Hi everyone!
My mom's memory care facility has just had it's second covid breakout. My mom and her boyfriend are quarantined to their room and are being tested today. The facility doesn't provide TV in the rooms because they want people to get out of their rooms and socialize. Is getting a Covid breakout twice in a facility normal? Also, my mom said that she could get TV but it costs extra, which I'm looking into. The facilitymade it known to me that they don't like people to stay in their rooms watching TV all day. Is that normal? Thank you for helping me figure this out.
Another thing- the caseworker wants me to sign a form saying that I am mom's "personal representative " because I handle paying her bills. I have to do that because she doesn't have current i.d. and the only way to pay her bills is with her debit card. I've already been under DHS's thumb before and was forced to take care of her even though I am disabled and she was physically abusive to me. Getting hit with a metal cane was not fun. I was literally told that even with advance notice, if I left, a warrant would be issued for my arrest. I've already been told by a lawyer that I could sue the State for false imprisonment, so I'm very leary of DHS. I'm currently living in her run down manufactured home in a park and my partner and I have done major renovations through the years, but we're getting too old to do that. He has inoperable degenerative disc disease and I have neuropathy amoungst other things. Sorry to ramble on. I'm just giving y'all some information to clarify my situation. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and for any help and prayers that you can provide.
My mother's TV is not working, I did bring the situation to the attention of the staff but nothing's been done yet. I did point out to the staff that her not having a tv is happening at the worst possible time. She has her iPad and can stream her shows. But this has got to be very boring. It's been over a week now.
At least her roommate seems nice and she doesn't have dementia so at least they can have some decent conversations. We promised we'd bring them Chinese food for dinner tonight.
Worry about legal ramifications, if any, later.
Aunt has never had covid and has been fully vaccinated. It was difficult to get the last vaccine.
About the personal rep. form . This is a common term used in different facilities, maybe all?
The problem is what does your mom’s facility consider your responsibility to be as such?
Perhaps the form states that.
It is never going away .
Who told you this?
If you become her personal representative make sure you know how to sign documents so that you're not liable for anything. Personal representative is not the same as a PoA or legal guardian.
Also, my MIL's LTC facility in MN has had multiple cases. No one has died, no one was even hospitalized. Unlike the first time, where 9 elders on her floor alone died.
I don't know how to properly sign documents as a personal representative, so if you or anyone else knows, I'd really appreciate the information. I REALLY don't want to be a personal representative because I see it as a way for DHS to use me to do their jobs and I NEVER want to be under their thumb again. Every caseworker I have seen has been very sneaky and underhanded. I don't mean to sound rude or judgemental, but it's true. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and knowledge with me. 💜
As for the TV - I don't know of any facility that provides that, it is something that must be arranged for and supplied by those who want it.
Lots of people going in and out=lots of transmission of germs.