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But how do I know he’s getting attention? He recently had to be moved from MC to skilled nursing because he needs help eating, moving etc.

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I'm cutting and pasting a response I wrote last night to someone in a similar situation:

"If this is the first foray with covid for this facility, I guarantee the staff is running around with their hair on fire, tending to the varying degrees of illness, plus continuing to care for non-covid residents, changing PPE continuously and trying to communicate to families. Most likely it was brought in by someone on their staff, and it's possible they are now shorthanded to boot. This is how it was in my MIL's facility this past May when she and 16 other LTC/MC residents got covid. Nine residents died. My MIL was extremely sick for 4 weeks and then had an abrupt and complete recover, thank God. You are not wrong for your concern. BUT do not ask for anything that takes the staff's time and energies away from focusing on the residents. It will be hard to watch from the sidelines (or window), but you must allow them, including the admin, to do what they have to do with the least amount of demands from you. Send supportive emails and then politely ask for any updates on your FIL. Send them food, ask how you can help. My family purchased and assembled 300 face shields (back in the time when PPE was scarce). Everyone is clambering for the facility's time and attention and it just adds to their work load."

Recently my MIL's facility had a second incursion of covid. This time they were prepared. Brought in by sick staff member (again). Much better communication and crisis management by the admin. Far fewer infections. 0 deaths to date. Now they are getting the vaccine. Hoping there won't be a round 3. May you gain peace in your heart as you wait out this storm!
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psuskind1 Jan 2021
Thank you for your insightful response
There is COVID at the skilled nursing facility my LO is a resident. I got a call two residents and one staff just came out positive. My LO has Alzheimer’s and recently has trouble feeding himself. I did mention this new development to the nursing staff.
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You really don't know what care he's getting with COVID. You pretty much have to go back to why you placed him where he is rather some other facility and trust your choice was correct.

However, there must be some other reasons for his placement into skilled care from MC. The two reasons you gave are not reasons to move someone into skilled nursing. Inability to feed oneself, difficulty in transferring, incontinence, etc., are all issues that MC staff should be able to address. They are all advanced dementia symptoms that show up in diseases like Alzheimer's. I would talk to the facility's director and get some specifics as to why he was transferred to a skilled unit. If, in fact, the director tells you that those are the reasons for moving him to a higher level of care, I would suggest that the MC staff is ill trained to provide proper dementia care.
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psuskind1 Jan 2021
Thank you for your response

The MC care facility (very impressive looking place just 2 years old; private pay) REQUIRES residents to 1. Be able to feed themselves. 2. Be able to be mobile either in a wheel chair or walker and get into wheel chair or on walker independently. My LO is too weak to meet their requirements UNLESS I have a 24/7 sitter. Those are the facts...I would have preferred that he remain in MC. So now you’re aware of the reason for the move. Oh and I forgot...he exceeded number of falls. (Majority were soft falls —not resulting in injury).
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