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[the_siobhan]

I am on vacation from work this week. I was planning to do some vacation things, like, I dunno, rent a car and go walk in the woods or something.

Instead I may be visiting assisted living residences to try and find an alternative housing arrangement for the Old Man. The hospital wants to discharge him, but his retirement residence is pushing back on letting him move back. I read his lease agreement, and he is covered by the Landlord Tenant Act so while they technically can't prevent him from moving home, they can apply to evict him on the grounds that his care needs exceed what they are designed to accommodate.

There is a conference call on Monday between hospital staff, residence management and his home care coordinator, so hopefully we can hammer something out for the short term, but long term I'm pretty sure they're going to force him out.

And Long Term Care has a five year waiting list, because of course it does.

Comments

[cornerofmadness]

Sorry to hear it. This is such a hard process

[elusis]

Dammit. I'm sorry, Sio. Here I am spending most of a week with Dad, half the time wondering "why am I here?" and much of the answer is "because I don't know how good he'll be at caring for himself, and he's not very forthcoming or a very accurate reporter so all I know to do is hang out and observe."

[greylock]

Five years? Yeesh.
That sucks. I hope at least you get some respite on your holiday.

[sabotabby]

Fuck the way this province treats seniors.

[houseof9cats]

Brutal. I can't handle what Ontario is doing to vulnerable seniors, and by extension working women, right now.

[sylvanwitch]

My brother and I went through this with my mom back in late April/early May, so please know that I am sending you ALL the patience, strength, and stamina you need to get through this very difficult process. I am so, so sorry you're having to spend your much-deserved and much-needed vacation time to do this, but I think I'm also glad for you that you have the time, otherwise you'd be even more stressed? Thinking of you and sending all the good vibes your way. *hugs*

[kalmn]

Touring assisted living blows chunks. I have absolutely no idea if anything is the same on both sides of the border, but just in case- if it would suit him and he it, maybe see if the local JCC has a place or two? The one here in St Paul had the nicest assisted living building, and with the ability to move around as your care needs change. (My mother didn’t go live there because reasons, but it really was top of the list. This is a link to that one, just in case the American/Canadian translation is falling down on the job.

https://www.sholom.com/sholom-east/

[bcholmes]

Mike Fuckin' Harris.

[kest]

I sometimes wonder how long it will be before our generation and the following one rise up about the terrible state of elder care, because the boomers are entering in en masse and right now we're all just dealing with the horrors on our own. One would THINK that a retirement residence would have its own assistance, at least on the organizational front, for when its time for the next stage, would that be too much to ask??