We increased my mother's aricept and I think now she is more argumentative and harder to get along with. The taking of a shower is still a big issue and today she said she wanted to bathe at night before bed. So we are going to give this a go. I asked the Care Director what would happen if she refused for weeks and she said if it became a health issue it would be a problem. Can they move her?
As far as can they move her because of that, I suppose they can, but it may depend on where you live. You can check with the long-term care ombudsman for that area at ltcombudsman.org. Type in the AL Zip code. These people are experts on such topics.
Take care,
Carol
I was once in a hospital where I begged for a bath and they looked at me like I was nuts. This was a teaching hospital, for God's sake and they thought I was nuts for wanting a bath over a shower.
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