My 76 y/o dad has Alzheimers and has lived in MC for 17mos. I am his guardian. He is physically fit. The staff says he refuses to allow the staff to clean his room and do his laundry. I have met with our Ombudsman and the staff and told them this is their contracted responsibility. Today I received a phone call from the administrative person asking if I could pick him up and take him out so they could clean his room and launder his bedding. The staff says he refuses meds or allowing them to take his vitals and will not let them go in his room. He gets angry and violent. We live in WI and I have been told they can not force medication even though he definitely needs behavioral meds. He is extremely difficult and obviously if I could make him do what I want he would live in my home.
How can someone go into SNF when they have no physical ailments?
To me, MC is just a step up from AL care. Its not skilled nursing. The resident needs to be fairly easy to care for. Any aggression problems medicaid for. You Dad, in his anger could seriously hurt someone. I think your Dad needs LTC. He is beyond the ability of a MC to care for him.
This is what they usually do for those like your Dad .
If he gets “ angry and violent “ , you can’t drive in the car with him , it’s dangerous , he could grab the steering wheel .
I agree with Joann that if they can’t figure out how to deal with him then he goes to SNF .