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@maryvc The unfortunate truth is that the facility Admin will act to protect their staff and the well-being of other residents. Liability suits, workers comp injuries, and staff retention are big issues. But, the fortunate truth is that they are not allowed to summarily ‘throw him out”, which is labeled abandonment. I would make an appointment with the Social Service person and just talk about the situation, he/she will be empathetic. You can ask about facilities that they recommend for his type of care needs, this signals that you are trying to be reasonable and work with them, which may lower their push to get him out, give some more time for new med regimen to work.
Be aware, how they get someone they don’t want for whatever reason out, is to wait until they are admitted to a regular hospital and then refuse readmission based on “we are unable to meet his level of care needs”, then it becomes the hospital social worker/discharge planner’s problem to find him a place and you won’t have much effect on the process, as they need him out of that bed which insurance is no longer paying for, as his stay is not “medically necessary”. This does not apply to psych units or psych hospitals, they and the facilities have solid agreements that they will take back any people transferred there.
Hang in there, this will get sorted out, ask for help from family or a paid person with the downsizing and move, God is in control. You’re a strong woman and you’ll meet this challenge the way you’ve met every challenge in your life- with strength, determination, and love.

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@centre Thank you for your reply. He comes back to the facility today. In 10 days he has not needed one PRN med as a rescue. With redirection skills he has been an easy patient in psyche.
Sad to say he is not returning to a place with the same level of skill.
I get all of it from the side of his Memory care, but it is the most expensive with the same use of agency and temporary staff and floats who are not trained in memory care. They market that their staff get two weeks of training.
It is on a computer.
So he is going back but I will be more involved and also I am going to tour and heavily interview other facilities.
This is a learning experience for everyone.
And yes, I have lots of guardian angels and support and feel God has a plan I’ve yet to understand but I’m open to the universe on this one.