My question is: My mom "IS" in a Nursing home and refuses to cooperate. She will NOT eat in the dining room (takes some meals in her room Only - Refuses to take showers and we have to go in and help them force her to shower (she then swings at you calling you every name in the book - She refuses any activity or therapy - we set her up for eye and ear appointments, she refused to let the doctors even touch her, and after 3 tries they gave up and cancelled the appointments. She just wants to go home. Which is NOT an option. She has Alzheimer's, which has progressed to the point where she can NOT be alone and needs the supportive care. What happens NEXT - if she keeps refusing to cooperate, my sisters and myself have no clue what could happen next.
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Desperate for advice
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Babalou - No she was not cooperative there either. The only place she cooperated was in the Psychiatric Ward at the hospital - they had a Very Strict routine and did not give her the option, she had to do what was asked of her and on there time frame. But I think that was only because she thought if she cooperated she would be released to go home. Which they told us was Not an option. The Nursing home has requested we Stay Away for at least 3 weeks, and we have been doing that. 3 weeks later and it is no better. Can the nursing home kick her out if she does not cooperate ? Or do they keep working with her ? Is there any point when she will not have an option to refuse, and be made to take meals in the dinning room and showers on a regular basis. Too many questions going through my head.