30-day assessment is in
Moved mom to MC this week because she started trying to elope a couple weeks ago. Made it to the door with a few things a couple times. I asked that she be tested for a UTI. Results came back today. She has a “slight” infection and it’s being treated. Ofc now I’m wondering if that was the cause of her sudden change. The wellness director said it’s not enough to cause eloping. How much is enough then? In any case, she’s never had a UTI, but I fear this will be her life now with incontinence issues. I’m still struggling to find briefs that don’t leak.
MC is only a few hundred dollars more per month and there are less residents there, so maybe it was a good move anyway. She gets more attention. She’s also still able to go out to the dining area and eat with her AL friends, and participate in activities and outings. And I feel less stressed knowing she’s not 1 of many and now just a few. They don’t have phone lines back there though so I need to mount her iPad to her desk so she can hopefully use it without losing it and stay connected to the outside world. She may have forgotten how to make calls, but I think she can answer them. I set it up for assistive access so limited apps and big buttons. I’m able to control her TV from home, too, so if she’s in her room and the staff forget to turn it on, I can do that and change channels and volume when it’s close to bedtime. She starts getting into things when she has nothing to do.
That’s all. Just wanted to share and get some thoughts on the UTI.
EDIT - TV setup - https://www.linknlink.com/products/eremote-ha-ir-remote-home-assistant-mqtt - requires a TV with IR remote
Mom has a Roku and I have a LinknLink. $12 but shipping from China was $10. Well worth it since it helps calm her and CGs sometimes forget to turn it on. The only thing that sucks is I have to have my camera aimed at least slightly on the TV to see what I’m doing. I haven’t yet taken the time to finish programming it because I have to do it when I’m there.