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As I face the idea that my mother will likely end up in a nursing home after her neck surgery, possibly for good, I wonder about her teeth. She has partials top and bottom, but the bottom one just broke. Her finances are a mess and right now all efforts and resources are going towards getting her ready for surgery. I will say that she eats many things just fine even without her partials.


Does a dentist come to the facility? I can’t image taking my mother out if she’s in the kind of mental shape I think she will be in after surgery, and if she has a permanent decline in mental status.

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Once my mother got dementia to the point where she couldn’t tolerate a dentist, we had to stop. She & we couldn’t brush her teeth either. After 2 yrs they started falling out but she has enough left to eat. Just recently she started chewing on things after mealtimes were over (her fingers, hands, blanket) so I dunked a soft toothbrush in kid (safe to swallow) mouthwash & handed it to her with most of the long handle down low & just the brush top available to chew. It’s working & I’m so relieved. Her teeth would’ve continued to fall out. They may still, with reduced circulation but the tartar problem is getting much better. Going to buy kid toothpaste next. Just tried this last week!
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My mom's Memory care had a dentist who came to the facility.
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My mom is in a skilled nursing facility, and when one of her teeth fell out, I did the scheduling and took her to the dentist for all her appointments. She sees every other kind of doctor at the SNF (podiatrist, GP, eye doctor, psychiatrist), but the dental care was for me to handle.
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If you want the real answer it is nobody, daily oral care is the last thing on the to do list for already overworked staff.
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My mother used the dentist that came to the NH home. Her insurance covered some of the cost.
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If she will be on Medicaid a dentist comes into the facility. Even if private pay, you could probably use that dentist.
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