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PP - very helpful.  That is much closer to our situation than anyone else may be familiar with.  We have had 5 hospital admissions this past year, all because of refusal to care for wounds at home, at assisted living, at SNFs. Hygiene is related to this.

For those whi think you cannot be appointed as guardian when someone can oppose it, you are wrong She is in Pennsylvania and the standard is capacity to make medical and financial decisions.  The nature of her combined mental illness and cognitive decline has taken her across the line into lack of capacity according to most recent psychiatrist who saw her who is from UPMC and a geriatric specialist.  She has been kicked out of three assisted livings this year and two SNFs.  We are on the third SNF in 13 months,

But it will likely be a contested hearing.  I do not want to do it but there is no question that my brothers and I are in a better position to assess her true interests unfortunately and have saved her life several times now.  But it sucks to take away the legal rights of someone who says everything is perfectly fine.

Also, those who say she can just be medicated and will be ok, undortunately not true,  The paranoia and the blindness to risk  are so great and cannot be medicated away.  medical advice is not to medicate under her circumstances and that has been the position of multiple doctors at this point.

It is extremely difficult.  I appreciate everyone’s comments and PP I really can both relate to and emphasize with your situation.  I hope you have good support.[/quote]

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