Fri Mar 25, 2022, 10:28 AM
GPV (72,321 posts)
Anyone have experience with transitioning aging parents from senior apartments to a home? Emotional
aspects as well as technical stuff? We are losing nursing homes here in Maine, and whatever Maine care and Medicare offer will have to cover my FILs stay wherever that turns out to be. He can't live on his own anymore. Two bad falls this week show that it's time.
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GPV | Mar 2022 | OP |
CentralMass | Mar 2022 | #1 | |
chia | Mar 2022 | #2 | |
LastDemocratInSC | Mar 2022 | #5 | |
Nittersing | Mar 2022 | #3 | |
multigraincracker | Mar 2022 | #4 | |
Lettuce Be | Mar 2022 | #6 |
Response to GPV (Original post)
Fri Mar 25, 2022, 10:44 AM
CentralMass (15,142 posts)
1. Have you tried getting him physical therapy. Sometimes it is posdible
To correct or improve tge underlying conditions that are causing the falls.
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Response to CentralMass (Reply #1)
Fri Mar 25, 2022, 10:52 AM
chia (2,130 posts)
2. Also a medication check to see what he's taking, and how much. Some meds can cause you to be
off-balance.
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Response to CentralMass (Reply #1)
Fri Mar 25, 2022, 11:02 AM
LastDemocratInSC (3,301 posts)
5. Correct.
The falls are usually not because of balance issues but because of loss of muscle strength in the legs. Physical therapy can be helpful in those cases.
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Response to GPV (Original post)
Fri Mar 25, 2022, 10:55 AM
Nittersing (5,803 posts)
3. In home care?
Will insurance pay for in home care? At least as a staring point, which would allow you a little more time to research possible living facilities?
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Response to GPV (Original post)
Fri Mar 25, 2022, 11:01 AM
multigraincracker (31,161 posts)
4. Does he have a Social Worker?
They are good at finding options.
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Response to GPV (Original post)
Fri Mar 25, 2022, 05:38 PM
Lettuce Be (2,281 posts)
6. We used Health & Human Services dept where I live
They then sent info on homes that had space available. When I called the first one they wanted to come to the house to meet mom, to see if it'd be a good fit. She's been there going on six years now.
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