I have posted here before about my dad having some behavior issues in his memory care facility. He was sent to psych ward and had meds adjusted and then returned to his facility. He seemed to be doing fairly well and I visit him very often. Things seemed stable for about a month. Well, a few days ago he pushed down another resident and she broke her arm. The facility called me to come and I could tell something seemed very off about my dad. Come to find out he had not been given two of his benzos for three days. He was going through withdrawals and was paranoid and thought the woman was trying to kill him because she was yelling at him. Now he is back in psych ward and his facility is discharging him. Will any other facility take him now that his record shows behavioral issues? I have called a few places and the fact that this is in his record is making it very difficult. Where do people go that have alzheimers with behaviors? His doctor said he is not a candidate for skilled nursing facility or nursing home due to his health being good otherwise.
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I had a similar situation with my grandmother in her 90's and it was difficult to find a home willing to take her. They do exist and you will have to be honest with them regarding the details and make sure you feel comfortable with their response.
Doctors don't usually know, or want to get involved in recommendations so you will have to spend a bit of time "interviewing" the alternatives and hopefully you find one that you are happy to leave your dad with.
Good luck, gods strength, it's not an easy situation.
I would make it clear to social workers now that wherever Dad is going, home is not one of the options. I am afraid it is now going to have to be in their hands where he can be placed.
I sure will be following this because I haven't a clue what happens when a patient has become this unmanageable by ALL facilities. Hope you will update this. C ertainlycould never be informed in any way to be able to handle this, and I can only hope that the social workers are. What an awful dilemma; I'm so sorry.