My mom is in a nh. She was seen by the dentist who comes there several months ago. Mom's teeth are turning grey; we've called the social work department to get her put on the list to see the dentist. I keep getting told various dates by the sw department that the dentist is coming, but she never gets seen. This has been going on for THREE months now. She's private pay. Suggestions are appreciated.
For us on retrospect, using so much of mom's spend-down $ on dental work was a really good decision. Frightfully expensive but has enabled mom to be able to bite, eat & chew with most of her own teeth. Most of those in her NH in their 90's are lucky to have 1/3 of their teeth. If you are doing this private pay, I'd call about to see if you can find a dentist who will visit her in the NH to do an evaluation to see what - if anything - is an option for her.