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My dad loved Kaiser and its regimented systems, but the minute he died I got my mother off of it. Thank goodness too, because I don’t know what I would have done regarding her care. I had to move her to a nursing home three days after dad's funeral and paid out of pocket for a month until her new insurance kicked in. There was no way I would have been able to transport her to Kaiser for doctor visits and other medical needs, so I changed her insurance in the nick of time.
A geriatric specialist might be more appropriate. But I also agree with MAC that her doctor needs to be involved, at least as a stepping stone.
I did ask our local AAA for an assessment, but never dealt with them after that.
The "nurse" who performed the assessment didn't even know what psychotropic drugs were. She took it upon herself, w/o discussion from us, to assess what changes needed to be made to Dad's home so that he could remain there (this was several years after he began falling, had various stints for rehab, and more) as he approached 100 (yes, he was almost a centenarian).
She assessed the "needed" changes at $50K, just for the living room. That included a new ceiling and I don't remember what else she cited, all verbally, not in writing. And of course the new AAA program and its staff, and the goal of keeping elders in their home, would "manage" the changes.
I was so disgusted with this arrogance that I terminated the visit and obviously never considered her total lack of inability to provide construction estimates.
I had already met with another of their staff and wouldn't hire him. He insisted on doing things that weren't necessary and ran up an estimate of several hundred dollars. He was belligerent when I told him this wasn't the project scope, and some of his chores did NOT need to be done (trees with small trunks, such as 2 - 3 ", don't need to be stump ground.)
He became hostile, fortunately in the front yard so neighbors could call the police if he became physical, which did occur to me as he was really mad.
That was the end of AAA's involvement in my father's and my needs. I found a REAL gardening expert for 1/4 of the price the AAA guy wanted.
"I'm inclined to think that Kaiser, as an insurer, would want to mitigate charges and might not be as thorough." Yes, that was my first thought about have them do the assessment. Of course, my next choice would have been the AAA, so I sure appreciate the warning that even they may use unscrupulous tactics.
The placement agency I've been talking to has said that typically the facilities that are chosen will do their own assessment prior to admitting, Of course that makes sense, but doesn't help me right now to know what level of care to look for (i.e. board & care, AL, MC or SNF). I would really like to have a professional opinion on her needs, as a starting point.
We do have an appointment in a few days with MIL's primary physician, to follow up on an ER visit for cellulitis in her leg. She is very willing to fill out forms for us. I guess I'll start there.