Hello. I appreciate any insight. I am the granddaughter and POA for my 98-year-old grandmother. She has been living in an Assisted Living home with insurance for the past 8 years. Recently she is going downhill pretty fast with dementia. She is throwing out important objects - like her keys, watch, clocks, chargers, etc. I get constant calls that she is refusing to bathe or lost an item. I am there 2 times a week at least - but I have a family and other things I need to focus on as well. Is it the nurses jobs to watch my grandma and make sure she bathes? Seems like everyone is keeping a close eye on her but it’s just so heartbreaking to see her not want to leave her room and for me to keep getting calls about her care. Is she in the right place? Should I raise concerns to management or is this just not the type of place she should be living. Such as maybe she needs more care? I want the best for her. No one I know is going through this so I have no one to ask.
If the facility where she is currently has an MC section she can "easily" transition to that.
If they do not have MC you have the daunting task of finding one and making the move.
"Nurses" do not do any of the personal care that is done by Aides or maybe a CNA.
I am surprised that management has not talked to you about either moving her to the MC section or finding a facility that can meet your grandma's current and future care needs.
I would think the AL would be accessing Mom and telling you its time for Memory care.
No facility can force Mom to bathe. Its a law. There are ways to get around that but it depends on how hard the aides want to try.
I would think the AL would be accessing Mom and telling you its time for Memory care.
No facility can force Mom to bathe. Its a law. There are ways to get around that but it depends on how hard the aides want to try.
Good luck in finding exactly what she needs.
Talk to her facility today about moving her to memory care, to find out what that all will entail for her and you.