Between my mother and I, we visit dad in a LTC nursing home every other day. I call him and try to call staff at the facility daily if need be.
I am on top of things as to where it has become almost an obsession because I have come to find over the last couple years no matter how hard I have tried to check up on him and keep nursing staff on task and accountable, it is never enough, and he suffers from it.
We have moved him from his previous facility in February and so far, things have been better but still not good. I know things aren't going to be great anywhere. He has chronic UTIs. He has been in septic SHOCK 3x in the last 2 years. He has a permanent foley catheter that needs to be flushed every day. It clogs often and causes numerous problems from there. Rent-a-nurse's not knowing what to do or having permissions etc.
I won't go down a rabbit hole.
Point is, we wanted to get him on an institutional special needs plan that offered a independent nurse practitioner that would come in and check on him on week days. We started last month, and it has been great! However, he can't see any of his previous providers affiliated with the local hospital and he is VERY upset about that. He is a low-key mellow kind of guy so this is something he is passionate about apparently.
It is the only I-SNP offered with this specific nursing home. I have called them all.
Does anyone know any way to get a nurse practitioner to check on your loved one in a nursing home multiple times per week? I have spoken to the administrator at the facility, and he told me they had other plans in previous years, but they dropped due to no members.
I feel like I don't really know WHAT I'm asking so much as throwing my scenario out there in hopes that someone has some advice for me that might help.
I am my dad's PoA. He has a brain injury and short-term memory issues. He is very much with it. I would hate to force his hand for what I feel he needs over what he wants. :( Also, he will not be switching facilities because my mom can't really get anywhere else.
Here in MN, my MIL is in LTC facility on Medicaid. Her coverage is not connected to the facility but rather the MA plan she chooses at the open enrollment. What you described isn't familiar to me at all.
If his healthcare is connected to the facility and there's problems, have you contacted an ombudsman? Or called his case manager?
I don't know if that's still the case. It's expensive.