If you read my comment in the Pit before Christmas, you may remember how I mentioned how my father fell and broke his hip a week short of his 90th birthday.
Since then I have been dealing with all sorts of Govt Authorities about arranging placement in a suitable care facility. Nothing has been easy with so many bodies who don’t seem to talk with each other- and what is more there is no checklist to let you know who is doing what.
In the end I have paid a consultant in the field to facilitate things. She has been excellent.
And tomorrow, he moves into an aged care unit. Not our first choice- that has a waiting list of 12months. However, by accepting this placement he gets priority for the first choice.
So he is out of the hospital environement and will have his own digs and more activities. I will be fllying across the country on the weekend to ensure all the paper work is completed (I have Power of Attorney) but I feel we have moved.
Yay!