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Any of u help take care of the elderly

I kind of got a question. My neighbor she fell down a few day's ago. Her husband called the ambulance and they took her to the hospital. I know she has some health problems. Her kidneys and heart are not doing to good at all. Also she doesn't get around good because of her hips and she can't get surgery to fix that. She really wants to go home.

I think they want her to go into a home close to her daughter. She does have home care for like 12 hours a week or something like that. I'm just kind of curious what is legal. Her nurse doesn't want her to go home. Because there isn't someone with her 24/7 what if something would happen with her. Would they just put her into a home against what she wants.
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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
If she does go home, it will be much harder to get her out again. So while she is away is the time to make those arrangements. In our area there is an option called Respite care. This is temporary care, so carers can have a break or while a person recovers and needs more help. Once she has experienced this level of help she may feel happier about making in permanent.😷