Fallen out of bed, not for the first time.

I've just seen your post OP. If you're still waiting for the ambulance, can you call the sheltered housing staff to make sure you're warm and as comfortable as possible? 3 hours on the floor alone in the middle of the night sounds grim, I think you need to access whatever support is available.
I hope you're soon back.on your feet.

Thank you for your reply. I’m still on the floor and very bored! But the place is warm, so not too bad. Fed up with waiting, but since I’m not injured I am low priority. A member of the staff is with me.

I'm glad to hear that someone is with you. I do hope you don't have to wait much longer, you must be very uncomfortable.
Please update when you're back in your bed, I'll be thinking about you.

I’m up and back in bed! A very nice ambulance man came with a machine called a raiser or something, which I slid onto and it put me back in bed. Relief! I really must be more careful. Going to sleep now, I hope.

Hello.

I’ve just woken up and seen this.

Hope you get some sleep soon! Or at least a welcome cup of tea .

Good night!!

Good news! I hope you have a peaceful night.

Hope you are asleep and don't see this for an hour or two!

Thinking of you.

Oh no, just seeing this now — hope the ambulance got to you and you’re back on your feet. That must’ve been so frustrating. Glad you weren’t hurt. Let us know how you're doing when you can.

Good morning. Sorry to hear about your bad night on the floor.
I hope you have been able to sleep for the past few hours.
Sending you a virtual hug (((()))))

Oh dear. I hope you managed at least a few hours sleep after all that trauma. Best wishes

Glad to bear you are back where you should be!

Oh so very sorry that this happened, and very glad you are okay again now.
Is there anything that could be done to help prevent this happening again?

Can you get those bed sides that slide under the mattress so that you can't fall out of bed ?

My late father fell out of bed and hit his head . He died from it . Hope you find something to keep you safe in bed .

Goodness.

Happy the ambulance man and his machine sorted.

Hopefully something can be done to prevent another fall.

You may need a walking frame to support you when you get out of bed. And a bedrail that slips between the mattress n the base to hold onto when you get up.
It must have been awful to be on the floor for so long.

I hope that you are recovering from your awful night, Grandma. I add my voice to those saying you might need a plan to prevent this in the future.

That, or similar, has happened to me, several times. I have a Lifeline pendant, but they only contact family members, if they`re not available, they`ll send for an ambulance, but as stated, they can take an awfully long time. I was once on the floor for 7 hours. My daughter comes when called, but as I`m not exactly skinny Lizzie, she can`t lift me up.

When I had my hip op I had a raised narrow metal handle under the mattress which made a huge difference, I still had room to get in and out but something firm to hold made getting up safe and easy.
Hope you are ok now. Take it easy and relax.

Thank you all for your kind messages. I had about three hours sleep in the end - annoyingly woke at my usual time of 7-30. I’m spending today in bed. I’m perfectly all right really, just rather wobbly and tired.

Glad you are back in bed safe. Best to stay there while you feel wobbly and tired. You have had a shock and an uncomfortable time on the floor for hours so you need to rest.

Personally I would have called family before an ambulance, but each to their own.

Grandma70s - glad you are safe in bed.
Happened to two friends I know . Both sat on the floor and tried to sleep , till family arrived for their usual visit at 11a.m. They were soaked in their own ‘business’ if you know what I mean. Both suffered fractures of the hips and never really recovered. 😢

Keep your mobile phones always charged and within a hand’s reach away.