Nails not being trimmed

[Anonymous]

So my mom’s nails are super long. She’s in memory care. The nurse said mom is super difficult and has outbursts and she’s not allow this. I know my mom is difficult. However this nurse just seemed like whatever. Do I say something?

[Anonymous]

What do you want them to do, tie her down? Give her a pedicure and pretend you are having fun pampering her or otherwise convince her to do it.

[Anonymous]

My mom's facility isn't allowed to trim nails. They have a podiatrist who comes in regularly and bills Medicare. I wonder if the podiatrist could do fingernails too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My mom's facility isn't allowed to trim nails. They have a podiatrist who comes in regularly and bills Medicare. I wonder if the podiatrist could do fingernails too?

This but medicare wouldn't pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My mom's facility isn't allowed to trim nails. They have a podiatrist who comes in regularly and bills Medicare. I wonder if the podiatrist could do fingernails too?

This but medicare wouldn't pay.

I think it might depend on whether there is a medical reason. My mom had arthritis in her hands, so they justified it that way.

[Anonymous]

Unless you are willing to have her given a tranquilizer for nail trimmings it is too much of a liability to deal with her. No way would I do that for my mom unless she was properly medicated.

[Anonymous]

Sorry, they can't do it if she won't coöperate.

[Anonymous]

Will she cooperate if you do it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So my mom’s nails are super long. She’s in memory care. The nurse said mom is super difficult and has outbursts and she’s not allow this. I know my mom is difficult. However this nurse just seemed like whatever. Do I say something?

To whom? No way is staff going to be clawed by a resident. Perhaps she'd allow you to do her nails?

[Anonymous]

Cut them yourself and then ask them to file them in between your visits if she will permit it.

[Anonymous]

I pay someone to do toenails (they have a business where they go to different care facilities and cut nails by appointment) and I do the fingernails.

[Anonymous]

Can they do it while she’s asleep?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can they do it while she’s asleep?

Can you explain the logistics of how this would work, both with ensuring she stays asleep while someone is manipulating her hands and fingers while managing a average overnight staffing of one nurse to 15 to 20 patients?