The new nursing home has been very slow in getting my brother assessed. So far they say it looks good but they are not committing until they send out a team to the old nursing home to evaluate him. I asked them what was taking so long and they said because they are taking in a lot of people at once and because of the labor day holiday.
I am a bit concerned about what this is doing to my brother. He doesn't like change. But so far, he seems like he has perked up a bit. I think he might even be looking forward to a change, because life at his home is so boring and dull. I think he might even need to change environments every so often, just to get some stimulus.
Meanwhile, on Sunday he was in a good mood, even though he told me the new nursing home was too Jewish Orthodox. I asked him what he meant and he told me that all the men had yarmulkes on. I assured him that not all the folks in the home were Orthodox. Then we talked about the fact that the nursing home had told me he was going to be placed in a pod with people who were more alert and he was really pleased about that.
I am thinking that I need to take off work and be there when he is evaluated. The stakes are too high to have hims tart freaking out with strangers. The trouble is that I have a very busy week and work. I hope I can work something out.
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