These are a few examples of the kinds of situations we have encountered at Senior Care Consulting, LLC.
>An elderly woman living alone in a two-storey home, at high risk for falling since her bedroom and bathroom were on second floor. She refused to move bed to first floor. She was experiencing increasing dementia, but refused to move, despite the recommendation of her doctor and the urging of her son. In coordination with the son (her power of attorney and health care agent), we moved the woman to an assisted living facility in another state and then arranged for the shipment of her furniture and personal belongings.
>A referral from Adult Protective Services on a woman with no close family, living alone, experiencing dementia with overlying paranoia. She was not able to manage her money, get groceries, bathe, cook, etc. SCC GCM became her power of attorney and arranged for assistance to enable woman to stay in her home for several months and then moved her to assisted living facility. Cleared out the home and with assistance of local realtor, sold the home for asking price.
>Guardian requested intervention with two older adults living in own home, both experiencing increasing level of dementia. Made assessment and determined that it was unsafe for couple to live at home. Emergency arose almost immediately after the assessment and placement for both accomplished in eight-hour span which included time in the emergency room with one of the couple.
>Elderly gentleman living alone at home with increasing physical debility. Arranged, through a local home health agency, for 24-hour in-home care. Also discovered that while this man had been in short-term rehab, his “housekeeper” had written thousands of dollars of checks to herself on the man’s bank account. Got police involved and was able to recover most of funds.
>Family requested help with elderly woman living at home with caregiver/daughter who was blind and experiencing her own health problems. Elderly woman experiencing dementia and had not been to see a doctor for over 20 years. House beginning seriously to deteriorate. Family desired elderly woman to be out of the home, in a safe environment. Daughter wishing to move into assisted living herself. Found doctor to make a house call to get appropriate/necessary paperwork done and then successfully moved client to assisted living within a month.
>Elderly woman with only one living relative, out of state, experiencing low-vision. Already living in an assisted living facility but needed assistance in writing checks, reading mail, organizing paperwork and provision of medical advocacy.
>Family from out-of-state needing information about levels of care, appropriate facilities, in-home assistance, payment for in-home assistance and/or facility care, and other resources available to their elderly parent who lived in the WNC area.
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