Once my mother returned to her condo (that she bought with my brother and sister) everyone realized that she is not able to live on her own. Something the nursing home told us and I agreed with but not my brother or sister. Now we are trying to get her back into the nursing home she left but the only nursing home that will take her because she left AMA is this horrible, dirty one. Why will no other Nursing homes take her? Is there a waiting time since she left AMA. PS She is on Medicare and Medicaid. What can I do to get her into a better nursing home?
Have you checked the assessor records online to see who the condo owner is? After I went through the experience with my twisted sissies, I have a very suspicious mind and trust absolutely no one.
I am glad that she is leaving him be.
Anyway....
There is a process by which one gets into a NH; the easiest route is if a patient is in the hospital and gets placed by the discharge department. That lets you skip the waiting list.
Most likely, the only place with available beds is the least desirable one in your area. You CAN move mom once she's placed; the best scenario would be for mom to he hospitalized for 3 days and be eligible for a brief stint in rehab which would then turn into a long term care stay.
Has she been approved for long term care Medicaid or Community Medicaid? Those are two very different things.
First, ur probably going to have to reapply to Medicaid again to cover her longterm care. So, yes, it would be private pay until the application is approved. It may not be.
If she is on Medicaid for her healthcare (which I would confirm if she got it because she was in LTC) she may be able to get homecare.
I think what you may want to do is call Medicaid and see what needs to be done to get Mom back into LTC. Make sure they know that ur not the one that created this problem your just trying to find out ur options.
Boy, I would have killed my siblings. I would help but not give up anything. They made this mess they should clean it up. :)
It's just weird that other nursing home agree to take her until they find out she left AMA.
In what circumstances did she leave the last NH against medical advice? If it was messy and/or expensive, other facilities may decide they don't want to take the risk of admitting her.
What did the NH she left say when you approached them, and how long ago was it that she left?
Meanwhile, I think brother and sister had better take it in turns to support your mother at home until an acceptable place can be found for her - don't you?