service were really unhappy as 'it wasnt an energency'.
Last week she had another appointment. Her other leg isnt looking good at all. But....they have finally listened to our concerns about her not eating, and bouts of sickness. 12 months ago she was supposed to have investigations...but refused to go. So last week they wanted to keep her in to do a scan. She said no so they sent her home saying they'd call her back for a scan at a later date.
Today, we reveived an email ( about 5.30) saying mums scan is this Wednesday st 9am!!
How the f**k do we get her there?? Hospital transport has to be booked 2 weeks in advance, plus, her carers dont do their first visit to get her up, changed and dressed until 9am!!
My sister in law will ring the hospital in the morning to see what can be sorted.....but its very unlikely we can get her to that appointment.
