2manyrocks
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I use an Android app that I can check on my phone. It has night vison, a microphone, and motion detection. Just needs wifi in your stand alone building.
Putting parent in an assisted care facility
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I use an Android app that I can check on my phone. It has night vison, a microphone, and motion detection. Just needs wifi in your stand alone building.
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I got mom moved back to our place today to much relief. I met with the assisted living staff yesterday and they handled everything appropriately. It has to be an awfully tough business to run, especially with today's labor/staff issues. They didn't make excuses and understood my concerns. The bottom line is it made us realize that if we had the right staff, the in-home care we were providing was working a whole lot better than we realized. You can't compare individual care to group care, but the hinge pin for either is the quality of the staff.
We've been absolutely blessed with the latest in-home group we have. To supplement our 5 year tenure care-giver, we've been blessed with two sisters that are LVN's who immigrated from Zimbabwe. One of them is college educated and world traveled and an absolute joy to interact with. She's been doing a great job of training us in little tweaks to our routine and environment that's making a world of difference for both us and my mom. I don't know much about her sister as she's only covered one shift before we tried the move of my mom to assisted living, and quickly retreated, but she's also great. They have a third gal that will also cover shifts/days that they assure us we'll equally like.
I feel like a lucky man today. A huge factor is my folks planning for their old age. It's given us the flexibility and means to do what we're doing with in-home care. I pray we can continue what we're doing until the good Lord calls my mother home.
We've been absolutely blessed with the latest in-home group we have. To supplement our 5 year tenure care-giver, we've been blessed with two sisters that are LVN's who immigrated from Zimbabwe. One of them is college educated and world traveled and an absolute joy to interact with. She's been doing a great job of training us in little tweaks to our routine and environment that's making a world of difference for both us and my mom. I don't know much about her sister as she's only covered one shift before we tried the move of my mom to assisted living, and quickly retreated, but she's also great. They have a third gal that will also cover shifts/days that they assure us we'll equally like.
I feel like a lucky man today. A huge factor is my folks planning for their old age. It's given us the flexibility and means to do what we're doing with in-home care. I pray we can continue what we're doing until the good Lord calls my mother home.
2manyrocks
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You will never regret caring for your mother at home if you have that option. Finding the right caregivers is so very important.
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Hard times. Moved my mom to an apartment in a place with assisted care if needed on about her 86th or 87th birthday. I remember because it wasn't too much longer that we had a 90th birthday party for her.
After that, things kind of fell apart for her, and we ended up having to move her to another facility. The apartment was fine where she was, but this next facility was not. Finally got her in a nice place in a 3rd move.
She was fine with moving to the apartment, and it was better for her to have others around to talk to. She didn't think she could afford one; that was her main concern. My moneywise wife took care of everything, and there was money left over when she died at 94.
I am the in home care giver for my wife of 62 years. Hospice provides daily Nurse checks and daily hygiene care. She is on oxygen and totally bed confined.
If your mother has a tendency to get up and wander, these two web pages may be of assistance. Good luck and thank you for taking care care of “Mom”.
Bed Exit Alarm Systems For Seniors | Val-U-Care
Val-U-Care's bed exit alarm systems alert when a patient has left their bed & is at risk of falling. Bed alarms are the first step in fall prevention—get yours today.
val-u-care.com
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Thank you Gator! The info you provided is exactly what I needed for that nighttime gap between caregivers.I am the in home care giver for my wife of 62 years. Hospice provides daily Nurse checks and daily hygiene care. She is on oxygen and totally bed confined.
If your mother has a tendency to get up and wander, these two web pages may be of assistance. Good luck and thank you for taking care care of “Mom”.
Bed Exit Alarm Systems For Seniors | Val-U-Care
Val-U-Care's bed exit alarm systems alert when a patient has left their bed & is at risk of falling. Bed alarms are the first step in fall prevention—get yours today.
