Wednesday, July 18, 2007
an update update
Yesterday was a pretty big day. My father finally agreed to move into a CCRC. (continuing care life community a/k/a ... they keep you until you are ready to take a dirt nap.) yahoooooooo!
Glen Meadows in Glen Arm. I was cheaper (NOT cheap) than I thought. They will get a nice patio home and my father will get his god damned kitchen. I was really, really impressed with the place and the people. If he had actually made the decision six months ago we wouldn't be going through much of this shit even if she did fall. Oh well.
Then after that appt. we got my mother moved from St. Joes to Perring Parkway nursing home where she will get here leg cared for from the surgery and then rehab. Gotta love medicare and how they kick you out of the hospital so quickly. Still don't know if/when she will be able to walk good enough to go back to the apt. She might need to go into assisted living somewhere until they move.
Tentative date is October 1. They actually have 4 months from when they sign the papers which will be next week.
Not great timing since my surgery is the 30th and I won't be able to help them pack up the apt. for a while. My cousins have offered to help but I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
My poor mom has been in GBMC, Stella Maris (may be a law suit there but I can't think about it now), St. Joes and now the nursing home in the last month. She is really sick of it all but hanging in there.
My father has been relatively easy to deal with and when he starts ramping up I am able to say to him that I will not talk to him if he is yelling at me. I think I am finally growing up at 46!
Oh well, off to the GI doc in anticipation of my colonoscopy on Fri.
Roto Router thats the name. All your troubles down the drain ...
Glen Meadows in Glen Arm. I was cheaper (NOT cheap) than I thought. They will get a nice patio home and my father will get his god damned kitchen. I was really, really impressed with the place and the people. If he had actually made the decision six months ago we wouldn't be going through much of this shit even if she did fall. Oh well.
Then after that appt. we got my mother moved from St. Joes to Perring Parkway nursing home where she will get here leg cared for from the surgery and then rehab. Gotta love medicare and how they kick you out of the hospital so quickly. Still don't know if/when she will be able to walk good enough to go back to the apt. She might need to go into assisted living somewhere until they move.
Tentative date is October 1. They actually have 4 months from when they sign the papers which will be next week.
Not great timing since my surgery is the 30th and I won't be able to help them pack up the apt. for a while. My cousins have offered to help but I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
My poor mom has been in GBMC, Stella Maris (may be a law suit there but I can't think about it now), St. Joes and now the nursing home in the last month. She is really sick of it all but hanging in there.
My father has been relatively easy to deal with and when he starts ramping up I am able to say to him that I will not talk to him if he is yelling at me. I think I am finally growing up at 46!
Oh well, off to the GI doc in anticipation of my colonoscopy on Fri.
Roto Router thats the name. All your troubles down the drain ...
