The HOSPITAL rehab was fabulous---- food was fabulous-- they called
it room service and it was!
And the staff was informed, a team, expert --- i didn't have ENOUGH
of that. One of my therapists tried to warn help me choose a good
facility-- the system doesn't let you --- it's whichever one is open
when your number is up, unless you can get a doctor to interceed for
you. I missed getting in the secret # 1 rehab place.
The Nursing home/rehab was hell, where people were lied to,
tormented, insulted.
My pt was not done in a group where i got 5 minutes of attention.
Unlike the hospital
they only had one machine, and one mat and the inmates fought on who
got on the mat
--- i remembere being told to slide form one side of the mat to the
other-- that was my exercise and a woman with a weeping wound from
her leg rolled over to me and hissed "why are you here, it's my time
to be here" I shrugged and said X told me to be here. Therapists
would yank people off
the scant equipment if their patient needed it. I sometimes missed
therapy because the aides
wouldn't help me get dressed and ready in time. The PT would yell at
me and others as if we had control over our time.... it was the rare
one who could dress and get themselves to the therapy room----
crazy....
Akua
When I was first dx with TM, the first hospital was a pit. The
people were nice enough, but the food I won't feed to a dog. After
a week, I was transferred to their larger hospital that had a rehab
floor, mostly for people who had knee and hip replacement. My
nurses and P.T. people couldn't have been nicer or more capable.
Even the people who came in to clean were all so caring. I was
there for over 4 weeks, and my room was the place they all spent
their breaks. I was so glad to go home, but in one way I hated
leaving all the wonderful care givers I had. I wish all could have
that kind of care, especially when you consider what we pay for it.
Patti - Wisconsin
From: James Berg [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 2:28 PM
To: Akua
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [TMIC] REHAB
Are all rehabs the same? I was charged $1600/day and treated like cattle.
Mohandas Gandhi
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