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She has refused medication all her life, continues to fire her home health aid, moves every few months to escape the hallucinations. She has no money, is on Medicare/Medicaid. She refuses any medical help. Help!
SueC1957 We believe she does on some level. She refuses the evaluation. She may go to the doctor occasionally but then will not take prescribed meds or follow their directions. She lives alone with a home aid 4 hrs per day, until she fires them. She went through approximately 30 aids in 24 months. She hasn't had on for the last 3-4 weeks and refuses to get anyone. She is extremely difficult We are at a loss.
It is absolutely heartbreaking. We are trying to get an elder abuse agency involved. She refuses to give any of us medical power of attorney. Our hands seem to be tied at this moment It's very cold at home currently and she refuses to return to the 55 and over highrise she insisted on moving into. She has moved 3 times 18 months!
I've been thru the exact same thing with my 92 year old mother. The hallucinations, delusions, confusion etc. are side effects of the UTI. First time we experienced her confusion and hallucinations we thought her dementia was rapidly progressing. Took her to ER and they discovered the UTI. She was given an antibiotic and the confusion went away immediately and she was back to her old self.
The bigger problem we have encountered since that first UTI is the recurring UTIs because of her incontinence. My mother has been on so many antibiotics that the oral ones don't work anymore. The last UTI landed her in the hospital. She had a multi-antibiotic resistant bug. She even had to have a PICC line installed. This last UTI in early Feb. became so serious that the hospital arranged for a Hospice rep to meet with us family. Fortunately, the antibiotics through the PICC line worked but that still leaves us with a dilemma: "what do we do about the next UTI"? or "how do we prevent the next UTI"? In my mother's situation, it is impossible to prevent incontinent episodes 100%. That puts us caregivers between a rock & a hard place. Some doctors put their patients on prophylactic doses of antibiotics to keep the low counts of bacteria from turning into full blown UTI's. That works for some patients but not for everybody and definitely won't work for my mother anymore. So what we have done for our mother is to focus on boosting her immune system. There are many ways to do this but we discovered something that seems to be working very effectively at keeping the UTI bacteria from getting out of control. This thing is also completely safe and over-the-counter. It is related to pro-biotics but engineered in such a way as to produce an immune response when ingested.
Would your mother be open-minded enough to take a supplement if she understands that it is not a drug that she is taking?
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
F.
You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
It's so hard to watch our loved ones hurt themselves.
Is she competent to care for herself?
Will she go to a doctor?
We believe she does on some level. She refuses the evaluation. She may go to the doctor occasionally but then will not take prescribed meds or follow their directions. She lives alone with a home aid 4 hrs per day, until she fires them. She went through approximately 30 aids in 24 months. She hasn't had on for the last 3-4 weeks and refuses to get anyone. She is extremely difficult
We are at a loss.
It's very cold at home currently and she refuses to return to the 55 and over highrise she insisted on moving into. She has moved 3 times 18 months!
The bigger problem we have encountered since that first UTI is the recurring UTIs because of her incontinence. My mother has been on so many antibiotics that the oral ones don't work anymore. The last UTI landed her in the hospital. She had a multi-antibiotic resistant bug. She even had to have a PICC line installed. This last UTI in early Feb. became so serious that the hospital arranged for a Hospice rep to meet with us family. Fortunately, the antibiotics through the PICC line worked but that still leaves us with a dilemma: "what do we do about the next UTI"? or "how do we prevent the next UTI"? In my mother's situation, it is impossible to prevent incontinent episodes 100%. That puts us caregivers between a rock & a hard place. Some doctors put their patients on prophylactic doses of antibiotics to keep the low counts of bacteria from turning into full blown UTI's. That works for some patients but not for everybody and definitely won't work for my mother anymore. So what we have done for our mother is to focus on boosting her immune system. There are many ways to do this but we discovered something that seems to be working very effectively at keeping the UTI bacteria from getting out of control. This thing is also completely safe and over-the-counter. It is related to pro-biotics but engineered in such a way as to produce an immune response when ingested.
Would your mother be open-minded enough to take a supplement if she understands that it is not a drug that she is taking?