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1/4.
I just had a family ask me to share this for them anonymously RE: why they cannot entertain off-site visits:
“No way I could safely take two parents out. Can’t take one out and not the other. Dad requires 3-person transfer from w/c to car. Who’s going to help?”
I just had a family ask me to share this for them anonymously RE: why they cannot entertain off-site visits:
“No way I could safely take two parents out. Can’t take one out and not the other. Dad requires 3-person transfer from w/c to car. Who’s going to help?”
2/4.
“Additionally we have to get my mom in car with 1-person transfer. Then there are transfers for toileting. Both parents are falls risk. None of our homes or bathrooms are wheelchair accessible, even with portable ramps.”
“Additionally we have to get my mom in car with 1-person transfer. Then there are transfers for toileting. Both parents are falls risk. None of our homes or bathrooms are wheelchair accessible, even with portable ramps.”
3/4.
“No place to safely hang out. Dad perseverates about meds which are complex and well managed in the home. Change in routine would be disruptive. Mom would be highly anxious about catching COVID outside the home as their current home has been COVID free.”
“No place to safely hang out. Dad perseverates about meds which are complex and well managed in the home. Change in routine would be disruptive. Mom would be highly anxious about catching COVID outside the home as their current home has been COVID free.”
4/4.
“How in the world can they have safe outings with the realities of their care needs? If we could take them out, they would not need to be in a home.”
This family’s experience encapsulates the complexities of LTC. @DrFullertonMPP: They need ON-SITE uninterrupted access!
“How in the world can they have safe outings with the realities of their care needs? If we could take them out, they would not need to be in a home.”
This family’s experience encapsulates the complexities of LTC. @DrFullertonMPP: They need ON-SITE uninterrupted access!
