My father was admitted to the hospital because he has Sundowners and kept falling at night. I took him to the ER at hospital and they admitted him. He stayed approximately one week. I told the hospital I could not take him home because he is a danger to himself and keeps falling. They did a 50 mile radius search to find him a rehabilitation facility. They couldn’t find anything. I said can you do a 100 mile radius search? They did and found a place. I thought, because they never said otherwise, that this was a rehabilitation only and not permanent. I was under the impression that this was going to be a permanent facility to stay at. Now that they have exhausted his 20 day Medicare stay benefit. They are telling me I need to come pick him up. I had a board and care home ready to take him in last Saturday but the rehabilitation facility would not release him on Saturday until they got their 20 days of Medicare. So we lost the bed at the board and care home. Now I’m being strong armed into picking him up? Can they force me to take him? I can’t handle his needs. He has mild dementia and falls a lot at night. He is 94. I have cared for him for 5 years. Burnt out. Any advice???
If he falls a lot at night, that must mean you aren't getting good sleep. You need good sleep.
What's his financial situation? And what's the family situation? Is it just you and your father? Are there siblings?
You can also call the Department for the Aging.
Does he have a supplemental policy that will pay the copay on days 21-100?
Is he living in your home?
Tell them that this will be an unsafe discharge, that there is no one to care for him.