Mum won't stay in rehabilitation

Trisha.Yes she has had bp monitoring and heart traces done fairly recently, she has AF and it was suggested at her last hospital appointment that she may need a pacemaker fitting, she's not keen on this at all though, so it's difficult trying to persuade her, then in the meantime she had this fall.

I don’t blame her either 5 weeks is a long time I agree with others I d be chomping at he bit too

BP is something that can be complicated by circumstances.Although I appreciate that you will be worried and think the hospital might be the best place to sort it out she might get a better diagnosis and treatment if she is allowed to return home with a 24hour BP monitor.In fact I'm surprised her GP hasn't done this already if she has had problems.

Yeah there is no point im changing meds if they havent been properly monitoring whether its doing the trick

It shouldnt be up to the OT to notice on a home visit that its still all over the place and needs further adjustments

Yes I agree with you both, they seemed to have not bothered that her bp isn't right, even though I've told them on numerous occasions about her problems, seems that they thought changing her tablets would sort it but it obviously hasn't.We'll have to see what the Dr says tomorrow if he turns up .

I don't blame her for being fed up - as others have said they must have been taking her BP in the rehab hospital and that should have been dealt with before home visit.

I get what youre saying I just understand her frustration. And do think that 5 weeks in rehab should have been enough to sort out her BP drops and if it wasnt sorted they should never have gone ahead with the home visit: thats just torture for someone who has been in hospital that long!

I am a terrible patient though and have been known to self discharge so I guess Im just sympathising with her

Notanan. Her nurse has told her the Dr will be calling in to see her tomorrow, I'll be phoning to see whats been said.Her therapist said her bp would now be a priority, obviously they want her home now.She's had ongoing problems with her bp, medication has been changed several times, including whilst she's been in there, non of it has made any difference, she's 88 with some heart problems too.My fear is that she'll fall again, it was a fall that broke her hip, probably because her bp dropped.

Also it is a bit poor of the rehab place to not get her BP issues seen to before her home OT visit. They have had 5 weeks and BP drops/dizziness reviews are rehab bread and butter..

Seems reasonable TBH! She has been brought back to rehab "to see a doctor" and no word of when the dr will come!

I would leave too and attend my GP for BP review personally if no Dr transpires!