My Father was admitted to extended care for rehab after hospital stay. He has Parkinson and dementia. He lives with my daughters and myself and they are his full time caretakers. While at rehab he is put in a depend and confined to a chair or bed other than the 1 hour of rehab he gets a day. I feel he is not going to get strong enough. They will not discharge him because he failed the home assessment of getting up and down the 14 steps at home. The day of assessment pt did his therapy before bringing him here to do the steps. He made it up the steps perfectly but then ran out of steam. When my father is home he does not need depends and is not confined and has 24/7 one on one care. I feel his stay in rehab is making him decline.I have talked to everyone at the hospital but can not get anywhere.
On the other hand, what the heck is up with the POA? The POA should be on top of ALL of this as it is his/her responsibility.
a broken bone is the reality for a huge percentage of mobility impaired elders. should be avoided at all cost.