themechanic
Oklahoma is OK
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I'm sure my siblings and I are not the first to have an elderly Mom or Dad who just can't live alone anymore due to one or more health reasons. My Mom was living alone with minimal intervention from us kids. But she fell pretty hard and cracked her left pelvis and broke her left wrist. This was immediately after months of recovering from a previous fall when she broke her right arm. Now Mom is in a nursing home after having surgery on the wrist; nothing can be done for the pelvis. Her mind is slowly losing its grasp on reality in different ways and her short term memory is down to minutes.
I'm sharing this personal information, which is unlike me, to start a dialog about what to do and what to expect when the time comes for others who will inevitably go through the same scenario with their aging parents. I hope that people can share information on financial aspects of nursing homes, assisted living centers and ling term care centers, including Medicare and VA surviving widow benefits. There are other aspects to consider. Such as, legal issues involving power of attorney for medical and financial services, the effects on the care givers, day to day activities, medical staffing, etc.
Please share your stories and any helpful information that may give the next guy a resource, sort of like the Veteran's Resource Thread, to help navigate the elderly healthcare system.
I learned today that there are Memory Care Centers for the elderly who struggle mentally and/or physically. One I inquired about today cost $5,000 per month and does not accept Medicare.
Please keep this about caring for elders without politics.
Thanks FBBO
I'm sharing this personal information, which is unlike me, to start a dialog about what to do and what to expect when the time comes for others who will inevitably go through the same scenario with their aging parents. I hope that people can share information on financial aspects of nursing homes, assisted living centers and ling term care centers, including Medicare and VA surviving widow benefits. There are other aspects to consider. Such as, legal issues involving power of attorney for medical and financial services, the effects on the care givers, day to day activities, medical staffing, etc.
Please share your stories and any helpful information that may give the next guy a resource, sort of like the Veteran's Resource Thread, to help navigate the elderly healthcare system.
I learned today that there are Memory Care Centers for the elderly who struggle mentally and/or physically. One I inquired about today cost $5,000 per month and does not accept Medicare.
Please keep this about caring for elders without politics.
Thanks FBBO