I’m in OK. My mom, also in OK, had a bad fall recently. She’s recovered a little but needs help in all daily basic activities including getting out of bed, and even being able to hold her own weight. The doctor has advised in-house physical therapy so she shouldn’t have any other falls. It’ll be worst possible thing for her. What are your experiences w/ daily costs of in-house rehab centers, she has BCBS (PPO).
The truth is the seniors fall. They WILL fall not matter how good, how expensive the therapy. This is a matter of the aging brain.
Falls often harbor in the beginning of the end. They certainly did for my mother.
As an 81 year old who daily does fall prevention exercises to train the brain I can tell you that there's only so much training one can do for the aging brain. We now ride transit whether weighing the most we ever did or no, as feathers in the wind.
We will fall. We ill eventually be injured by these falls. We will eventually die. Our brains can no longer sustain us.
I am 81 and a retired RN. I tell you the truth.
So don't spend a lot of extra's thinking you can reverse time and the aging process.
Make it as safe as you are able.
Understand that FALLS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN, and keep your loved one safe as you are able. I wish you the very best of luck.
Do you mean inpatient PT in a rehab center, or PT at home?
Why would it be "the worst possible thing"?
life does seem short now, it goes by so quickly,
(PT at home is what I meant, it’s a whole new vocabulary)
In home PT/OT was very good for my LOs. One had therapy in the rehab outpatient facility. I have had rehab for my back in a rehab outpatient. It was covered. But we didn’t have your moms insurance so best to check. There are probably 100s of different plans across the country once you deviate away from original Medicare with a supplement.
Therapy really helped.
Call the number on her card and ask that question to get an accurate answer.