Took mom to a geriatric unit due to hallucinations. She has gone down hill since. Can I take her out of there?

When a patient threatens suicide, the facility MUST by law follow up on it/do something about it. The facility follows up with this threat with a psych evaluation.

The law in Texas. I appeared at psychiatric hospital to request that my sister be released to me, using a threat to get an attorney. County was providing the financial support. When I asked their advice they said I had to get an attorney as that was the only way to get her out. My sister signed herself in. We were thinking for 3 days, but the therapist said it would be when the psychiatrist decided she was ready. I was told upon her admission, that the psychiatrist would speak to me at a later date. In two weeks, my sister had lost 9 pounds. Then at desk at hospital, I requested to speak to the psychiatrist, and was told it was a courtesy for him to do that,
but he didn't have to. Every day at home, now all improved. Every case is different, but try to obtain it on your own. I had no DPOA, just determination.

I would meet with the attending psychiatrist as well as the social worker to determine what exactly is the plan of care as you see no improvement. As long as she was not involuntarily committed, I see no reason why you can't request her discharge. If you're not planning to return her to the nursing home, it should be fine as long as you feel you can care for her. If you were planning to return her to the nursing home, she may have to be cleared by the administrative staff.

It is very possible some of her meds are causing the hallucinations. Find out what she takes or if a new one was added and check out side effects. Also bladder infections will cause out right craziness!! Get that checked.

It would seem to me that unless someone has been confined to a facility by a judge, a family member would have the right to remove a loved one from a facility. Talk to her doctor about meds, her diseases, and your desire to move her home.

Update on my mom! Thank you to everyone who has replied and given information, advice and well wishes. We did get with the nurses and go over all of mom's meds and they had her on Vicadon and Zoloft along with her Seroquel, Nuplazid, and Clonazapam....all of these together is what was causing my mom to be so out of it. Got the doctor to take away the vicadon and that alone helped her be more alert. The clonazapam is now a PRN. After speaking with the psychiatrist, social worker and nurses mom stayed through the weekend and on Monday was doing so well that they agreed she was good to go back to the nursing home on Tuesday. Tuesday when my aunt and I went to pick her up. They informed us that she had started having the hallucinations and paranoia again, but they believed it was because they had ran out of her Nuplazid, which I had brought with me from the nursing home when she was admitted. they had ben tryin to get it through their pharmacy, but couldn't. They called the NH and explained that the reason for it returning was due to not being able to get the Nuplazid and the nursing home wasn't sure they wanted to take her back without it and couldn't order it in till she was physically there.....so what to do? Well, I told them I would take her home with me till could get it back in her system and they decided they would confer with mom's Neurologist and get his opinion. He agreed that it would work and so finally 2 hours later they agreed to take her back. She is now at the NH and started back on the Nuplazid. I haven't seen my mom this good in a while! Hopefully now that we have found what helps her Neurologist can stay up on it. Thanks again everyone for everything!