Today was not a good day....not a good day at all. Mom fell yet again and this time she did hurt herself. sigh. She split her chin open today and was rushed to the LSU ER to get 6 stitches and scans of her head, jaw and neck....which were all fine. She was there in the ER from 7am to 4pm. Radiology took her back to get the scan while Johnny went to eat a quick 30 minute bite. They brought her back without letting ER staff know and dropped her off. We came back in the nick of time to find that she had climbed over the railing of the bed, pulled her neck brace off, and pulled her monitors and bandages off. She was standing there almost naked...taking off her her gown. SOOOO glad we got there when we did. We have spoken to the nursing home about her falls and the options we have. Apparently there are none bc they do not do restraints....and we can't afford a sitter. We are trying to figure out what to do. We really like the staff and so does Mom and LOVE how well she is progressing from the the physical, occupational and speech therapy. However...she keeps falling!!! ARGH! They are putting a body alarm on her that has a pin connected her and to either the bed or wheelchair when she tries to get up the pin will pull and the alarm will sound. So, that is something....we will see...but are still checking other options.
Anyways, hopefully tomorrow will be a better day and there will be no more falls.
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