Any ideas how to get grandpa to the wedding?

TenderIsOurMight

Any ideas how to get grandpa to the wedding?

TenderIsOurMight

Hi everyone,



Any ideas how to get grandpa to the wedding? Of his granddaughter of course, with him coming from a distant nursing home, wheelchair bound, needing 24/7 physical aid but no oxygen, special meds. I'm pretty resourceful, but I know as a group, you're even more so. Are there vans you can rent, or companies designed to help just for this? It's doable down and back by road in one day, but would be easier on all in some ways, and more enjoyable, with an overnight with me and DH as the main co-ordinators. Thanks.

badboob67

Tender,

I wonder if the home healthcare people could help? In my (rural) area, they have a van to transport people to the cancer center. Many of them travel more than a couple of hours. Also, if you check with senior centers in both the origin and destination areas, they might help.

Good luck!

(((HUGS)))
Diane

Anonymous

Tender....Diane is right....a home health care agency is your best bet. When I worked in medical social work, we often had to transport people with varying degrees of disability to various appointments or events. Usually, the family would engage an ambulette (transports the wheelchair-bound) from one agency and a home health aide from another agency. I don't know where you live, but if your county has an area agency on aging, they should also have a referral service that can provide the names of licensed agencies.

It's very, very kind of you to go through this effort. I hope that your entire family credits you for that. Even if they don't though, I'm certain that the Benevolent Force/Divinity/Energies....um, God....will !

~Marin

ADK

Hi Tender,

Just want to let you know that such services do exist - my cousin was getting married and my Uncle arranged to have my Aunt come to the wedding from her nursing home in a medical transport.  She was just going to the Church.  Unfortunately, she suffered from some dementia and at the last minute, decided that she didn't want to go, so my Uncle had to pay for the service anyway.

One thing I do want to warn you about - I don't know how you are paying for your Dad's nursing home, but in Massachusetts, if a patient is on medicare (as my Dad was), anytime they stay overnight outside the nursing home and it isn't in the hospital, there is a break in their coverage and they might have to reapply for benefits.  Personally, I think this is so wrong, but it is how it is done here.

Good Luck, I hope you are successful in getting your Dad to the wedding.