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I'll be off Friday I can't take a day off. I did get reprimanded for being late today since I visited my grandmother at the hospital I work as a chef well honestly any job ain't sympathetic if you are visiting a relative in the hospital. I just am 4,weeks in to the new job of course I'm on probation period for 90 days the usual stuff. I mean to that I had to go by her house to check the mail. The rehab place is going to happen I been communicating with the social worker from the hospital.I also did talk to a lawyer on getting a power of attorney on her behalf so I can at least take care of the bills its gonna be a tough couple of months but will work out in the end.
Make sure that you arrange for the hospital to do the transport from one facility to the other.
Once she's in rehab, Medicare will generally pay the first 20 days in full. After that, there's a charge of something like $160 per day unless she's got a Medigap or supplementary plan.
I agree with everyone in this post and the hospital too 100% she needs a caregiver.
yes I did talk to a social worker there and I also called the county one where she lives I never heard back from them. but i'll work with what the hospital has to offer that may be my better end of the stick to be honest I dunno if she will embrace the new changes coming but she needs to take that in all regards. I can only do so much when I visit go do her food shopping, picking up prescriptions, taking her to doctor appts. I have done a lot after my mom passed. another thing I will have to work is dealing with her finances such as paying the property tax,gas,water,electric.phone bill and pay off the qvc account. I will have to apply for POA. even today with her talking to me she was feisty she fears some laywers will buy her house because they have sent letters in interest they wanna buy the property since its across from the county court house, and how her diabetic doctor saved her from doing jury duty and how she wants to remain independent after all of this. she cant be or this will occur on a weekly basis this puts more stress on me. I have high blood pressure but am taking medications to control it. from traveling from my place to there and my job that's an hour away. im doing the best to my ability but it is overwhelming. i'll have to take care of stuff tomorrow but i'll be communicating with the hospital.
I agree with everyone else that you need to make it clear there is nobody at her home who can help her.
She sounds super feisty (a nice term for difficult and stubborn). Good luck and keep us posted.
I’m so glad your GM is getting help. If she stays in the hospital as a patient ( not just observation) for three nights she will qualify for rehab. She will need that to build her strength back. Don’t bring her home. Tell the hospital she has no one at home to care for her. That will give you some time to get things in order before she does come home.
Keep us updated on how she is doing.
Your GM is 97. Maybe she just wants to be left alone. Do u have POA? The only way u will get her to the hospital is if she in unconsious or cannot make informed decisions, like with Dementia. If you haven't discussed with her end of life wants, maybe you should. Get a DNR in place if she wants it. You can explain that u love her and are concerned. Could she please allow you to take her at least to the doctor.
My MIL refused to go to the hospital for months. It took a LOT of persuading to get her there. She said "good bye" to all her friends when she was going off in the ambulance. Hospitals are where you go to die. At least that is what she believed. We got to the hospital and she just 'gave up'. She died 3 days later. I truly think she STILL would have died at home. We had the doctors in, constantly, she could not eat. At the time Hubby was working, We had 3 children (one of which was a baby) I was at the hospital twice a day, waking up the kitchen because she thought she could eat an ice cream. She had 1 teaspoon. The doctors and nurses looked after her with great understanding.
If you absolutely PROMISE that you will stay with her AND PROMISE you will bring her back home after the appointment (No matter what they find) she may let you take her. If they cannot persuade her to stay then you will have to keep your word.
It is not going to be easy.
Infortunately, as long as your grandma is still a legally competent adult, she can refuse care.
Have you tried asking her to get checked out because it will help YOU out? Because you're so worried, and big she falls ill during the work week, you'll lose your job if you have to leave?
Or, Grandma, tell me what you think might happen if you went to the doctor? What's the thing you fear him telling you? (Often elders seem to think that doctors can declare them incompetent on the spot and commit them to an asylum then and there). Find out what she fears.
Good luck, and tell us how this works out. We care.