Today upon my visit to the rehab facility my grandmother was gonna be discharged to head home with the in-home care service. But today they wanted to the use the hoyer lift, which reminds me of an engine hoist if you were to do a engine swap on a car, so the nurses tried to get her to get on it and she refused. And today is shower day- they wanted to give her a shower and refused. If she were to come home, that isn't gonna work. She is gonna fight every step of the way with an in house caregiver. I had to make the call of keeping her long term knowing she's safe and not alone in a house with a possibility of a bad fall or worse. In my eyes I don't feel she is fit to head home so I have a lot to work on with the guardianship and the house. This is so tough for one person to deal with, but I'm keeping strong is all I can do.
Hoping the best for you and your grandma. Keep us updated!
As as far as the Hoyer, I know exactly what happened. I have one for Hubby too. He’s about 325lbs. It takes everything I have to pump it up ( we should have gotten the electric one). He’d freak the first few times until he figured out he wouldn’t fall out of it. Like Shad said, she’s gonna give ‘em heck at the SNF.
Keep us updated on how it goes. Good luck.