Prohibitive costs necessitates moving into more affordable AL unit, but he is refusing to transfer. Mini mental status exam has not changed over this past year. How to prove he has no insight? How to show where he is cognitively. IL refuses to allow mobility scooter use, due to Physical therapist stating cognitive impairment. He goes out on busy road to visit bank & pharmacy. IL will not allow him to use facility’s bus without an aide to accompany him, due to leg weakness. His PCP says there is no dementia. How to get a psych evaluation to assess his cognitive status? Where do I begin?
He already has a medical team working with him.
Discuss ways to get him to evaluation with them.
The next hospitalization of any kind (which is on the horizon given his mobility issues) is the best and easiest was to call in the social workers and to get evaluation by neuro-psyc on the books.