Updates

October 21 - 

• Good news, he was approved for the CHOICES nursing care level. They are rushing a bit to get him admitted which always make me nervous, because to me that sounds more like a money issue than a care issue...given that I am taking good care of him.  Regardless, this is good news.  
• The CHOICES program will pay for $1100.00 a month.
• This is wonderful!  However, the facilities cost $2200.00 a month or more and even with his full social security check going to foot that bill, he is short by almost $700.00 - which puts us back to square one. 
• The VA records department has not returned our requests.
• Wrote Senator Steve Cohen and requested a meeting.
• Spoke with a lawyer and will set up a meeting for later this week.
• Not sure what to do at this point.  

The CHOICES representative gave me the names of four dementia care facilities.  Not very promising, given that the woman at Apple Grove listed the cost at nearly $4600 a month, and the woman at Cordova Estates said that the only place that accepts CHOICES now is Riverdale.  Riverdale is reasonable, but still $500.00 over budget.  If they VA would approve his pension all of this would not be an issue.

Here is the conversation with the woman at Ridgemont Manor - here

	Phone		Dist.	Cost	Private	Semi	Availab.	Notes
Apple Grove, 3575 Hacks Cross Rd, Memphis, TN 38125 http://www.applegroveliving.com/	901-755-1244		28		$4595	$3595		Diane
Riverdale, 6880 East Raines Road, Memphis TN 38115 http://www.brmch.com/riverdale/riverdale-center.html			26	2200	Yes		Yes
Cordova Estates, 1535 Appling Cart Lane, Cordova http://www.brookdale.com/communities/emeritus-cordova/	901-377-7500		22	Don't accept choices anymore
Ridgemont Manor, 3805 Ridgemont http://www.ridgemontmanor.com/	901-384-9205		16					Sounds like they are drugs