Yesterday was a doozy.
I called mom and dad Thursday morning a little after 9:00 to say hi and to check in with them.
We normally visit them late in the morning on Thursdays and we wanted to know if they needed anything for their apartment.
Mom thought that we knew that she'd had a problem during the night. I'm not certain why she thought that. She has Stage 3 or Stage 4 Alzheimer's and she's not always clear minded.
Anyway, piecing things together, she got up to visit the biffy and lost her balance when she stood up to go back to bed and fell back and hit her head on the side of the tub.
She has osteoporosis and already has two cracked vertebrae.
The home called her doctor who wanted her to see one of his CNPs who, in turn, ordered Xrays. We're expecting those results today.
Dad's dementia has progressed well into Stage 6. We had to remind him several times each hour yesterday that mom had hurt her back.
He is absolutely dependant on mom. He is entirely incapable of being on his own for even a moment.
They may now require more attention than the Personal Care unit of the home can provide.
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