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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sometimes you have to go through hospital to access services - maybe an er trip, then working with the hospital social worker to find placement.  They can't discharge someone to an unsafe place.  [/quote]

OP, this is pretty much the case. Our mom ended up in the ER for a bladder infection that had her loopy. The staff accepted that she was no longer able to live on her own and needed to move to a nursing home with a memory care unit. We were lucky that of the four choices, one was the highly regarded nonprofit. She entered as private pay with the little money she had left, then applied for Medicaid.

Sadly, it is not uncommon for someone to be left solo at the ER as that is often the only way to get the person of limited means admitted to a nursing home. It's horrible, but also a reality when someone is no longer able to meet the criteria of living on their own yet has little to no money.

GL![/quote]

So you had to leave your mom solo in ER? How long did it take for the hospital to place her in the nursing home? Did your mom feel abandoned?[/quote]

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