And don't take your cell phones; they are tracking them.
They’re in a nursing home for a reason. After personally having had parents in nursing home, both my own and my wife’s, we couldn’t have provided the care or have the facilities to provide for them in anything close to what they received in the nursing home.
If we could, they wouldn’t have been in the nursing home to begin with.
If they voluntarily signed themselves in, can’t they sign themselves out too? They shouldn’t be able to hold them hostage.
No...unless they can afford 24 hr at home health care...they are in nursing home for a reason like YoYo said.
There? Really?
If you're asking if "someone" can *legally* take mom and dad home, the answer is yes. Of course.
Whether or not "someone" has the *ability* to provide mom and dad all necessary care, that is a completely different question.
We took my mom out of her assisted living facility a couple of weeks after it went into lockdown.
She was having a very hard time with the isolation.
But if she was someone in need of round-the-clock care, we wouldn't have been able to do it.
why not?.....maybe should have in the first place...
Another aspect to this is the transition.
Regardless of CV, considerations should weigh the moving impact. Maybe an elder with dementia will have big trouble sleeping in one bed in the home, to the next night, back at the kids place. Everything will be in new spots, with new routines for eating. Where the bathroom is now is different. It will be like they moved from one planet to another (well, with the latter being Earth).
And, considering CV, if movers are used, there is the added exposure of the packers and unpackers. Are they using PPE and SD practices? The relative health of the elder part of this too... how will the cope and deal with the change (even if positive).
So, there is the wear and tear of the move itself.
It really depends on whether or not you are equipped to care for your parents, and I mean, ‘you’ in a generic manner, not you specifically.
When my Gran was in a nursing home, with all of us home right now and my medical background, we would have been able to take my Gran into the house. It is not optimal unless you have access to everything necessary to care for a disabled elderly parent. Not only meds and medical equipment, but things like diapers, disposable cleaning cloths and wipes, and enough space for a walker or wheelchair to maneuver around the house if that is part of the reason why a nursing home became necessary.
It largely depends on the reasons why the parent is in a nursing home, such as the need for around the clock care due to a physical ailment (my Gran had a stroke and was half paralyzed) or dementia, or both combined. The latter I would say is the one you would need to be most worried about, because that can make a parent highly unpredictable.
Legally, I don’t believe they can stop you from bringing a parent home with you, even temporarily. If a contract has been signed, I would read it thoroughly.
I don’t see why.
Nursing facilities and assisted living care are very different.
Retirement type assisted living are for folks who can still care for themselves but don’t want the hassle of home ownership.
Nursing homes are typically utilized for those who need 24-hour medical care or monitoring and are too ill to fend for themselves.
In both scenarios, families voluntarily put their loved ones there and pay monthly for the care provided. They are wards of the state.
If you feel it necessary to remove them, there is no legal basis to prevent you from doing it.
Is your friend very familiar with the facility? Does he visit often, know the staff well? Do they know him well enough that they’ll keep in touch if they see an issue arise? Does the friend’s family member like the facility? If the facility is good, is there a long waiting list to get back in if the family member can’t keep the room? Is the home set up to handle any special needs? Obese patients may need something like a Hoyer lift. Dietary needs, medical needs. And what if the family member’s health status changes while at home? Does your friend have folks who can help while if there’s a lock down on in his area? Has your friend talked to his family member’s doctor for his opinion?
Just some thoughts for your friend to consider.
And don't take your cell phones; they are tracking them.
Sure.
It’s not a prison. As long as you have the legal authority to do so for a “committed” person.
But if you are willing to care for them now...why are they in a nursing home to start with?
We obviously need some Star Trek Transporters.
Yes. Wife runs 37 facilities. Expert. You can ALWAYS remove a parent. Facility has no say.
I would think it might depend on WHERE they are and what “ORDERS” there are in that location. Allegedly many of us are under martial law, but I’ve yet to actually hear any teeth to these “strict orders” to “stay at home” and “no visitors”.
Outside of draconian martial law brought on by this hysteria, I don’t know why they couldn’t leave.