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Another huge quagmire. Very sad indeed.
For the OP SNF’s won’t take your dad as he poses a safety risk to others & do not have the capability to provide 1:1 supervision. While at home now, does he have a 1:1? I would consider that until he gets placed.
As said above, nurses don’t “restrain” people nor take the chance your father refuses to takes medications that may calm him down while being “in the moment” of a crisis if your father exhibits out of control behavior.
Such a difficult situation. I wish you luck.
SNF typically do not have enough staff and to add a known risk is low priority, perhaps a non-profit facility will be a greater help.
I hope you find some place that will give your dad the care he needs.
Hugs 2 u in this hard trial.
Today i got his primary care dr to write an order regarding him needing 24 hour care and that my mom can no longer take care of him due to her health issues. The dr will sens this to blue shield and get authorization and then we will see if a SNF will take him. The dr says he needs to be in a safe, locked facility like a SNF for Dementia. Hopefully this will all come to fruition.
Is your husband seeing a specialist in LBD? If not, I think it would be worthwhile to make an appointment with the nearest clinic that has such a specialty, even if it is some distance away. (I have a cyber friend with LBD who comes from Tennessee to Minnesota's Mayo Clinic once a year for their specialists.) They may be able to come up with treatments that will be more effective at calming your husband and they certainly should be able to suggest some long-term care alternatives.
Are you saying that your Dad should be in a facility where the nurse can administer medications as needed when your Dad is aggressive? Or are you implying that you want your Dad in a facility when the nurses can physically restrain him with belts and straps and "straight jacket" devices?
Physical restraints CAN NOT be used any more in nursing homes and medication restraints (medication used to control a person's behavior) are monitored to ensure that the person receives the lowest dosage possible that controls that person's symptoms. There are some nursing home facilities that overmedicate their residents--but they are NOT going to tell you that. ;)
Your family is in a tough situation, I hope the OCSSA is able to help.
Try investigating another skilled nursing facility and see if they would accept him.