Bible Discussion Thread

Hi i am in great need of prayers for my mom Paula L. She is in a nursing home right now for rehab and she is telling me horrible things they are supposedly doing to her there.I dont think these things are possible because this is one of the best rated nursing homes in Jacksonville ,florida.I am concerned my mother is beginning to develop either Early dementia or even worse schizophrenia.I am very very concerned because i love my mom and am her fulltime caregiver.I am worried about her doing not wise things.For instance she called the police to the nursing home at 5am to report having no air of water. That seems highly unlikely to me.I really covet your pprayers folks.

Praying for your Mother and you Brother

David Thank you Brother ,i will pray for you and your daughter as well. I am kind of frightened because my mom always was very quick witted and sharp and now she is seeming very subdued and she was NEVER like that.I am scared Brother!

Yes, Bibleman72

Will pray for your mother.

Also, Chris has advised you well. I just want to ad one more thing, be sure she has appointed you as her power of attornery for both medical and financial matters.

Hello Bibleman72. That was very sad to read of your Mother's deteriorating mental condition and of course, your anguish over her & of further action to take. There are times when places such as nursing homes, rehab centers, etc. do not give adequate care & loving response to those in their charge - certainly not all of them and the one your Mother is in right now might be very reputable in this regard. But you, as I also, might have heard of occasions when residents are treated badly, not cleaned after messing up, or being bathed, given adequate food, etc., & their cries both to staff & family members go unheeded. This, as I said, may not be the case here, but you need to also be proactive in the matter. Given her deteriorating mental state & that she still recognizes you & welcomes your being there for her, then list her complaints. Also check, are there any external signs of distress or the center's incompetency; such as, bad odours from her/deposits on her bed, bruising on the body, emaciated appearance, etc.? If anything of that sort is apparent, the first point of action is to make your observances known to the administration & discuss it with them. If no satisfaction from them, get permission to have a medically trained person to talk to your Mother & even examine her to verify her claims. And if it appears that her mind is what is at fault, then it can only be your presence (as often as you are able to be there for her), your wise counsel & support, reading from the Scriptures, as well as help from her pastor/elder, that might give her some relief; though her mind will continue to play havoc with what is real or imagined.

I pray that the Lord will minister to her especially at this time of mental turmoil, & if factual, that the nursing home will speedily rectify the situation there. And for you too, that the Lord will give you the spiritual, mental & physical fortitude to bear up at this time, as it's never easy to see a loved one in such a state.

Thank you friend ,i am going tomorrow to visit her in the hospital ,she had to go back in because of some disruptions she unfortunately made at the nursing home.