Hi, my dad (in SNF since 3/8) called and said that they took his walker and electric shaver. He has fallen a few times (and many times at home). When I visited Saturday he was very confused and agitated about going to the bathroom and made a bee line to it with his walker. My husband and I tried to get him to call the nurse for help, but he insisted on my husband helping him and it went badly. He almost took a header and he ended up not producing.
I got a call Sunday that he had fallen in the bathroom and they were going to do a UA. So I've sent several messages and calls and still haven't found if they did the UA or the results and I get this call from my dad yesterday. I've only gotten a 'I'll get back with you' finally today from the social worker. I did call the house number yesterday and the CNA on duty said she thinks they took the walker and shaver because he needs to be confined to wheelchair and he cannot shave himself anymore. I get that maybe he doesn't need to use the walker, but shouldn't they let me know? I'm so frustrated.
Is this one of the NHs that wheel the patients on the floor to the Nurses station where they will stay all day with the tv on?
However, if he had a walker that they felt wasn't best for him at this point, they should have given him one they preferred and made sure he could navigate with it. As for the electric razer, my first thought was liability as in plug it in while in the shower and turn it on - ZAP.
As a hardened veteran of many, many SNF visits over the years, I learned that what my mom was telling me wasn't always what had happened. She would complain that rehab would never do anything with her and she wanted to come home. After doing a little checking up, I discovered that she was refusing to do PT.
I was extremely hands on during her early SNF years, screaming at nurses when they ignored her, threatening to move her if they didn't work with her more but as we both got older, I just got plain tired of all of it.
Go to the nursing station to ask about the walker situation. If you are there when physical therapy visits they can help with with this question as well. As to the UA results, if you are POA just keep trying. Go to nursing station at each visit, call the social workers daily. Sometimes it is the squeaky wheel that gets oiling.
Wishing you good. Just continue to be the squeaky wheel in hopes you will get oil eventually.
I would suggest you ask for a Update Meeting with whomever does these meetings to know what is currenting going on and what to expect later down the road.
When my parents were in their separate facilities, we had routine meetings with the Staff, and it was always very informative, but that all before the pandemic and shortage of help.