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Irish_Dem

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3. Did he hit his head when he fell?
Wed Dec 11, 2024, 08:25 PM
Dec 2024

Any change in his medications?

What stories does he keep telling you?
Sad, happy, childhood content?

He is not coping well in the care facility?
Have you asked him how he is doing there.
Could there be some problems?

Yes referral to neurologist is in order.

Edit to add, I would ask the staff first to do a blood panel to rule out infection, etc as
suggested by another poster here.
You may not need a neurology consult.

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My best recommendation would be to get him to see a neurologist for cognitive testing. alwaysinasnit Dec 2024 #1
That is a great idea. Do you tell the person that they are having cognitive issues? mahina Dec 2024 #2
In a somewhat similar situation i took happy feet Dec 2024 #7
When i took happy feet Dec 2024 #8
That is a really good idea, thank you mahina Dec 2024 #12
Maybe you could give a little white lie and say that you want to make sure that his fall did not affect alwaysinasnit Dec 2024 #21
Did he hit his head when he fell? Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #3
He has a compassionate personality and also very strong and one could say, stubborn. mahina Dec 2024 #9
Can you talk to the charge nurse? Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #16
Thank you, it's really encouraging to hear that you came back from it. Hoping you are very well. Aloha. mahina Dec 2024 #17
I am doing great now, thanks. Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #18
He can walk and move around now, the damage was to his lower spine mahina Dec 2024 #22
If he's in a care facility due to a fall, tanyev Dec 2024 #4
Yes they should do a blood panel. Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #5
Oh, that is a good idea. Surgery was already two months ago now. mahina Dec 2024 #6
Even high untreated blood pressure problems can cause mental problems questionseverything Dec 2024 #10
Wow, did not know that! Thank you! mahina Dec 2024 #11
It's not unusual for someone who has slight cognitive Phoenix61 Dec 2024 #13
Some medications can cause things like that. Clouds Passing Dec 2024 #14
My brother in-law, bless his heart, tells me the same stories but over time like weeks between visits yaesu Dec 2024 #15
Be sure to watch for UTIs. viva la Dec 2024 #19
It's so difficult. Tom Dyer Dec 2024 #20
See if an evaluation by a speech-language pathologist is warranted. phylny Dec 2024 #23
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