mindpeace
10-19-2008, 11:27 PM
please help me my brother had a stroke(age 52) a month ago and the hospital treated him for his medical problems mri.cat scan bloodtest pegtube etc ,now they want to put him in a nursing home where he will receive no rehab.He can't swallow talk and is paralyzed on his left side.family is angy and depressed with hospital attitude:my brother has no insurance but my sister applied for medicaid to pay for hospital
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hectaffy
10-23-2008, 05:43 PM
Hi Mindpeace:
Your brother needs to be in a skilled nursing facility that will give him agressive therapy. My husband had a massive stroke 2 yrs. ago and went from the hospital to this type of facility and they worked wonders with him. The only thing wrong with him now is his speech. He can feed himself, dress himself, bathe himself and the only thing I do is make sure he takes his meds. at the right time every day.
Before all of his therapy, he had to have a feeding tube inserted because he couldn't swallow.............now he eats anything he wants. Please check into this and your sister is doing the right thing by applying for medicaid.............it should cover this type of facility. My husband was 68 and had medicare.......which paid for it........but medicaid should pay. Please stay in touch and let us know how things are going. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family in this very trying time.
Lynda
Your brother needs to be in a skilled nursing facility that will give him agressive therapy. My husband had a massive stroke 2 yrs. ago and went from the hospital to this type of facility and they worked wonders with him. The only thing wrong with him now is his speech. He can feed himself, dress himself, bathe himself and the only thing I do is make sure he takes his meds. at the right time every day.
Before all of his therapy, he had to have a feeding tube inserted because he couldn't swallow.............now he eats anything he wants. Please check into this and your sister is doing the right thing by applying for medicaid.............it should cover this type of facility. My husband was 68 and had medicare.......which paid for it........but medicaid should pay. Please stay in touch and let us know how things are going. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family in this very trying time.
Lynda
mindpeace
11-05-2008, 11:12 PM
thank you for the encouragement Mindpeace