Today we had our treatment team meeting at the Senior Care Unit. Have I mentioned how nice the staff is? They really are wonderful. So kind, compassionate - for the whole family not just the patient. They will never know how much I appreciate that.
Anyway, they told us that they have made some progress with mom - at least as much as can be expected. They have her fairly stable, able to redirect her from some of her behaviors and have gotten her to a place where she is interacting and while it still takes her a long time to convey a thought, she is trying.
They have changed up her medicine and she seems to be responding to that.
The paperwork is moving along at the nursing home - however we were informed today that the Senior Care unit is pushing it with time, they really need her placed this week or they may have to discharge her home. Im concerned with that, for two reasons: I dont want to lose any of the progress they have achieved for mom, and I am a chicken and want to blame the doctor for her placement. If she comes home, I lose that argument, and I dont want it to be an issue when its time to move her.
The social worker seemed confident that it would happen this week, so maybe the doctor was just making sure we were informed. I wasnt able to think of the "would that be ok for mom, would she lose her progress" question while I was in the room, it came to me later. I plan to call back up there and talk to the social worker, plus I have left a message for admissions at Jaquith to see if they have experience with that.
I know its the right decision, and the team reaffirmed that placement is the right decision for her- but that doesnt make it easy. Its still very hard, and it seems to me the path of least resistance would be transfer from the Unit to the home.
Please pray that if God wills it the pieces will fall into place this week. I know He can.
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