Medicare visit

ronda b

Just a vent. My Dh had a Medicare yearly visit yesterday. Most all of you know the questions that it entities. When it came to the memory (clock )he couldn't do it . Became very agitated. I had the na stop it. She was not happy. I explain he already has the diagnosis and there is no sense in upsetting him. Just FYI last year he could do some of the clock,this year none.

Just upset me why put someone with VD and Alz. Through that.

Just venting.

Quilting brings calm

For good results, the results might show they weren’t progressing as fast as they might think. For bad results, it shows the family that they are in decline - the family isn’t just imagining it. There’s a supposed decline of 2-4 points a year. It gives you some idea of when they might get to the later stages.

I think you did the right thing by stopping since it upset him.

M1

frankly those annual Medicare visits are mostly BS for those with dementia or any chronic problems. So much of these things are “cookie cutter “ procedures these days and no one uses any common sense, especially among paraprofessionals. Good for you for speaking up.

I’d bag it in the future too.

Pat6177

Ronda b - my DH had the same experience at his annual Medicare visit last month. I asked the PCP if he needed to do these anymore. She said she would put in the chart not to do the clock and the 3 words again. What really upset me was the persistence of the med asst despite the fact that he obviously couldn’t do it and despite me glaring at her and shaking my head.

jfkoc

A lot does not make sense to me and I think it may be because so many people are involved….the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing and the complications of incorrect info going into the computer systems. It took me 6n months to get my med list straightened out.

Iris L.

One shouldn't have to "glare" at the medical assistant. She should denote in the records that the patient has become agitated or that the patient stopped participating, or words to that effect. There is no need for the MA to be unhappy. I worked in health care.

Iris

KellyM

We deal with so much on a daily basis and it’s so stressful to prepare for the visits.

It’s a lot of work !!

jsps139_

My DH had one of those tests 10 yrs ago. From there to a neurologist, and he received his Alz diagnosis. No doctor has ever given him any kind of test for his memory after that nor suggested a Medicare Wellness Exam since his diagnosis.
I would be upset too, Ronda. What is the point? Don’t they go through enough with their memory problems, and then to put them through that every year! It’s hard for me to understand. I’m glad you stopped it. Good job!

housefinch

Definitely it’s your right to decline those screenings. I have a child with autism and intellectual disability and used to cry filling out the child development forms because she couldn’t do anything they asked about. I finally asked the office to put a note in her chart saying never to give me those forms again. Why torture him and you?