Dad update:
My father is doing better. They are keeping him in the hospital for now. No surprise there. He is stable, but still slightly confused and weak. They need to get his U.T.I. under control before they will release him. They are doing many different types of tests. It will take a while to get the results and have those all correlated.
I've spoken to many doctors in many departments over the last days. Different ones call and ask me the same questions over and over that the others ask, but I don't mind. A lot of potential options being thrown out into the ether. I won't write about those until they are actually in action.
I can say that he is being screened for memory issues and dementia. They are considering sending him for a 30 day stay in a physical rehab to build back his strength. But that is not certain, and it is possible that he will be able to get in-home health, and in-home rehab, or none of the above. Nothing is certain yet.
We older people have learned over the years that when it comes to the medical profession(s), there are always a lot of suggestions, ideas, and promises that are offered up, but most never seem to materialize.
I've worked on getting dad's medications organized and categorized. He has fewer active prescriptions than I expected. Many of his bottles of meds were long since expired. I also organized his paperwork from the V.A. and got a list of current meds, time to take them, etc. Made up forms and checklists and purchased an appropriate pill minder. I am ready for when he comes home to begin his medication routines.
I've also cleaned the entire apartment, stripped the beds, washed the sheets and his clothes, disinfected the entire place, due to the COVID determination. The Lysol company made some money off me this week, that's for sure. 😛
That is where we are at for now.
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