Just be grateful it’s not a nursing home, Lila. The horror stories abound, but to put it simply, I helped take care of a man with a severe mental and physical handicap caused by a very rare disease. In a home setting he survived for twenty years longer than they thought he should.The state took over “supervision” of the home under changes in the law by the totally republican administration, decided he was too sick for adult care and sent him to a nursing home for “proper” medical care. he died within three months. Seems they couldn’t economically justify keeping someone who would never get “well enough” to leave the adult system. Surprise going from two on one care to 15 or 20 on one care wasn’t good for him. By the way, you can help your own Dad to the toilet. It can be done with little problem and minor embarrassment if you have the proper training.
Just be grateful it’s not a nursing home, Lila. The horror stories abound, but to put it simply, I helped take care of a man with a severe mental and physical handicap caused by a very rare disease. In a home setting he survived for twenty years longer than they thought he should.The state took over “supervision” of the home under changes in the law by the totally republican administration, decided he was too sick for adult care and sent him to a nursing home for “proper” medical care. he died within three months. Seems they couldn’t economically justify keeping someone who would never get “well enough” to leave the adult system. Surprise going from two on one care to 15 or 20 on one care wasn’t good for him. By the way, you can help your own Dad to the toilet. It can be done with little problem and minor embarrassment if you have the proper training.