CONTACT FORM SUBMITTED AT: https://completecarebarnhill.com/contact

NAME: Toni McGovern

EMAIL: littleoldlady@hotmail.com

COMPANY:

TYPE OF INQUIRY: Resident & Family Support

FACILITY: 

 	* Barn Hill [https://mycompletecare.com/completecarebarnhill] 

MESSAGE: 
Hello! My name is Toni McGovern. I have a 47-year-old son who suffered
a stroke in early November. Currently my husband and I are in San
Francisco where he lives and we are planning to bring him back to New
Jersey in the next one to two months. My husband and I are John's
primary caretakers, and we are looking for an assisted living facility
near us where he can live long term.
Is there someone I can talk to about admissions? Or that I can email
with questions and details about his needs? The following highlights
his current situation.

Timeline: John had a stroke in the beginning of November and was in
the hospital for 9 weeks recovering from wounds from his fall. He went
to acute rehab for 2.5 weeks at the end of December. Then he moved to
a residential care facility and received outpatient therapies from
mid-January through the end of February. Now he is in an assisted
living facility in San Francisco where he continues to receive
visiting PT, OT, and speech. 

Current Prognosis: John is paralyzed on the right side, but has been
making progress with PT to use assistive devices to begin to learn to
walk. Right now, he cannot do this on his own. He can transfer from
his bed to a wheelchair with minimal assistance, and he can also use
the toilet. He can use his left hand to feed himself. He needs
assistance for dressing and showering. He is nonverbal and cognitively
impaired. He can nod yes and no, and make some verbalizations, but
these are all inconsistent. My husband and I have Power of Attorney
and are making major decisions for his care on his behalf.

Insurance and Finances: John currently has Medicaid coverage in
California (Medi-CAL). He does not currently have an income---he has
been unemployed since 2022. In terms of assets, he has a retirement
account which we are in the process of converting to an income for
him. We are also currently applying for social security disability
insurance, but we anticipate this will take some time to be approved
and for him to begin receiving these benefits. We will be privately
paying for his care when he arrives in New Jersey, and we will be
enrolling him in a marketplace health insurance plan. 
Thank you for your help. Here are phone numbers for us.
Jack (973)945-3147
Toni (862)296-6262

