All this happened within 3 days and hospital says they can’t keep her because insurance won’t pay. They say it has to heal at home and she can’t be hospitalized for 6 weeks for this. She’s 91, frail and not very mobile to begin with. But they say if they can get her up and moving she’ll be released. Papers were just filed with Medicaid and we are waiting for word of an opening to a nursing home. What can be done in a case like this? Can you literally refuse to take her back into the home? Would appreciate any input from anyone that has either been through this or knows anything that can help. We’re at our wits end here. HELP!
Narrow stairs (no handrails or handrail missing on one side), hardwood floors, inaccessible toilets and tubs (too narrow for turning in a walker or wheelchair), no grab bars, slippery tile floors. Bathroom on second floor, narrow door openings to interior rooms......the point being to provide objective reasons why “send her home” is dangerous.
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GOOD LUCK. Be “water on stone”, don’t get upset. Her safety and welfare are the most important while moving forward in FINDING the best care plan possible.
Have you considered placing her in a nursing home temporarily? If the bottom line is not bringing her home, that’s the option I would pursue.
My biggest concern would be skin breakdown from not changing positions frequently as it is very painful to move.. I know you don’t want to take her home but you may reconsider. Rent a hospital bed with an alternating pressure mattress. I hate to say this but to assure she’ll get turned and taken care of properly, home is the place.
I know this won’t be the popular decision here but in this case knowing the way LTC and NH facilities are functioning these days I would reconsider.
The hospital is not the safest place to be either. Not only does the chance of contracting Covid 19 exist but she can contract MRSA & other staphylococcus infections while she is there.
Many times I agree with refusing to take a family member home from the hospital when it’s too early to discharge. This is my exception. She’ll not get the level of care she needs anywhere else.
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I wish you the best. Please keep us updated.