My mother is 88-years-old with serious Dementia. She lives with my wife and I. She went to the hospital with a UTI for four nights. She was sent to a skilled nursing facility, which was a nursing home and we were told she had at least two-weeks of rehab to develop her balance and strength so she could get around. They just told us she would be discharged on Tuesday, which is four days short of two weeks and she is not ready in my opinion to be discharged.
I officially appealed the discharge. We do not have any documentation about the two-weeks we were supposed to receive.
Any advice on an appeal?
You can always ask for in home therapy. If Medicare does not feel she is progressing, they will refuse to pay.
Early discharge can happen if she is refusing care, quitting too early, or failing to progress. The reason may be because she has plateaued and is not expected to return to 100%.
Kepro is the organization that was inbetween us and the rehab center (and I guess Medicare).
https://www.keproqio.com/bene/appeal.aspx
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Sometimes, clients don't want to get out of bed as one example to do therapy, especially if they are in pain.