I’m back again, and so is the SNF discussion. Is there a way to be admitted without a 3-day hospital stay?

Hi gang - I accidentally deleted my account (long tired night wrong button) but it’s MadDaughter here.

There has been no change with my mom at home. The therapists are coming once a week and our friend that is the purported caregiver is shaking us down for more money while working less hours. She suddenly couldn’t come today so I have been caregiving all day. There’s a whole other mess of things she’s doing but today, finally, mom saw the light and realized that the friend is taking advantage of both of us. It didn’t start out this way but it eroded slowly.

I have a question, though. Since mom is still bedridden and trying to get her help has been few and far between, she claims that she wants to go back to the SNF. I told her to think hard about it and not be impulsive, but at least she would get meals and someone would get her out of bed to exercise every day. Is there a way to do this without the 3-day hospital stay? I mean, if I took her to the ER likely they would find something but they might look at her and say, “Yeah, you’re 85 years old and should just go home.” She’s past the 30-day readmit without one, but is there a way to just go straight to the SNF? This has been a hellacious rollercoaster that always winds up stuck in the upside down position.