Hello everyone,
My Dad is 81 and has a catheter. He recently was hospitalized for possible stroke and isn't able to walk. He'll be going to rehab for a couple of weeks but when he returns home he may be bedridden. His catheter is normally changed every 3 weeks but if he can't walk, and I can't take him to the Dr., how do I get his catheter changed? Do I have to go the 911 route every time there's an issue from here on out?
Thank you for your help.
But once he became eligible for hospice care in our home, they had one nurse(who apparently was the only nurse who knew how to change it)come out every 4-6 weeks to change it.
Depending on your dads prognosis, you may want to see if he may qualify for hospice care. That doesn't necessarily mean that your dad will die in 6 months, as my husband was under hospice care in our home for the last 22 months of his life.
Best wishes.
This is something you can leaarn to do--not place it, but empty the bag, The actual placement must be done by someone skilled enough to manage.
Do you want to physically care for a bedridden person? Doing things for Dad you never dreamed of doing? Let him go to rehab and ask for a 24/7 evaluation. If they say he needs round the clock care, this is when u place him into a Long-term care facility. There maybe one associated with the Rehab so it will be an easy transition.
CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) or Visiting Nurse. https://www.vnatoday.org/
Continuing Care Facility where he can reside in Assisted Living with a nursing option.