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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Edit: As CC says, first step is to get an assessment from your family doctor.
AHS will send over a geriatric specialist to do an assessment. They’ll do tests on the senior, assess the home, and ask a bunch of questions about family support.
Then they’ll come back with a recommendation. It might be that the senior is fine with the current arrangement. Or they need homecare in their current space a couple times a week. Or homecare visits daily. Or they may recommend admission to residential care.
Once you’re in the system, they follow up with annual visits and assessments to see if needs have changed.
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AHS sent a flaming pile of crap to my parent's place.
Can my dad dress himself? Check
Can my dad bathe himself? Check
Can me dad feed himself? Check
Does my mom cook and clean? Check
He doesn't need care.
My mom is burnt out.
Does he wander and get lost? No
Then she can just leave for a break for a few hours.
I'm over simplifying it a bit but that is the general gist of it.
I called Home Care to inform them of my dad being in the hospital and was told they don't have spaces for anyone but when the hospital is ready to discharge him the transition team will call.
He cannot go home. He'll wind up in the hospital again in less than a week.
Home Care in Lethbridge should be revamped. Fire all their people who make these decisions because care for people that need it is not happening.