My fiancé's grandmother just this week was released from a physical therapy center after breaking her hip. She will now need 24 hour care.
This grandmother's daughter, Barb, (around working full time) is actively looking for care for her mom during the hours she is at work; otherwise, Barb is living with the grandmother, and providing the care she needs.
As the grandma was just released this week, they are still setting up the arrangements to have and aide come during Barb's work hours. At this point grandma is getting 16 hour care, and would have been set up with an aide this coming week during Barb's work hours.
While Barb was at work today, the occupational therapist came and had to call an ambulance because grandma was having chest pains (it turned out to be gas).
Here is the dilemma: the hospital is now trying to force grandma into a nursing home because she doesn't yet have 24 hour care. This will lead to the banks taking over her house and car.
Barb, at this point, is in such a state of confusion and shock, and feeling taken advantage of, that she isn't thinking straight; however, I have talked her into seeking legal advice ASAP. Barb said the hospital was trying to get her to sign a lot of paperwork, and, to her credit, she said she wasn't going to sign anything yet.
There is no need to mandate that Barb's mother go to a nursing home. She is days away from the 24 hour care and it would break my soon-to-be family's heart to have take grandma out of her house, and to be forced to sell the home.
What can my fiancé's family do to stop the hospital from forcing grandma into a nursing home, and, as a result, having to take over the house to afford the outrageous fees? Are there any good links you can provide for this families rights to keep their grandma where she wants to be? (I searched quite a bit on Google, but only found poor results).
This grandmother's daughter, Barb, (around working full time) is actively looking for care for her mom during the hours she is at work; otherwise, Barb is living with the grandmother, and providing the care she needs.
As the grandma was just released this week, they are still setting up the arrangements to have and aide come during Barb's work hours. At this point grandma is getting 16 hour care, and would have been set up with an aide this coming week during Barb's work hours.
While Barb was at work today, the occupational therapist came and had to call an ambulance because grandma was having chest pains (it turned out to be gas).
Here is the dilemma: the hospital is now trying to force grandma into a nursing home because she doesn't yet have 24 hour care. This will lead to the banks taking over her house and car.
Barb, at this point, is in such a state of confusion and shock, and feeling taken advantage of, that she isn't thinking straight; however, I have talked her into seeking legal advice ASAP. Barb said the hospital was trying to get her to sign a lot of paperwork, and, to her credit, she said she wasn't going to sign anything yet.
There is no need to mandate that Barb's mother go to a nursing home. She is days away from the 24 hour care and it would break my soon-to-be family's heart to have take grandma out of her house, and to be forced to sell the home.
What can my fiancé's family do to stop the hospital from forcing grandma into a nursing home, and, as a result, having to take over the house to afford the outrageous fees? Are there any good links you can provide for this families rights to keep their grandma where she wants to be? (I searched quite a bit on Google, but only found poor results).
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