Day 1.5 at Windsor.....After leaving my mom yesterday with an uneasy feeling of unfinished business I arrived today just waiting to see how it all was...I don't have a lot of faith in SNF's (skilled nursing facility's). SOOOOO I arrived about 9am and my mom was sitting in her wheelchair getting her oxygen numbers read....I watched it and the number was 84 normal is higher than 95...so I know that wasn't good...I also noticed that she did not have her oxygen tube in her nose...where is it??? I asked the CNA told me that she didn't know and thought that my mom didn't need it...so I went to the LVN in the hall and asked the same question...she said that the night nurse had told her that my mom took the Bi-PAP machine off....I reminded her that my question was about the oxygen tube...When the LVN came into my room she said that the CNA had just taken my mom's O2's and they were 90....I said "NO it was 84" so she stuck the thing on my mom's finger and it read 86.....still too low then she told me that doctors orders were to only wear it sometimes....I said "really...I don't think so, can you please double check?" I went with the nurse to look at the chart and sure enough the orders read......CONTINUOUS OXYGEN.....Ugh...what if I wasn't there? It is so frustrating it makes me nervous to not be there. Shirley is orchestrating visitors in the mornings so we all can keep an eye on things....I really do not like these places.
My mom's room mate told me that she got up this morning and went to the bathroom by herself...the roomie called to tell the nurse and they came in and told my mom not to get up alone. But then we know she can walk without the help of a walker especially when she is well rested and has the most strength. When my mom wanted to move from the chair to the bed....she would ring her bell ....no one came...so I helped her and she did good...didn't have to give her a lot of help just steady her. She still has her "off" times in her thought process...I usually listen to her and correct her a little when I see that she is spinning in what she is trying to say. She is watching a bit more tv and glancing at the newspaper and talking about the headlines.
Lis is still not eating a lot although more than she ever did before the 5th but still not much...I am thinking that I will bring her a jamma juice with protein just to get more in her. She still would rather eat the fruit and not the protein....the physical therapist told her too to eat more protein so she can get more strength. If anyone has good ideas to increase her protein in a tricky way please let me know.
The physical and occupational therapists came in today to do their assessments....my mom was very tired she had been hoping for a nap before they came....didn't happen. So she told them that she was tired but they carried on anyways...they asked questions and my mom answered them, they took her down the hall to have her walk along the wall using the hand rails.....she did it really well and looked good but she tires and wants to sit down. The therapist talked about that my mom was looked really good...I warned her that my mom would tell them she was too tired or that she wasn't ready...I told the therapist to not take no for an answer....she has to do the work if she wants to go home. She talked a bit about that today that she wants to be home in her own stuff...I don't blame her...she gets so confused about her whereabouts and I was talking to someone else today and they said the same happened to her mother and when she got home all the confusion went away. I hope that my mom will get to be home soon....I think she will....but they may mean I can only wonder.
If you would like to visit that would be great...the visiting hours are 8-8. I asked when you are there remind my mom to drink water or whatever else is on her table and have her inhale on her incentive spirometer at least 5x.....thanks all...my mom will be back - thanks for all the well wishes it is greatly appreciated.
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