My mother probably has had OCD all of her life. After a stroke 6 years ago, it is raging. She is currently being cared for at home by a paid caregiver. She fell (a controlled fall because she resists transfer when she is afraid) on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Went to the ER, was xrayd and CT scan - no sign of broken hip. She was told she has severe arthritis in her hip and knee.
Stoke Details:
6 years ago
pretty severe
impaired on left side - arm not working. minimal movement on left leg.
ocd -
anxiety
depression
resistance to physical therapy
MIL is more 'mobile' than your mom, but 1000xs harder to deal with.
Really sounds like your mom would do better with a assisted living type arrangement, whereas, my MIL belongs in the Cuckoo's Nest.
I think it is REALLY hard to get someone 'placed' b/c they're a little nutty. I look at my MIL and cannot believe she lives alone.
Anxiety, Depression, OCD, resistance to PT aren't enough to put mom somewhere better. Unless she wants to go--and it sounds like she doesn't.
Was she released back home after her fall? If not, that is kind of telling. If she falls again, you have to advocate for her healthcare.
In the geri psych hospital she was thoroughly evaluated and diagnosed with vascular dementia. She had previously been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. She was prescribed an antipsychotic and it took abut 5 months before she agreed to take it. Then she was rapidly placed in an AL for people with mental illness.