Mom and her roommate were sitting outside their room when I arrived around 11:30 Saturday morning. Since theirs is the last room in the wing, and there's no room across the hall from them, it's like they have another room -- their lanai. I brought their tables out so they could eat lunch there; it was like a picnic, sitting in the sunny hallway.
Once Mom and I were alone, I told her I had some bad news, that the people at St. Anne's said they couldn't admit her to their assisted living. As many of you know, she is quite stoic and kept up a good front, saying that she figured as much and that she wasn't surprised, but I detected some waivering, the trembling lower lip thing.
She is worried about what is going to happen to her. I assured her we would make sure she had the best possible care, and to that end, explained that on Tuesday, a case manager was being brought into the mix to help us sort it out and make recommendations. Even though Dave, Byron, and Colleen have looked at different nursing homes, I want to make sure we have enough information to make the best decision. I told her that the case manager would give her a test similar to the one they did at St. Anne's (but didn't suggest she practice her subtracting from 100 by sevens) and carefully look at her medical records. Her Medicare coverage for rehab ends March 13, so there is some time to weigh the options and make a decision before she has to leave Heartland. Staying at Heartland as a private pay is also an option.
Mom is on antibiotics for her infection, and having her usual gastrointestinal reaction to them, poor thing. Besides the visit from the case manager on Tuesday, she has an appointment at the wound clinic again to which I'll be taking her. The fun never ends.
She is worried about what is going to happen to her. I assured her we would make sure she had the best possible care, and to that end, explained that on Tuesday, a case manager was being brought into the mix to help us sort it out and make recommendations. Even though Dave, Byron, and Colleen have looked at different nursing homes, I want to make sure we have enough information to make the best decision. I told her that the case manager would give her a test similar to the one they did at St. Anne's (but didn't suggest she practice her subtracting from 100 by sevens) and carefully look at her medical records. Her Medicare coverage for rehab ends March 13, so there is some time to weigh the options and make a decision before she has to leave Heartland. Staying at Heartland as a private pay is also an option.
Mom is on antibiotics for her infection, and having her usual gastrointestinal reaction to them, poor thing. Besides the visit from the case manager on Tuesday, she has an appointment at the wound clinic again to which I'll be taking her. The fun never ends.
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