In The Barest Terms

[poliphilo]

My father-in-law sleeps almost all the time. It's been several days (maybe a week, I'm not keeping score) since we last saw him properly awake. He's no longer infectious so he's been moved back onto the main ward.  The medical staff- we're on first name terms with some of them now- describe him as "better". There's talk of discharging him. 

My mother-in-law doesn't want him to go into a "Home". She rang up the ward yesterday morning and was very "brusque" with Sister about it.  (We would much rather he did.) 

Comments

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Maybe your MIL will see she can't deal with your FIL's care if he does go home and then consider a "home". He may be better but he won't be well or easy to care for (supposing he can do a minimum of self-care). Could he get home care? I hope it all works out.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

At the moment he's incapable of doing anything for himself. She's been told what home care would involve- including people coming to the house every four hours (probably round the clock) but she doesn't want him coming round in a Home and blaming her for institutionalizing him.