will you still feed me when i'm 64

[the_siobhan]

Conference call happened today. All the material concerns were dealt with to everybody's satisfaction except the actual residence rep who kept raising objections based on the fact that residents are expected to socialize and take part in activities. Which, as my sister pointed out, were suspended for the entire time he has lived there anyway, so what exactly has changed?

Finally I got tired of the stonewalling and said, "Look, I feel like we've been going around in circles for a while now. The hospital needs to discharge him and this is where he's going to go."

Apparently this won me some fans in the social worker set. Honestly I don't know how people manage if they don't have family advocates.

So he goes home tomorrow and I plan to be there in the afternoon to see if there is anything he needs. They are replacing his bed with an actual hospital bed - I'll put the old one in storage for now just so I don't have to deal with it right away. On Thursday the Occupational Therapist will be there and we will talk about physio. The social worker gave me a list of places that are more geared towards his level of care, so I'll start calling around Wednesday. I hate to move him, but I honestly think he'd be better off in a place that isn't shitty to him.

Comments

[sylvanwitch]

I'm glad you have a short-term solution that will work for him, and I'm sure he's glad to be getting out of the hospital. I hope you find a place that is more suitable to the level of care he needs and that is staffed by people who will care about him as a person. If you ever need to vent or whatnot, please know you're always welcome to share with me. *hugs*

[ysilme]

All the sympathies about this issue and the ado it's causing for you, on top of everything else. *hugs* I'm glad you're seem to have reached at least a short-term goal for now, but I can fully relate to you not wanting to leave him there. Tightly crossed fingers for things running as smoothly as possibly, and you finding something better soon! *hugsÜ

[houseof9cats]

Nothing short of angelic. He is so lucky to have you on his team.

[the_siobhan]

SO I HAD EVERY INTENTION that I would come up and hang out in your backyard for an afternoon this week, and it is just not going to happen because of *gestures*.

Soooo maybe spring at this rate.

[houseof9cats]

We'll have the flowers ready! <3

[cornerofmadness]

I know this is really tough