Dad needs to move to MC or Nursing Home. Sis and I have checked both and are unclear which is the better placement. He now has 24/7 caregiving but will not be continuing that. Surprisingly, MC accepted him even though he is unable to sit up, stand up or walk alone. He is mostly bed bound except for 2-3 days a week when a certain cg has special magic and motivates him to get in his recliner to watch movies/football, & leave his apt. to eat. Other than that, he lays in his hospice bed all day, every day to "rest" and mostly just drinks Boost (sometimes string cheese, chocolate, rice cake). Dad has late moderate/severe dementia (6e on the FAST test although he has a few conditions in Level 7). Sis wants him in MC as she likes the newer facility better. I don't have a preference, just whatever is best. He has enough snap that he would know the people in MC are "off" but he doesn't really get out anyway and doesn't care to socialize. He still remembers family and has snap but sometimes says off the wall things. MC has seen that he cannot get out of bed by himself although he tried. They would check on him every 2-3 hours, staff certified for Alzheimers/MC trained. They say he can stay there till end of life. Hospice nurse said the NH will have a Hoyer lift but not sure why he would need that (he's on hospice).The difference in cost is not a factor. Any thoughts, ideas, questions we need to know? Thanks!
I just spoke to his hospice social worker. She mentioned "personal care homes". I know what she's talking about as we had a caregiver start one in another city. Does anyone have experience with this? Thoughts?
Thanks for the info. He’s financially secure and doesn’t qualify for Medicaid; money is not an issue. We just want to find the right placement for him.
It sounds like maybe you’ve done some research but haven’t actually met with the admissions people and taken any tours? When you do they will ask you a long list of questions to determine if their facility could be right for your person, you won’t have to guess.