First time user . I have been taking care of my 84 year old grandma. She has dementia and the last couple of months she has decliend very quickly. My mom was helpng me untill my grandma kicked her out. So the last couple of weeks it has fallen all on me . We have decided it is not sutable for her to be living by herself anymore (senior appt). Now here is the problem the only care home that is payed thru her insurance is a skilled nursing facility. Found one close by but her Dr will not give orders because she doesn't need rehab. Yesterday I was also kcked out of my grandmas house because she thinks I took her money. sHE WONT TAKE HER MEDS AND IS LOSING WEIGHT VERY QUICKLY. PLEASE ANY ADVICE WOULD HELP
Hi!
I"m sorry to hear about your situation! Sounds like first, you should contact her doctor and let him or her know that Grandma is not taking her meds and has sent you away. Perhaps they can arrange for someone to go check on her and discuss things with her. Perhaps a legal guardianship could be established?
Good luck and let us know how things are going.
Hi. How are things now? I just w anted to let you know I care and would like to hear from you.
Hi Caregiver 530,
I highly recommend that you get in touch with your local area on aging. It's a government office and their whole purpose is to assist with issues like this. There's one for, like, every zipcode and you can probably find it in the yellow pages, but caring.com has a directory as well. Just go here, type in your location, and then hit search:
http://www.caring.com/local/area-agency-on-agings
Good luck! I know this is late, but I hope it helps you!
I urge you to one of the contacts this site. It is urgent to get her admitted to the hospital for the 3 day medicare requirement. Sne will then be elligible for admission to a long term facility. This is very important for her benefit and yours.
I agree with getting her admitted to a hospital. She may have an underlying issue that has escalated her dementia, commonly it is a urinary tract infection that has gone undiagnosed. But, one she is in the hospital, there are procedures in place that prevent her from being discharged to an "unsafe" environment. The key here is that there is no one to assist her in her environment and she is a danger to herself. That is what happened to my mother, and it was actually a godsend. It took much of the pressure off me, since I couldn't get her into the doc to be evaluated. Good luck, and I hope it all turns out ok for you. It is horribly stressful, but making sure your grandmother is safe and cared for will help immensely.
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