We lost Dad 10 years ago on Christmas Day. Now, here it is almost Christmas and Mom is in terrible shape. She is hallucinating several times a day. She is terribly congested and such. Her PCP says she can't see her. Called the ambulance. They said the ER is packed call the PCP and because she wasn't in imminent danger refused to transport. We're back and forth. I don't know anymore
Before you make a statement about 'never putting mom in a facility', think about situations such as you are facing right now, and how such a thing would never happen if she were living IN a 'facility' such as Assisted Living where a staff of nurses and the like are there 24/7, Covid or no Covid. There are huge pros to managed care, which many people don't take into consideration due to the 'stigmas' they've attached to 'facilities'. Once this episode is over with, reconsider your decision, in your mother's best interest.
Sending many prayers that you were able to find a solution to your mother's health crisis.
for my Mom I request maintenance meds for UTI and she has been fine ever since. She is DNR and on Hospice so no more needless rides to the hospital.
have you considered assisted living to better care for her physical needs? Can she afford a pan aid to come to the home?
My question would be though...why her PCP cannot see her?
Is Mom on Hospice? If not, maybe you should consider it. I just lost a classmate to Parkinsons at 72. It got to be where his wife, a nurse, could not care for him anymore so she had to place him in a Nursing facility.