Re: For those that had a parent break a hip... -- gr8fuljj 09/13/2020 11:27AM
My Mom had a broken hip around 85 -- SteveInBaltimore 09/12/2020 9:32PM
Some recover fully; some do not. Hopefully he was somewhat active before -> -- HOKIERIT 09/12/2020 9:12PM
Was parent active before? -- turkeywinghokie 09/12/2020 8:54PM
Not at all. He was diagnosed with Parkinsons 4 years ago and he was -- HokieJamie 09/12/2020 9:43PM
My grandmother broke hers when she was 86 or so. She is -- corvt2000 09/12/2020 8:53PM
13 years ago still going strong -- RRHOKIE 09/12/2020 7:56PM
Moderate Inexorable decline. 88 yo. Lasted ~ 8 months. Sorry ** -- ColoVT82 09/12/2020 7:35PM
No one knows since nursing home PT and OT is not the same now -- lchoro 09/12/2020 7:20PM
Well I have gone through that with a grandparent. -- GreenvilleVT 09/12/2020 7:20PM
My grandmother broke hers when I was a kid -- Vienna_Hokie 09/12/2020 7:15PM
Mom had a hip (and knee) replaced. Not the same as a fall I know. But she -- Hokie360 09/12/2020 6:55PM
Key concern is preventing infections -- Hokie1992 09/12/2020 6:53PM
My late mom(MPHNCRIP) broke one hip & her pelvis twice -- PhotoHokieNC 09/12/2020 6:44PM
Happened to my mother. The huge issue was loss of mobility. -- Stork 09/12/2020 6:44PM
Did she go home or did you put her in a nursing home? ** -- HokieJamie 09/12/2020 6:49PM
Moved with my sister, and eventually into nursing home. -- Stork 09/12/2020 6:51PM
Yeah he can't move in with us. He desperately wants to go home but we -- HokieJamie 09/12/2020 6:56PM
Make sure he understands the harder he works at rehab, sooner he goes home. -- Hokie360 09/12/2020 7:15PM
Oh trust me I have drilled in him from day 1 he has to give 100% on rehab -- HokieJamie 09/12/2020 7:22PM
Have someone who specializes in "future-proofing" homes-> -- HOKIERIT 09/12/2020 9:17PM
It’s almost inevitable, going to assisted living. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 09/12/2020 7:08PM
Sorry dude. My mom broke her hip and rebounded but developed -- RhinoVT 09/12/2020 6:43PM
I'm sure it happens but it has not been my experience ** -- typed by ben 09/12/2020 6:37PM