So, last things first.\u00a0 The elderly man mentioned yesterday was keeping his wife from getting good sleep so someone reported that the couple thought it would be a good idea to move him out.\u00a0 The woman told me she did not ask for nor like the move but Nancy became a convenient \u2018necessity\u2019 to accomplish what someone wanted.<\/p>\n
It seems the move from Yakima was approved by the insurance company for a 3-day evaluation period with, upon asking, a 7-day follow-on.\u00a0 Then each 7-day period has to be approved prior to the end of the prior period.\u00a0 This protocol seems not to have been understood by everyone aware of Nancy\u2019s arrival and so the messages we were getting were jumbled and conflicting.<\/p>\n
Confounding the issue was Nancy\u2019s late arrival (just before 4 P.M.) in contrast to the more common morning arrival.\u00a0 Thus occupational and physical therapy folks were very busy with their duties.\u00a0 With various functions going on all day they have problems keeping to a schedule if something unexpected happens.\u00a0 If someone needs a bath and that team shows up just before the therapy team then there is a reshuffling of appointments as if one had missed the partner in a square dance move.<\/p>\n
By late this afternoon either Nancy or I or together had visited with most of the folks working to coordinate her rehabilitation.\u00a0 We got to explain her condition and how she got to this point and they began to put together a plan to move forward with her needs.\u00a0 As I understand it this is what is needed for the place to get approval for the following week.<\/p>\n
I now need to gather proper shoes or slippers, and enough clothes for her to appear in public.\u00a0 Ye \u2018old hospital gown won\u2019t do in the physical therapy room.<\/p>\n
It used to be people had \u2018family doctors\u2019 but now we have \u2018primary care physicians\u2019.\u00a0 We are back in home territory now and I alerted our doctor and he came by and visited after seeing his clinic clients.\u00a0 I left the two of them after a bit to come take care of things at home \u2013 feeling a whole lot better about today than about yesterday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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