return from hospital

[Guest guest]

Bill,

I hope I'm not too late for this reply to your query about after

hospitalization.

If I had known last August, what I know now, I would have had help standing

by when we brought Warren home after a hip replacement and time in rehab.

He wasn't really ready to come home when rehab said he was and I was worn

out being at both hospital and rehab every day for many hours. It wasn't

all their fault in sending him home sooner than expected as they didn't

recognize that his inability to move easily was due more to MSA than the

hip replacement.

The visiting nurse and P/T didn't start for several days after he came home

so weren't really of any assistance to us when we needed it most.

The return from hospital with pnuemonia this time was considerably easier

but I had help right away, as I had hired part time aide and she was

available to help.

My suggestion is that instead of waiting several days for the visiting nurse

to visit, that they have a visiting nurse go home with the patient and help

get things started off on an even keel, so to speak. She/he wouldn't have

to stay long and then return next day to follow up on things.

Hope this is of some help to you,

S.

Wife/Caregiver of Warren