My father's PCP told me to take father to ER and request psychiatrist eval. Any experience with this?
This is supposed to help get my father into Memory Care, over his objections. He has Alzheimer's, will not accept any in-home help, and should not be living home alone. Has anyone had any experience with this?
How is his behavior? Because if he isn’t sick or injured and he is behavior is in control (not psychotic or violent) the ER will just send him home and tell you to follow up with PCP. The ER can be a bridge to moving an elder to a care facility but usually there has to be a bad event like a bad fall or illness until this path works. He has a formal diagnosis of Alzheimer’s? What legal documents does your father have in place?
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