The administrator told us we could leave her in the same room until such time as they needed it and after that he would find a private room on another hall for her. It will cost us $4200 a month, so we told her she had to be ready to run a race within a month or so. The beautiful daffodils are courtesy of her niece!
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The other option rather than putting her in a nursing home if she has another stroke is you guys taking care of her at home .Then she would get to keep her assets. That is VERY hard on any caretaker.
It IS a real shame that anyone who worked so hard for things and has them, has to give them up for their care. But honestly it is their money. I also understand your point. Someone with nothing and that happens to them I am pretty sure medicare covers it.
I really hope she makes great strides in therapy for them in the coming months. So she can get home earlier than that.
Good thoughts coming from here for all of you.
If you keep posting , I'll keep up.
If I think of something that might help or that you may not have thought of...I'll let you know.
I know it is all overwhelming.Beth
Thanks, Beth. Medicare will pay for the additional therapy, but we have to pay for the room and board. If she didn't have anything, Medicaid would kick in. Makes me understand why there are so many freeloaders who never work and just live off the government.
Me, too.
And I am sure she would love to leave you all with something, the family place, to keep.
I can see that bothering her very much.
Will they pick up for the 5 days a week of therapy that you want her to have? (a teaching moment) I think I have as many questions as I have answers and perhaps we could help someone else going through this.
You are great to be sharing this experience . Beth
Beth, Medicare Part B will pay for the additional therapy. We just have to pay for room and board and meds.
I wish I had some advice to give you, let me know what you find out.
Continuing to pray for complete recovery!
Have you taken pictures in for your mom to look at....photos when you were kids,family photos. Might get her talking more, stimulate her brain a bit. Also, try calling her and talking to her on the phone. Maybe while you are there have your brother call and talk to her ,so you can see how she does with it, so it isn't too frustrating for her.
Have you thought any more about a rocking chair for her room? It could strengthen her leg muscles and it is something you usually do without thinking....rock in a rocking chair.
I made up puzzle games for dad and me to play....one of us would start a word on paper and make blanks for the amount of letters that were left...than give each ther clues for the word....we laughed at each others guesses and it helped both of us.
A lot of it was whispers and waiting but it helped to get us laughing and him talking a bit more.
Magnetic letter board if she isn't using her writing hand yet.
I guess mainly what I am saying is do anything and everything to see if it helps. Don't wait for the therapy/therapists to do it all.
I had more than one therapist tell me they thought what I was doing was a good idea.
They just don't have the time and don't love her like you do to be able to spend time and effort with her like you do.
The more you help her now in rehab the more independent she will be when she goes home.
That was me before . Aack. I don't always remember to sign my name...but I know you know who it is by the ID.
The one therapy place dad was in was doing something with him for 8 hrs a day , 5 days a week.
Of course there was time for transfers and getting him to and from the therapy room.
You can go in there when no one is using the equipment and help your mom with the pedaling and weights and you can always do things in her room....make it like a girls excersize class and do it with her. Beth
Keep up with her meds,make sure you know everythng she is taking and look it up online to see if she really needs it. The docs are usually very willing to help get them off of some of them they think she may not need. Side effects are sometimes a problem. I am going to give you a for instance... ativan....it is supposed to make them calmer...in some instances it makes them want tear at their clothes and take them off and any tubes they have in them.
A urinary tract infection also causes some very strange behavior.
Once again, Anonymous, I have deleted your liberal drivel and will continue to do so. I'm not interested in your opinion or your comments.
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