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It's a tough decision, whether to wait until a bed opens up in town, or to drive 30 miles to a larger city. It depends on how often you and the family want to visit Mom.
Remember, not everyone is equip to be a caregiver. I wasn't, but I was good with the logistic part of caregiving, and my Dad paid for having caregivers with him. Dad first moved to Independent Living facility for seniors, he had a very lovely apartment.... then after awhile he had to move into Assisted Living/Memory Care.
My Dad was self-pay, so you would need to see if your Mom can budget the monthly cost. If she can't, then she would need to apply for Medicaid which would pay for all of her care in a skilled nursing home.
Let us know what you decide.
In our area alone, 5 new facilities have opened in the past three years with more to come. Were I in your situation, I’d tour every one within a reasonable distance asap. Look up their star ratings. Our newspaper prints facility ratings every year with 1 to 5 stars. You need to be very proactive since your situation is so hard to bear. You don’t want your family to remember Grandma as a giant pain.
Good luck. Keep us updated.
I thought I knew "the" place I was going to place mom but after looking at several, we opted for the smaller facilty. We were fortunate they had a room available that day. Hardest but best decision I did for mom and my family. Sending you strength
Also, consider a geriatric care manager to consult. They usually know the best places that have space available.
She does not have Medicaid yet but we're working on it. I was told her application has to be approved before they can come out and assess her. She's on a waiting list for one nursing facility but yeah, small town, so I'm definitely more willing to consider a longer drive and expand my search. Bide our time with her further away until something closer opens up, I suppose depending on her condition and how she would deal with another move. But that's going down a rabbit hole.
She has these fainting spells sometimes where I'll come in and find her on the floor or hunched over something, and sometimes in a cold sweat. Her doctor said it's most likely low blood pressure, so she took her off bp meds. I remember thinking after one of these instances, "Dang, I should have taken her to the ER."
Geriatric care manager... would that be the same as or similar to her patient care coordinator?