Does your Dad's retirement home have a hospital part vampire? I can't see they would be sending him back there if it doesn't ( as he isn't eating/drinking and unable to get around by himself).

If it is a  Nursing Home with qualified nursing staff  (which is the norm) then it may happen .

as can palliative care be given and is often given in Nursing Homes 

The home (secure unit) my Aunt was in (the one that had the fall) was for dementia patients. To live there the residents had to be physically active .. be able to walk to the dining area etc.. if they became physically unable to do that they had to move to another home more suitable for their needs. 

The home my Mum lives in has a hosptial part as well as the individual residents rooms. If my Mum wasnt able to get around physically any longer or need palliative care she could move to that part of the home (depending on if they had spare beds I suppose). Also if residents in that home with alzheimers start wandering off (out the front door, it is not secure) or get aggressive they have to move out and be placed in another home (secured).

that sounds right Am3.

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@am*3 wrote:

The home (secure unit) my Aunt was in (the one that had the fall) was for dementia patients. To live there the residents had to be physically active .. be able to walk to the dining area etc.. if they became physically unable to do that they had to move to another home more suitable for their needs. 

 

The home my Mum lives in has a hosptial part as well as the individual residents rooms. If my Mum wasnt able to get around physically any longer or need palliative care she could move to that part of the home (depending on if they had spare beds I suppose). Also if residents in that home with alzheimers start wandering off (out the front door, it is not secure) or get aggressive they have to move out and be placed in another home (secured).

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that's right .The two main types of residential aged care facilities are

Hostel ( low level care)

and 

Nursing Home (high level care).Some facilities can cater to ageing in place where residents can move from hostel to nursing home when need be.

Nursing Homes (high care) offer 24 hour nursing care .

Am3......why did they put your aunt into rehab?....the hospital today asked was it ok if they discharged my OH into a rehab hospital (providing he was "suitable").... is this the intermediate stage between hospital and high care?