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Question

Bob has been in your care on the ward for seven days following a fall at home. Bob was diagnosed with dementia six months earlier, and it is deteriorating. Currently, his wife Wendy is his carer; however, they don't yet have any services at home. Wendy is very emotional and struggling with the enormity of Bob's diagnosis and his personality change, she is not yet ready for him to go into care and is willing to have support to help her manage at home. Bob struggles to manage in the shower and is becoming much slower with ambulation. He has a wound on his left forearm from the fall. Wendy has stated that they haven't had a good meal in a while as she is just too tired to cook. What are some services we might consider referring the patient to upon discharge? Choose all the applications in this situation). Pulmonary rehabilitiation. Carer's respite. Gait and balance clinic. Meals on wheels. Speech therapy. Dementia Australia. Occupational therapy. Home help. District nursing. Cardiac rehabilitiation.