I had to do this last September for my mother. We did use an ambulance service. We would have to as she is and was immobile. Generally the facility she is going to should give you information you need. They have to schedule a time they are ready to receive incoming patient. I do believe we private paid for it. You really need to rely on the facility for guidance. My mother was not traveling far. I am sure the trip was under half an hour. I made sure to be present at what would be former facility to make sure all belongings were leaving. I believe they took a bag of personal items and we brought the rest.
You may have to hire a private medical transport service to move her from a facility. These transports are similar to ambulances; they provide comfortable stretchers with straps and wheels, and will come into the facility and help to load and strap her to the stretcher. They will wheel her from the facility to the waiting transport vehicle, and safely drive her to the facility she is being transferred to; the transport vehicle will allow oxygen tanks, ivs, and one other companion person in the transport vehicle to accompany her. Some nursing homes will arrange for a medical transport for the patient, and others will leave it up to the patient to arrange for transportation to a facility.
Unless it's medically necessary, it won't be covered by insurance or Medicare. It'll be ballpark minimum $500.
These transports back and forth from medical centers to Rehab facilities to Ass't Living places etc are the ambulance services' 'bread and butter'.
People SEE them more with code 3 lights and sirens, but they're utilized more for transport to and from places where the patient's family, self, or friends can't and/or shouldn't move them.
Follow each facility administration guidelines and, of course confer with a " Case Manager" assigned to the patient care; normally placements or transfers are guided by a licensed ( duly qualified) Social Worker assigned to the patient case.
Do you have a facility picked out yet? If so, call them and ask them what is the normal procedure.
I know that when my mother was in the hospital and had an upcoming stay at rehab the hospital took care of transportation. I would not try to transport her yourself.
Maybe the facility that you have in mind will offer to make the arrangements for you.
You say that you aren’t able to reach them by phone. Have you looked to see if they have an email address or you can always write them a letter explaining that their location is too far away and you are going to place her in a facility that is close to you.
Nursing homes are much different case than a rehab facility. Can you tell me which you are planning to transfer from? And why you believe this transfer is a good move? Are you the person involved and wanting transfer? If not, are you the POA for the person involved?
She has no immediate family members alive. I am her cousin and she made me her health care proxy.The hospital -placed her in Cold Spring Harbor, a facility in Nassau county & over 1 hour away from me in Suffolk county, and they are very slow in responding to my telephone inquires and concerns about her condition and treatment.
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These transports back and forth from medical centers to Rehab facilities to Ass't Living places etc are the ambulance services' 'bread and butter'.
People SEE them more with code 3 lights and sirens, but they're utilized more for transport to and from places where the patient's family, self, or friends can't and/or shouldn't move them.
( duly qualified) Social Worker assigned to the patient case.
I know that when my mother was in the hospital and had an upcoming stay at rehab the hospital took care of transportation. I would not try to transport her yourself.
Maybe the facility that you have in mind will offer to make the arrangements for you.
You say that you aren’t able to reach them by phone. Have you looked to see if they have an email address or you can always write them a letter explaining that their location is too far away and you are going to place her in a facility that is close to you.
Best of luck to you and your cousin.