My husband and I have been care givers for our widowed neighbor who has no family. This morning we received a call form LifeAlert that she had fallen and not responded. An ambulance was dispatched. We do not know if she passed out or had lost her balance and fell and was knocked out. I rode with her in the ambulance because she was very agitated and did not know what was happening to her. At the hospital her alcohol level was .245. How do we go about helping her? How do you send an 86 year old to detox?
Get Social Services at the hospital involved immediately. Like tomorrow morning. They'll take it from there.
Just for your information, here are the effects of .245 alcohol concentration on a healthy person:
Increased pain threshold
Urinating on one’s self
Impaired consciousness
Slurred speech
Disorientation
Exaggerated emotional states
Decreased muscular coordination
Cannot talk or move
Loss of motor functions
Depressed or abolished reflexes
Impairment of circulation and respiration
So - you either get to wait for the next bad thing to happen, or if you have not been able to do such a good job propping her up that it would look like everything is just hunky dory when they come out to have a look, you can speak to Adult Protective Services in the AM.