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My aunt, who lives alone across the country from me and has no other involved family, had a fall at home in late February. After a hospital stay and 30 days in rehab, it looks like she'll be going to a LTC facility, a decision I have very mixed feelings about because it is driven less by her condition than by her lack of finances and options.



Be that as it may, I have questions: Will it be possible to move her from a Medicaid nursing home in her state to one in my state? I realize she'd have to reapply for Medicaid in my state and we'd have to find a Medicaid-pending bed -- but is there any other reason why such a move couldn't happen?



Also, how many personal items can a resident have in a nursing home (shared room, presumably)? My aunt is quite alert and aware, and will feel the loss of her home -- is it possible to bring artwork and ornaments? Favorite blankets? Anything else I should pack up for her? (I assume taking her home to pack is not a good idea.)



Thank you!

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Also, do not put live plants in her room. No one will water them if she doesn't.
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She will most likely be in a shared room, so there won't be much space. She can have a few items to hang on her wall, but I don't think there'll be room for any furniture beyond a small chair for a visitor. My MIL is in LTC on Medicaid but happens to have a private room for some reason we still don't understand. She has to keep a special wheelchair in her room, which takes up space.

All her clothes need to be clearly labeled with her name. My MIL's clothes keep disappearing so "someone' will need to go to ckeck on her supply every month. There usually is a night stand, a built-in bureau and a closet, and a shared bathroom.

She can bring favorite blankets but stuff has a way of disappearing (often by other residents with cognitive issues) so I would not have her take anything of value, no jewelry for sure. No cash or ID items. You will need to work out a system to protect those things somehow. I keep my MIL's rings and IDs, checkbook, etc. at our house.

Every season we change the decorations in her room (which we keep at our house).

We didn't allow my MIL to go back home to pack but it may be different in your Aunt's case... my MIL's house was foreclosed and we had a huge garage sale to get rid of everything so it was pretty empty and it would just have just depressed her to see it.
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HollyIvy Apr 2, 2024
Thanks! I like the idea of keeping extra decorations at home and changing them seasonally. Today I did visits to the two available places here and now I recognize the difference in personal space between rehab and LTC. It's smaller than I had anticipated, but I get it -- if you don't have the financial means, this is the situation.
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All that can be said is poor aunt, seriously.
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