Mom had a hairline fracutre of 3 ribs a few months ago. She has now either reinjured the old frature or this is a new one. Her doc sends her to the emergency room. The docs there give her meds and send her home in pain. She cannot get around without help at home. And unless she has a 3-night hospital stay she cannot receive in-home or rehab services.
Can someone please tell me where she should be now? Should her doc be admitting her to the hospital? I have contacted a rehab facility - but I do not know if she will be elegible. This seems more medical to me. I am so CONFUSED. Please shed some light on this chaos for me. thanks!!!!!
If the doctor orders IH PT, which he should, then Medicare will pay for most of it. I hope he orders some home health care for her also just to keep an eye on her for a bit. An extra set of eyes, who are more objective, can be very helpful.
Crow: an update: I did get Mom evaluated by a doc at the rehab center (why did someone not tell me that this was available). He gave her a series of short tests and said that she was eligible for in-patient rehab. She has now been there a week. And I am so grateful because she is showing progress and the pain is subsiding. I think she will also be eligible for in-home PT. (btw, when she was in severe pain, the EMTs did not take great care with her even when I told them that she had pain in her shoulder. They just picked her up and placed her on the gurney and she was in sooo much pain...next time, I am driving her there.)