Based on the advice from everyone around me, I decided to move mom to assisted living. To keep a long story short, she has a very limited amount of short-term memory, does not like seeing doctors or getting lab work done, and she doesn’t know she will be moved to assisted living (I have POA).
Before she can move in, she needs a TB test. I found this out shortly after getting other lab work done (This was done with a great deal of effort). So how do I get her TB Test?
I have one idea that might work, I have the doctor’s office call, and they need to rerun one of the recent blood tested again due to equipment issues. Then I can “highly” recommend she be retested (TB test) and I take her to the lab.
In truth, this has been the hardest decision I had to make about moving my mom into AL/MC. I'm going against her wishes, she wants to die in her house. I have given her an extra three years in her house. With her short term memory gone, losing some of her long term memory, the doctor saying she has advance dementia, the police threating me with elderly abuse (she needed more care), the social worker recommending AL/MC, and others. I'm moving forward. I know this is against her wishes, but I'm not responsible for her happiness but her well being.
Once again Thank.
Well done!
If the only test she needs is the skin test I think they can be done at many of the "walk in clinics" at many pharmacy's so it would not be like she is going to a lab in a doctors office. (although these clinics can do a variety of tests as well)
If the lab still has blood they may be able to run the test without her having more blood drawn.
I am just a bit worried about an ALF that would accept a client who doesn't know they are coming? It seems to me that might be more a MC situation.
I hope that you will keep us updated how it all goes for her, and I wish you the very best of luck.
My mom adjusted pretty quickly to AL though it's kind of a roller coaster. I took her to some activities on site when she first move in to get her going. She does pretty well with getting herself to bingo and such and the ladies she has meals with are very nice.
Good luck!