I was wondering whether anybody who's been through a TBI themselves could offer me any tips or advice for when my other half comes home from hospital?

2 weeks ago, he had a fall and suffered a fractured skull, contusions and a subdural hematoma. He's made a good recovery and is now "medically fit for discharge" and is coming home on Monday morning.

The problems he has at the moment are severe hearing loss on one side (partly caused by the skull fracture which went down into the ear, and partly by his facial nerve being damaged which is causing palsy); cognitively he seems good but may have problems with "higher level functioning" apparently. We've been told he will most likely suffer from headaches, tiredness & possibly memory loss.

My question is - how can I make things easier for him once he's home? What worked well for you from your spouse/family, or what would you have liked them to have done differently? I know everybody is different, but I know next to nothing about TBI...should I just be let him be and let him set his own pace? Or should I encourage him, try and get him into a routine and establish a structure to his day?

I should mention that we have a baby so it's not going to be easy looking after both of them, and I'm mindful of him needing peace and quiet which isn't always easy with a one year old!