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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  "This is WRONG!! You need to contact the case manager/social worker at that hospital you were in, and tell them to arrange for you to receive home therapy, as indicated by your medical condition.!!!! That all should have already been set up for you by the case worker before you ever left the hospital!!! That is NOT your responsibility to take care of yourself and getting this set up....the hospital must do that! If you need to contact that doctor that eventually saw you and have HER talk to the social worker, do that. What if you did not have your son to take you in??? I dont know because I am not there, but it seems to me this hospital has mishandled this entire event, from day one.....they need to find a home health company that can come and take care of you in your home!!! Your AGE has NOTHING to do with it...it is your disabilities secondary to the strokes, that justify your in home care! |
Hi cousin Judy,
I've been waiting for a call back from either a Social Worker, the Dr., Rehab Center, anyone today before getting back with you. This whole ordeal HAS been and IS so frustrating!
First of all, I never ONCE saw or spoke to a case manager or social worker EVER at the hospital. I wasn't aware that there should have been someone helping me until I read your post last night.
The night I was released, Dr. Bowling came in and informed me that an ambulance was on it's way to transport me to a Rehab Center! That's when Jason spoke up immediately and told her he knew I would be even more stressed and wouldn't be able to rest if I couldn't be in my own home. (I missed Yazmin terribly)
After his joke about "A Yorkie a day..." , she agreed.
The Rehab Center called and again asked if I was a senior citizen? I told her that it had been brought to my attention that my age shouldn't be a factor, and that anyone at any age can have a Stroke! Her reply then was that she really didn't know why I'm not having in home Rehab and didn't know why no one spoke to me at the hospital. She then said that it may be because my records show that I do have a son and a BF listed as emergency contacts, and that they were sure I shouldn't have a problem getting to Rehab! She also said that she had no authority to set the in home Rehab up and in the meantime... maybe someone else will get back to me.
You are so right, the whole ordeal with the Hospital and Rehab has been mishandled right from the beginning. I'm waiting to get my strength back. The hospital and the so called "Doctors", haven't heard the last from me.
I truly appreciate you helping me through this, your knowledge has been so helpful.
