Mom has stage 7 Alzheimer’s/ Dementia and is non verbal. Should I consider moving Mom to another facility closer to me. She is presently 40 minutes from me. There is only one nursing home by me and it is very old and not anything close to like the one she is in now.
Your being closer to the facility isn't the criterion to focus on - whether you're ten minutes or forty minutes away has nothing to do with the quality of care on site - but the staff ratio, leadership, and ability to meet your mother's needs are. So surely the first thing to do is make a decision about her treatment, and from there develop the plan for continuing her care according to its outcomes.
Will you be able to run into the potential closer placement a few times before she is transferred there? If you go at different times each day, you’ll be able to experience “sights, sounds, and smells” in real time before making a final decision.
I think the 5 star rating and more importantly, being closer to you, are potentially positives for you and for her.
So sorry you and your mother are going through this terrible experience. I will pray for both of you.
I share you concern that your mother was injured during a staff transfer but my initial reaction is I also like the facility honestly told you what happened. If the level of care your mother has received has been good before this incident and your facility management has a plan to make sure this particular problem doesn't happen again (additional training or staff member for transfers), then I would probably be inclined to leave her in the present facility. The other facility might provide better care or it might not. Maybe it's better to stay with the devil you know than risk the devil you do not.
The breaks are very severe and will take a long time to heal. If we opt for surgery it will be intense with a lot of hardware according to the ortho dr. Mo. does has some Osteopenia which is normal for her age. She is 80.
The nursing home I’m considering moving her to has a 5 star rating and is only 10 minutes from my home. The one she is in is 50 minutes away only a two star rating. The state did come in after the incident was reported. I do not know the outcome of their investigation yet.