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Seems like it would be an unsafe discharge if she needs someone to take care of her, and that person herself is concerned (with reason) about contracting it.
Again, this is just my perception, not being in the medical community.
Her ability to remain in her own home is more dependent on whether her needs can be met at home with the care plan already put into place. If her plan is not financially possible or enough caregivers can not be found, then other options should be discussed with her. If she is mentally competent, she gets to make those decisions for herself.
Vancomycin is usually the first drug tried for C-Diff, but does not always work. If her doctor is stumped, she might need to see an Infectious Disease specialist.
If Vancomycin does not stop the C-Diff, there are more specialized drugs, like Dificid, that may do the trick. Dificid is frightfully expensive, but perhaps she would qualify for the company's Patient Assistance Program,
I do know that it works.
He got strep, then antibiotics and vicious diarrhea. He was treated for C Diff tho I was told that it was "not testing positive for c diff despite their eyes and nose telling them different". The docs wanted him in care on IV antibiotics and they wanted him in for at least a month. SNF was the answer. He decided that he could not stand it anymore and wanted to go home even if he died (had a diagnosis of probable early Lewy's dementia, and to tell you the truth I am quite certain he WANTED to die).
His ALF would not accept him home without Hospice. He got hospice. He was put on by mouth antibiotic. He was dead in less than two weeks time.
If your Mom knows the risks and this is what she wants and you consider her rational then I don't see what choice you have in this matter. It IS an option. See to it she has enough care and understands the risks.
For my brother, despite its outcome, this was the right decision. I don't think he would have survived the SNF any better than he survived leaving it, IV antibiotics or no.
I would allow your mother to make this decision were it me, full well understanding the outcome.
The thing is, my mother doesn't want to go home to die. She wants her old life back, and just won't accept reality, though she's been dying steadily for years. This year's reality has involved 2 ambulance rides to the ER, followed by hospitalizations. She is cared for by a team of 6 specialists for her various conditions, including adult onset autoimmune hemophilia--and she's also on a blood thinner. For years, I took her to her constant medical appointments; for the last 8 years it's been an aide. I'm really sort of amazed that she won't give up. She's outlived her siblings, husband, friends, and probably soon, her son (my brother). A retired RN, she has unrealistic expectations for the CNA(s) that care for her, and is consistently belligerent with the care staff, wherever she is.
So, what's my question? I'm trying to figure out how we'll deal with the infectious aspect of C. Diff. when she returns home. I really don't want to get this, too. And I'm very tired--I can't quit my job, because my family & I need the health insurance coverage.
I don't blame her for not wanting to stay in the NH.
Then may go home afterwards.Have you considered a live in aide for her?
One is brewers yeast the other is a probiotic I cant spell but it's in this article.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9753273/
Here's the thing. This decision is out of your and mom's hands. The discharge planner has the authority to decide if discharge home is a "safe discharge".
I would leave the decision in her/his/their hands and not facilitate any transport.
In my experience the discharge planners just want to get people out when Medicare no longer wants to pay. You already said mom will fire the additional caregivers, and the original caregiver may not stay either. I don’t have a good answer for you. I am just warning you not to trust the decision to a discharge planner.