Relatives

This morning at 3:45 AM we got a call from the assisted living facility where my wife's aunt lives. She has private care-givers 14 hour per day but at night she relies on the employees of the facility. On more than one occasion she has called for assistance and they didn't respond quickly enough so she tries to help herself. This morning was another of those times, she was warm and tried to get up and take off some bedclothes. She fell against the night stand and they took her to the hospital.

She has osteoporosis really badly and breaks easily. They found a mild fracture of the C2 in her spine. It really is getting to the point where she needs to be in a skilled nursing facility. She will resist that with everything that is in her. We have tried to convince her that she is spending her money too fast by having the care-givers, and should try to cut a few hours a day but she just won't.

This could be the straw that forces her into skilled nursing. The assisted living staff doesn't respond with the urgency they should and I believe the social worker that gets assigned to her case will not allow her to return to Sunrise. This could be the way that God is going to orchestrate the whole thing because we have not been looking forward to making the decision on her behalf.