My Father (90yrs) has just spent 4 weeks in hospital. The ambulance crew were fantastic even having to cope with my Mum who got car sick (she was facing backwards and the disco lights and sounds were going). Resus were fantastic. The ward crew were for the most part - let me say that as an emergency VN l was not impressed and they knew it. Anyhow he got out and is now in a convalescent home. He has a max of 6 weeks in it while he is assessed etc and so far apart from one minor mishap has it has been excellent. l realise it is not a "long term" nursing home, they do have a block for dementia patients but l do not know how long they have there however..... One of my biggest praises is over sleeping tablets. In hospital they were giving them to my Dad. He was allowed them for the first 2 nights at the home then told "You can have a mug of hot milk, and we will give you a mug of hot milk every hour until you fall asleep but you are not having any more drugs to sleep." He now gets his hot milk sleeps pretty much all the way through only waking if he gets to hot or cold in the night then if he can not get back to sleep they get him another mug of hot milk. Anything that worries us we can check up on knowing it will be sorted. They have done wonders on his legs that were water filled stumps and his ulcer has almost gone as has his constant pain with the legs. They will need more work but the work done has saved a hell of a lot of future trouble. The serious rash that was starting to open into a nasty sore between his legs thanks to the hospital has gone. So it has restored my faith in homes after all the media coverage, l realise this is only a short stay one but all l can say is... BRILLIANT :-)