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The good news is my mom has now had her medications adjusted. She is calm and taking a mild anti depressant. We just moved into a new stage of Alzheimer's after the fall that broke her pelvis and back. She is going to a better nursing home for skilled nursing. She just needs to eat more and she had a bad U.T.I. and a yeast infection and low sodium, potassium and magnesium. Whew what a ride! Thanks for all the love everyone!
Update on my mom. She has been in skilled nursing and now has been clear of MRSA and they have her walking great with the walker. She actually gets to go home to her house in a week. She will still have home p.t. and o.t. . the most exciting thing has been since she went to the geriatric phych. Unit and got medication, she has been a changed lady. Thank you for all the advice on here! It has been a very wild 2 month ride.
Mom my did follow a similar path as yours. Mom went from hospital, to geriatric psych unit. Mom's meds given by her primary care physician just were not working. Moms meds were tweaked in the psych unit and she greatly improved and was released to a nursing home after about 2 weeks.
My 83 year old MIL fell and broke her hip while living in her own home. She had surgery, went to rehab, went to assisted living which lasted a month before she was transferred to a nursing home. We knew dementia had started but after her fall it spiraled.
I think a transfer from a nursing home to a mental hospital is quite unusual. Do you mean a psychiatric hospital as such, or a memory care unit - a residential setting for people with advanced dementia?
If she really has flipped her lid and been admitted for psychiatric treatment, I hope they've checked that she's not having a difficult reaction to pain relief for the broken pelvis?
Update! My mom has been home for 1 week. She has been put on Depakote 2 x a day with Remeron and Lexapro and generic Namenda. So far so good. I think the Depakote really helped with hallucinations! We have some Angel Care girls that come give p.t. So far so good!
Mom my did follow a similar path as yours. Mom went from hospital, to geriatric psych unit. Mom's meds given by her primary care physician just were not working. Moms meds were tweaked in the psych unit and she greatly improved and was released to a nursing home after about 2 weeks.
Such good news! Thanks for the update; good for folks to hear that psych meds are not for knocking people out, but really improve quality of life for the patient.
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I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
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APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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If your mother is having behaioral/psychiatric issues, an inpatient psych stay is probably the best way to get her stabilized on meds.
Mom my did follow a similar path as yours. Mom went from hospital, to geriatric psych unit. Mom's meds given by her primary care physician just were not working. Moms meds were tweaked in the psych unit and she greatly improved and was released to a nursing home after about 2 weeks.
If she really has flipped her lid and been admitted for psychiatric treatment, I hope they've checked that she's not having a difficult reaction to pain relief for the broken pelvis?
Mom my did follow a similar path as yours. Mom went from hospital, to geriatric psych unit. Mom's meds given by her primary care physician just were not working. Moms meds were tweaked in the psych unit and she greatly improved and was released to a nursing home after about 2 weeks.
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