My mother has been in for rehabilitation for a week now. She was in the hospital for 2 weeks so was very weak and went here. She’s doing so much better being out but she’s only had PT 3 times so far and today it was a 15 minute ride on the bike and sent back to her room. Few of the team called me today for a conference call and asked if i I had any questions so I asked about the 15 minute ride. They seemed completely offended I asked such a thing. Like am I crazy. Being admitted and having to stay for rehabilitation seems like they would do more.
I can only respond by sharing that when my late husband had his massive stroke at the age of 48(back in 1996)he was in rehab every day and I made sure that I accompanied him to his 1 hour sessions. And what I had witnessed at that time were older folks being wheeled in in their wheelchairs and left to sit for the entire hour without any PT being done at all for them.
In retrospect now I'm guessing because I was there, that they made sure my husbands PT and OT was being done. Plus the fact that he was only 48 perhaps too might have made a difference, I don't know.
But it is a shame that some rehabs don't do what they're supposed to do, as I witnessed first hand.
The lady mentioned in the other post about the call light, crying, etc was like this. She had a great therapist who did all he could to get her to do it, but she didn't, and was discharged from it. Now, she whines about being out to bed, when doing therapy she probably would have gained enough leg strength to do it herself.
PT and OT, though painful sometimes, can be fun, especially when you start to see the results of your hard work.
If you are not satisfied with this rehab, check out another one. Or request in home therapy.
So they -- the PT folk--were completely offended.
What did they tell you when you said that she only got that reported amount of PT?