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Assissted Living Information
QUESTION: My elderly mother has slowly declined since father died. I moved her from
her apartment an hour away from me, to just 5 miles away, take care of all
her needs, buy her groceries, my sister does her laundry, see here EVERY day
that I'm off of work, and call her every day that I work.
She has Home Health, RN, NA, and PT.She has CHF, MI, AF, SSS, SVT, PVCs, MVP, AODM, Temporal Lobe Arteritis,
Glaucoma, ulcers, hx of breast cancer, mastectomoy, dual chamber pacemaker,
etc.She can use a walker, slightly, but to go the the store, she needs her
wheelchair.She has been hospitalized 6 times this year.
Last Monday, her Home Health nurse found her screaming "Help me!" She was
prone, in the bathroom, having fallen. Hypothermic at 92.0 degrees F, 60/40
BP, cyanotic, in renal failure with anuria, elevated S-T segment and
T-waves, confused, and shortly afterward, once in ICU, almost comatose.
It's nursing home time. Doctor says, I agree, she doesn't.
How does one cope?
"No one cares about me!" "I've no where to go!" Etc.
Of course, I can't cope as a nurse. I'm not objective. Anyone else been
through this, and got any suggestions?
ANSWER: Tell her the time has come; she cared for you when you needed it, now
you must care for her. Tell her it is your home or the nursing home.
In other words, give her a negative choice, but a choice. Her room can
be fixed with her things, and you can keep a closer watch. It will
improve the quality of her remaining years, put more of a burden on you,
but it's your Mom.
Society in general will see more and more of this, as longevity
increases.
Nurses, get a Long Term Care policy! The younger you buy it, the
cheaper it is. Don't wait till you are up in years, the price is
prohibitive.
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