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I feel like start running and not look back!
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Dec 24, 2024 | Replies (137)Comment receiving replies
That's exactly what makes me loose sleep. My husband has always been very stubborn and proud of his independence, if he lives long enough for the dementia to advance I'm sure he'd still refuse to move anywhere.
Everybody tells me the way to make it easier is to take advantage from a hospital or ER stay and instead of bringing him home have him transfer to the care home. But how do you do that if you usually have to put the person's name on a waiting list in advance ?
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Based on what I’ve seen, in these situations, the hospital social worker helps a lot. Once they know the situation and what the long term plans are, they will reach out to the places that may have availability. Normally, the patient is transferred for rehab. That’s required for Medicare to cover the initial stay, from my understanding. They know the staff at these facilities and seem to work magic. In my state, most of the places that have rehab are nursing homes, but they may have an attached Memory Care or their own dementia unit.
For people who are unmanageable and resistant, there are legal remedies to gain control, but it’s not ideal. Still, an option though.