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Any background on medicare and medicaide so I can help mom?
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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 517119" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>Here is the sad scary reality. As long as you brother manages to help her, and continues managing, they will not admit her or get her more nurse hours. Does your brother live with her? Whose house is it? No one will "place" her in a nursing home unless it's absolutely critical - if, say your brother had an accident of his own and was laid up for a few weeks, or took a job out of town and there was NO ONE to take care of your mom. What you should be doing is finding a nursing home placement for her and get her on the waiting list sooner rather than later.</p><p></p><p>I am so not proud of this, but my mother in law got on the fast track waiting list for assisted living because each time she called an ambulance to our house they couldn't get the gurney to her. The house has a strange layout, but I also am a hoarder and have lots of clutter everywhere (no, nothing like on the TV shows) So, she finally complained and the got her out of my house sooner rather than later.</p><p></p><p>There is no "medical neglect" when the hospital treats her and sends her home. It's not their responsibility to make sure she is being cared for at home. One resource you can look to for more resources and/or assistance is adult protective services (a branch of children's protective services)</p><p></p><p>Good luck to all of you. Elderly issues can be just as difficult, complicated and exasperating as difficult child issues.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 517119, member: 11965"] Here is the sad scary reality. As long as you brother manages to help her, and continues managing, they will not admit her or get her more nurse hours. Does your brother live with her? Whose house is it? No one will "place" her in a nursing home unless it's absolutely critical - if, say your brother had an accident of his own and was laid up for a few weeks, or took a job out of town and there was NO ONE to take care of your mom. What you should be doing is finding a nursing home placement for her and get her on the waiting list sooner rather than later. I am so not proud of this, but my mother in law got on the fast track waiting list for assisted living because each time she called an ambulance to our house they couldn't get the gurney to her. The house has a strange layout, but I also am a hoarder and have lots of clutter everywhere (no, nothing like on the TV shows) So, she finally complained and the got her out of my house sooner rather than later. There is no "medical neglect" when the hospital treats her and sends her home. It's not their responsibility to make sure she is being cared for at home. One resource you can look to for more resources and/or assistance is adult protective services (a branch of children's protective services) Good luck to all of you. Elderly issues can be just as difficult, complicated and exasperating as difficult child issues. [/QUOTE]
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