Today we moved Dad from Lakeview Hospital to Avalon Care Center. He really surprised me with how well he responded the admitting nurses questions. Even as late as when we left the hospital, he was still pretty goofed up...confused, anxious, etc. The night before he was seeing fur balls flying around his room. He was sorting his meds - even there were no meds there to be sorted. He even 'dropped one'.
The admitting nurse asked him questions to determine his time and place orientation.
Nurse "what is the date today?"
Gordon "October 22." It was the 24th.
Nurse "what year is it?"
Gordon "8002." A little transposition error.
Nurse "what city is this?"
Gordon "Boulder...no, Bountiful."
Nurse "do you know where you are, what facility is this?
Gordon "Avalon Care Center."
This evening when I went in he was dressed and laying in bed watching football. It was active watching, not just staring. He seemed a little more alert. He did have some confusion during the day. He said he 'put an a.p.b. out for Eloise'. He became a little disoriented believing she was in the same place as him. I reminded him of the circumstance and he seemed to recall and be satisfied.
The end of this video is a cute greeting from mom to dad.
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