Old age sucks
Aug. 25th, 2019 11:14 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mme_hardyI cannot believe what just happened. I called my mom in the nursing home. A nurse went to get her. She was so excited she jumped out of bed. She fell. It now hurts when she moves her leg. She's being taken in for X-rays.
More as I know it. As you all know, this is one of the commonest ways for old people to break hips. Which would suck.
More as I know it. As you all know, this is one of the commonest ways for old people to break hips. Which would suck.
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Date: 2019-08-25 06:57 pm (UTC)That said, if she has to be hospitalized, it's important that she be admitted to the hospital instead of placed on observation status, and that she stay in the hospital for at least three days in case she needs to go to a skilled nursing facility for rehab. (Both these things affect Medicare reimbursement.) You might have to do a lot of yelling for the nursing home to take her back after the hospital and SNF, but there are clear rights to "bed holds" in these situations.
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Date: 2019-08-25 08:13 pm (UTC)The nursing home won't bounce her; it's not that kind of place, and they not only have a lot of patients in wheelchairs, they have a special medical area for people who need nursing support. That's where my father died (not from any neglect, I might add.)
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Date: 2019-08-25 07:50 pm (UTC)I hope it is the least exciting outcome possible.
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Date: 2019-08-25 09:13 pm (UTC)(In case you're in a self-blamey place, it's not on you.)
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