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One didn't require much. Just a couple days notice No minimum
Another required a TB test and 2 week minimum.
We paid out of pocket unless yourother has long term health insurance.
Best Wishes.
These were a great help to me.
It's not a simple matter of taking your loved one to the nearest care facility and checking them in!
Respite stays are standard coverage under Medicare for those on inhome hospice (as the caregiver needs a break). So lots of facilities are used to having short term respite stays, perhaps twice a yr every 6 months. But if mom is not already on hospice, Medicare paying for this is not an option.
Medicaid has programs that will pay for custodial care if she is eligible but these are designed to be used for those who need Long Term placement.
As an aside on this if the wedding is out of State or, out of the country, I don’t think any facility would be willing to have her as a short term “guest”. They need to be assured that the POA is avails 24/7 for contact and be able to be there quickly if need be.
If mother's aid is staying with her in your absence, then perhaps a bit less in cost.
I don't understand the reluctance of the aid when emergency services are a 911 call away, but that's neither here nor there.
I think in this choice of keeping an elder at home there are certain things that simply are not an option, and perhaps this is one of them.
Do you belong to a church? Is there a group that you/she belong to that speak that language? Does the caregiver you have belong to an agency?
I would try to find someone who can speak that language and also is trustworthy (since you would be allowing them unsupervised in the home) to check on her at minimum 3 times day, preferably after each meal or when you know she is most alert and would like to talk.
Assuming that the caregiver doesn't want the 24 x 7 for that week, if the caregiver belongs to an agency, see if the agency can fill your need. If no agency, ask the caregiver, assuming that you don't have reservations about him/her, if she knows of anyone who would be willing to help during that week.
Is there no possibility that your Mom can go with you, and take her existing caregiver also with you (kind of like a nanny situation)?
From my viewpoint, the biggest challenge for your Mom will be finding someone who she can communicate with while you are away.
Mom has sever Alzheimer and the place is out of states which requires traveling by air long distances! An Alzheimer patient get worse if they relocate even for short time!
Medicare, Medicaid and other insurance will pay for Respite.
That might be your best option.
And in addition to Respite you will have a Nurse that will come at least 1 time a week to check mom and order medications, a CNA that will come at least 2 times a week to give mom a bath or shower and to order supplies. Medications and supplies will be delivered to you. The Nurse will also order any equipment that you might need to help care for mom safely.
Most facilities, for your mom a Memory Care facility would take her for Respite but it would be Private Pay. You can ask when you are calling around to find a place that has a bed for a 1 week Respite if they have staff that speak your mom's language.
For Respite also ask what medical testing needs to be done before she comes to stay. In my area a TB skin test is required (some places need a 2 stage test where 2 tests are done a week apart) or a blood test can be done. And her doctor may have to fill out a medical history and indicate that she is in good health. Sometimes getting all this done can take a week or two.
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