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GPV

(73,033 posts)
Fri Mar 25, 2022, 09:28 AM Mar 2022

Anyone have experience with transitioning aging parents from senior apartments to a home? Emotional

aspects as well as technical stuff? We are losing nursing homes here in Maine, and whatever Maine care and Medicare offer will have to cover my FILs stay wherever that turns out to be. He can't live on his own anymore. Two bad falls this week show that it's time.

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Anyone have experience with transitioning aging parents from senior apartments to a home? Emotional (Original Post) GPV Mar 2022 OP
Have you tried getting him physical therapy. Sometimes it is posdible CentralMass Mar 2022 #1
Also a medication check to see what he's taking, and how much. Some meds can cause you to be chia Mar 2022 #2
Correct. LastDemocratInSC Mar 2022 #5
In home care? Nittersing Mar 2022 #3
Does he have a Social Worker? multigraincracker Mar 2022 #4
We used Health & Human Services dept where I live Lettuce Be Mar 2022 #6

CentralMass

(15,537 posts)
1. Have you tried getting him physical therapy. Sometimes it is posdible
Fri Mar 25, 2022, 09:44 AM
Mar 2022

To correct or improve tge underlying conditions that are causing the falls.

chia

(2,370 posts)
2. Also a medication check to see what he's taking, and how much. Some meds can cause you to be
Fri Mar 25, 2022, 09:52 AM
Mar 2022

off-balance.

LastDemocratInSC

(3,829 posts)
5. Correct.
Fri Mar 25, 2022, 10:02 AM
Mar 2022

The falls are usually not because of balance issues but because of loss of muscle strength in the legs. Physical therapy can be helpful in those cases.

Nittersing

(6,849 posts)
3. In home care?
Fri Mar 25, 2022, 09:55 AM
Mar 2022

Will insurance pay for in home care? At least as a staring point, which would allow you a little more time to research possible living facilities?

Lettuce Be

(2,339 posts)
6. We used Health & Human Services dept where I live
Fri Mar 25, 2022, 04:38 PM
Mar 2022

They then sent info on homes that had space available. When I called the first one they wanted to come to the house to meet mom, to see if it'd be a good fit. She's been there going on six years now.

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