Kestrell

Alexx got home around dinnertime last night. M. fed him some bacon--not an evil carb--and he went to bed, hopefully to get lots of sleep, which did not happen in the hospital.

I am now adamantly opposed tot he way patients are pressured into going to rehab centers. The pressure is couched in terms of recommendation, given promises of additional physical therapy hours (which do not get fulfilled), and assurances that the patient will be delivered home in an ambulance. Be aware: rehab centers offer profit for other companies.

As soon as the patient rejects the rehab center, the hospital can't seem to get rid of him fast enough. The hospital caseworker wouldn't give us any solid date or time for Alexx's release, and about 4 I had resigned myself to the fact that he wasn't going to get released yesterday at all.

Then at 4:30, Alexx called to say that he was being released, but no information on how he was to get home.

It turns out, they wheeled Alexx to the exit in a wheelchair, gave him a voucher for an Uber ride home, and that was it.

Fortunately, we have housemates with a car who came through and drove Alexx home.

But he *is* home so, hopefully, now he can get lots of rest and spoiling and non-carb food (yes, the hospital kept feeding the diabetic high-carb meals and then berating him for his high blood sugar while giving him insulin injections).

Yesterday someone from BMC called to ask a bunch of questions about our house and home but, when I asked if Alexx was going to be discharged today, she immediately said this wasn't her case and the caseworker would call me "at some point" to give me details and, of course, I have yet to hear from this person.
Meanwhile, ppl at the hospital have mentioned sending Alexx to a rehab center, but have not confirmed any details.
I have heard about rehab centers from other PWD on the health care advocacy group I am on, and all the stories of personal experiences are negative.
I'm beginning to get the impression that a big reason for the rehab center idea is that I, as Alexx's blind wife, am considered to be incapable of caring adequately for hin.
Have passed through the angry phase to the "you have no idea who you are talking to" phase.
Bottom line: Alexx isn't getting very much sleep, or even rest, with all the hospital noise and disruptions, and when he presses the call button, it isn't always answered. There is no way that he wouldn't be better off at home.
But rehab centers are part of the business model of public health care, rather than visiting nurses and physical rehab ppl who work with ppl recovering at home
This system is broken..