Assessment Day

Today was the assesement at 10:00

 

First – dad was up wandering last night.   Mom woke up and he was gone.  She looked all over the house, and the doors were unlocked.  She called him, and he was in the back bedroom on top of the bed, with pillows on him.  Shivering, ‘cuz they shut off the vents back there.   She had no idea how long he had been there.  Got him back to bed.   This morning, she got him up around 7:00, and he had wet himself.   Was in a good mood, though.

The assessment went well, in that the nurse said he was a good candidate for their facility, and would take him now.  Whether we get on the waiting list is entirely up the family – they don’t make that decision.  Whether he goes to Chancellor, or another location, that is up the family.   I had told mom, and even discussed it with her again, to make a list of all of his medication, including vitamins and herbs.  She hadn’t, so that took some time for her round things up.   They told the nurse about last night, and she said there are bells that we can set up inside, and they will go off if the door is opened.  Fred was actually going to Home Deport on the way home to get these.  We will get them installed by this weekend.  The nurse asked dad if he new what day and month it was – he didn’t know.   She asked what city he lived in – didn’t know. She asked what state – he said Idaho.  Fred said he carried on a few conversations, and rambled a little, but not bad.   He said mom was actually pretty good, considering what happened last night.   Oh yeah, mom did say this morning that dad would never go outside in this cold.  Told her that we can’t think that – he is doing things he would never do now, and doesn’t have the presence of mind to realize it.   Fred reiterated this to her, as well.  Fred did say mom seemed “relieved” when the nurse said he was a good candidate for them.  

 

Talked with Mom, and and she said she thought it was good.  She has mixed feelings, and has some thinking to do.  Told her to think about things realistically, and she said she has been.  I will call her tonight, and update here if Fred has any additional info for me, once I get home.  She did say that after the nurse and Fred left, dad told her he had gone outside in the night, but then came back in.  Told her he needed to check on some things.   As Trent said, that sounds just like dad.  Puttering.