Mom's nurse called me this evening to say that Mom had fallen in her room. She is fine - no effects from the fall. Robert (the nurse) had called me once before to report that she had a skin tear on her elbow. He said they have to call us to report any bump or bruise or what-have-you. I forgot to ask him tonight if Mom could tell him how the fall happened. All he told me was that her roommate came to get him, and he found Mom sitting on the floor between the legs of her walker. He checked her over for neurological signs and took her vital signs, since she said she had bumped her head. Everything checked out OK. He also said that she'd been given the therapists' OK to go anywhere within Willowbrook unescorted, as she was doing so well (we knew this), and he hoped this didn't effect that.
I will call LeeAnn at Lima tomorrow to find out some info about the move to Asst Living, but this new fall is unsettling to me. The social worker may yet be back in touch with a change in recommendation for the time-being.
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