i moved my mom to Fla from CT but now she needs help and the rest of family is in CT. She had to love into an AL facility there but she is frail and always cold. Can I take her out of the facility? LTC insurance is paying the bill for her since her needs changed. Does anyone know about guidelines, or is it up to the insurance and the facility?
Elders like the gardens with plants from tropical areas all over the world. The beach, even if it's just pushing her wheelchair along the adjacent walkway. A sightseeing cruise on a river or intracoastal. Dinner or lunch nearby at a waterway restaurant before or after the cruise. (Some cruises leave from a marina at the restaurant.) Deep-sea fishing on a charter boat. Overnight or three-day cruise to the Bahamas. Thrift shops. A plane sightseeing flight. Birdwatching. Hanging out where people are fishing and watching them pull in the big ones. Nightlife and restaurants. An airboat ride. Everglades National Park. Weekiwachie Springs and the mermaids. St. Augustine. Warm Mineral Springs, the only natural warm springs in Florida (good for arthritis). An alligator farm. A bird sanctuary. Key West.
It's not all Disney.
Stay out of the big cities - too much crime.
What brings this to you as a concern? Is it your Mom's needs? Her medications? or is it her long term care policy? Do you fear there is some stipulation that she requires 24/7 nursing care or some such? Does she have a POA? If so, that person should agree to your plans and be included.
Had covid not hit when my bro was in ALF for some short time we would definitely have arranged a visit to me at the other end of the state. Wondering why you would question whether or not this is OK?
Good luck.
I know several older people who thoroughly enjoy traveling because they don’t have any major health concerns.
Since LTC insurances differ by company and the policy bought, there is no way we as layman can give u info on how your Moms works. You need to read her policy. I think transporting a frail woman to CT for just a vacation will not work. I live in NJ and our trips to MIL were 16 hrs staying overnight. I live in the South not far from the bay. Why don't u vacation there.
If insurance is paying the rent, you'd have to check with them about rules pertaining to vacations and taking the resident outside of the facility and for how long.
How can she handle a vacation being so frail? How will you handle a vacation that entails your 24/7 caregiving for a week.
Routine is vital when it comes to issues like dementia. Even an afternoon out is enough to disorient and upset them for days. Two hours to us is like two weeks to them.