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R/s Mr. Jessie Brown has bladder cancer and he suffers from chronic pain. R/s Mr. Brown’s friend Marie Isert (87 year-old) is taking care of him. R/s Ms. Isert can’t adequately take care of Mr. Brown. R/s Ms. Isert is physically unable to care for Mr. Brown and there is a concern regarding her memory lapse. R/s Mr. Brown fell and Ms. Isert had to call EMS for help and it took 3 EMT to lift Mr. Brown. R/s Mr. Brown’s cognitive is okay but due to him always in pain, the pain deters him from communicating. R/s Mr. Brown can’t walk and Ms. Isert has to assist him. R/s Ms. Insert carefully gives Mr. Brown pain medication around the clock. R/s Mr. Brown’s pain control is not adequately. R/s the situation is not safe Mr. Brown nor Ms. Isert. R/s the transport chair can’t fit into the room. R/s Mr. Brown is confined to his bedroom with no room to maneuver. …show more content…
R/s today she meet with the Mr. Brown for a level care assessment regarding his eligibility to be placed in a nursing facility. R/s Mr. Brown definitely qualifies to be a nursing facility. R/s in order for Mr. Brown to be place in a nursing home with Tri-County Hospice he has to qualify for Medicaid. R/s Ms. Isert was responsible for filling out the Medicaid application but has not completed it. R/s today Ms. Isert couldn’t remember when Mr. Brown had fell. R/s Ms. Isert first said it was two days ago and then she later said two months ago. R/s it seems as if Ms. Isert has a problem with her memory lapse. R/s Mr. Brown has no children, he has a brother but they are not in contact with each
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