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She goes into wardrobe (closet) to get clothing. Home says I can't use childproof lock because it's a dignity issue. Dignity or safety; which is more important at this point? Do I have any say or rights in this circumstance?
The locks won't really help. As Maggie says, she won't remember it is locked and get up anyway. Or she'll stand up for some other reason. Even though it is very painful each time she has to transfer out of her wheelchair, my mom can't remember that she has a broken hip and shouldn't get up alone. The nursing home can't "restrain" her but they do monitor her closely. Often when I come she is sitting near the nursing station, folding towels or doing crosswords. Or in the dining room pulled up to a table, drinking coffee, and chatting with another resident.
Mom's NH celebrates its 50th anniversary next week. The building is really pitiful compared to new ones that are designed to accommodate large awkward machines (like sit-to-stand lifts) and have many nice common areas. But the staff is excellent and we are satisfied.
Great points, Maggie. Tpot, this is the facility's problem to solve. Have a meeting with DON and DSW and brain storm but make it clear that they are the experts! For my MIL, we made a funny sing with a picture of my BIL in diving gear with some humorous saying about sleeping with the fishes ifshe got up by herself. She may need a picture or icon. She may not comprehend words so much anymore.
Here's what I learned by mom's stay at the nursing home . . . when comparing it to all others. Buildings that have been retrofitted into nursing homes are often sorely lacking in large common areas -- like the HUGE dining room with HUGE TV at the one mom was in. People spent most of their time right in there -- supervised...clear view from the nurses' station...earshot of loads of staff all day long. Some older buildings even have their dining facilities (their largest common room) stuck off in some corner someplace and lock them up in between meals. This is a poor arrangement. Me? I wouldn't put mom in a place like that. And the only reason I even KNOW about the problem of retrofitting buildings is because I toured a number of new/old facilities when we were thinking of placing mom.
A nursing home has the right to institute whatever rules it would like unless it impacts safety. They obviously have a rule against child-proof locks on residents' personal closets. Not much you can do.
Child-proof locks aren't going to solve your problem. She won't remember it's locked and will STILL get up to change . . . if that's what she's really doing. My mom tries to get up when she has to go to the bathroom. Forgets she can't walk -- which is exactly how she broke her hip last March.
While she was at the nursing home for 2-1/2 months of rehab, I noticed many other patients getting up . . . and I heard their chair alarms go off . . . and I saw nurses, aids, activity coordinators and anyone else within earshot (even visitors) rushing to their aid. This is lack of supervision on the part of the nursing home. Period.
Have a meeting with the appropriate supervisor(s) and ask how they intend to address your mom's forgetfulness. The way mom's nursing home addressed her propensity to get up from her wheelchair upsupervised was four-fold: #1 chair alarm; #2 a balloon on the back of her wheelchair indicating that she needed walking assistance to alert staff when they were around; #3 keeping her in the dining room watching their 72" TV and pushing/locking her wheelchair right up to the heavy dining room table; #4 putting her wheelchair right by the nurses' station at other times for closer supervision.
Talk to staff. This is their problem to deal with. And your problem to make sure that they DO. ;) Good luck!
She has alarms on both bed and chair which actually says " Do Not Get Up. Please sit down and call for help". She gets it into her head at some point during a day that she HAS to change her clothes. She would pull herself up to get clothing from wardrobe(that was how she fell and broke hip) . I took clothing from wardrobe and put in dresser thinking she could access them while sitting. But she now insists on changing her slacks by standing up to get one pair of pants off and the other on. She doesn't remember her broken hip or that she even stands to change clothes. The aide had been putting her clothing on the top shelf of the wardrobe and that seems to work for now because my mother doesn't realize they are up there. Do I have any legal rights as her caregiver to put child safety lock on her wardrobe?
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
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.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
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.
I agree that:
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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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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
Mom's NH celebrates its 50th anniversary next week. The building is really pitiful compared to new ones that are designed to accommodate large awkward machines (like sit-to-stand lifts) and have many nice common areas. But the staff is excellent and we are satisfied.
Child-proof locks aren't going to solve your problem. She won't remember it's locked and will STILL get up to change . . . if that's what she's really doing. My mom tries to get up when she has to go to the bathroom. Forgets she can't walk -- which is exactly how she broke her hip last March.
While she was at the nursing home for 2-1/2 months of rehab, I noticed many other patients getting up . . . and I heard their chair alarms go off . . . and I saw nurses, aids, activity coordinators and anyone else within earshot (even visitors) rushing to their aid. This is lack of supervision on the part of the nursing home. Period.
Have a meeting with the appropriate supervisor(s) and ask how they intend to address your mom's forgetfulness. The way mom's nursing home addressed her propensity to get up from her wheelchair upsupervised was four-fold: #1 chair alarm; #2 a balloon on the back of her wheelchair indicating that she needed walking assistance to alert staff when they were around; #3 keeping her in the dining room watching their 72" TV and pushing/locking her wheelchair right up to the heavy dining room table; #4 putting her wheelchair right by the nurses' station at other times for closer supervision.
Talk to staff. This is their problem to deal with. And your problem to make sure that they DO. ;) Good luck!