Fall result In Weekly Visits

She was only 49 years old, cannot believe it could happen to her.  She and her husband had stopped to see their son and as she exited the vehicle she fell on ice and struck the back of her head.  She was unconscious for a bit but kind of seemed ok after while.  Her son's wife kept saying she did not sound like herself.  Well after a fall who would sound like them selves.  After a breif visit the couple left the sons home and drove to the husbands office where they picked up some papers.  They started the 2 hours drive home.

One hour in to the drive the husband started to realize his wife did not remember being at the sons home or stopping at his office in the last couple hours following her fall on the ice.  He pulled in to the next community hospital emergency room.  She was admitted from the ER to the ICU (intensive care unit) for head trauma, concussion and uncontrolled blood pressure.  Despite the fall the wife still felt she was fine to just go home. 

One day in the ICU and another on the med surg floor and she was discharged to home.  She was scheduled for out patient physical therapy and blood pressure monitoring.  She was to try to take it easy at home and to practise some patience.  She lives in a rural setting, and would be unable to drive a vehicle for a bit.  The husband was scheduled to spend 3 weeks on a job in southern illinois. 

The husband called Home Care Path explaining he had a ride for out patient physical therapy arranged, but really needed someone to check on his wife, as he was concerend about her safety and well being.  Home Care Path arranged for a weekly one hour home visit and twice daily phone calls just to check in.  During the home visit staff would help her with an ongoing list of things she felt were getting better or worsening.  Head pain, finding right words in conversation, feelings coming back about the fall and more. We discussed how some things made the pain better, and otheres made it worse, and how to proceed.  We discussed communicating this with the involved medical staff to keep them accurately updated on the condition.  She called her husband several times daily to discuss the progression of things since discharge from the hospital.

The husband has returned home, and she can now drive distances under 30 miles.  Home Care Path staff are discharged from the temporary weekly visits, but still call on occasion to just visit. She is doing well.

Home Care Path is a leading senior care provider serving south central Wisconsin.  Services include:
-in home staffing for elders
-inpatient advocacy for safe successful hospital stays
-transitional counseling when more structured service is needed
-down sizing home contents when stuff matters
-temporary assistance with a day surgical procedure
-communicating face to face on the computer across long distances
Simply call 608-432-4286 to schedule an in home interview.  We can be there when you are working.  Valuing home and human life.