My 84-year young mom lives alone in a one level house in a gated community on the Gulf side of Florida. She can live on her own for now. There are 3 boys (including me) who all live a plane ride away from her.
I would like to make sure that mom is going to her doctor appointments and following through with care or getting second opinions and that the 3 boys are aware of what’s going on with her health.
She does not like going to the doctors, she does not ask questions when she is at the doctor’s office and she is hard of hearing. When the doctor ask how she is doing, she always says good. She has been taking friends to her doctor appointments recently since my dad died earlier this year. One of her friends also said she does not ask for the doctor notes when she leaves the office.
My plan would be to have each of the 3 boys divvy up her doctor appointments and follow through with the rest of the boys to keep us in the know. For instance, I would find out when her primary care doctor appointment is, make sure mom gets to the appointment, get the doctors notes, and follow up with the doctor with any questions concerning the appointment. I could post her doctor notes to a shared site like Box.
Does this sound like a good start? My main goal is to make sure my mom is getting good care and that all the boys share in the care.
I would like to make sure that mom is going to her doctor appointments and following through with care or getting second opinions and that the 3 boys are aware of what’s going on with her health.
She does not like going to the doctors, she does not ask questions when she is at the doctor’s office and she is hard of hearing. When the doctor ask how she is doing, she always says good. She has been taking friends to her doctor appointments recently since my dad died earlier this year. One of her friends also said she does not ask for the doctor notes when she leaves the office.
My plan would be to have each of the 3 boys divvy up her doctor appointments and follow through with the rest of the boys to keep us in the know. For instance, I would find out when her primary care doctor appointment is, make sure mom gets to the appointment, get the doctors notes, and follow up with the doctor with any questions concerning the appointment. I could post her doctor notes to a shared site like Box.
Does this sound like a good start? My main goal is to make sure my mom is getting good care and that all the boys share in the care.