Mamaw's back home

Thank you for your prayers and concern for my grandmother. She has recovered well from her incident and is now back in her retirement home. We did have to move her to the “assisted” level of care instead of “independent” but the transition was smooth.

Her facility is around 80% independent seniors and 20% residents who need some sort of help. She had to change rooms since her old room did not have the proper alarm systems that are needed but that turned out to be a blessing. Her new room is just down the hall and around a corner so it wasn’t difficult for my Mom and me to move her on our own. Her new room is in better shape, has a much better view, better sunlight on the windows, and a better area to entertain the kids down the hall if needed.

She is now getting assistance mainly with them administering her medications but also checking on her periodically (especially at night) and being available to assist her with a few other things if it’s ever needed. My Mom and I have also taken a more active role in helping her keep her finances straight and things of that nature since her cognitive ability has suffered some lately.

We are very thankful that this specific event did not result in more long-term or serious consequences. We are also thankful that it made it clear that we needed to take steps to minimize the risk that future “events” will result in serious consequences.