We were feeling hopeful and confident about the decision to move Dad to the LTAC unit of Drake at Christ Hospital today.
I'll give you three guesses as to what stalled Dad's transfer to LTAC today, but I think that if you know anything about healthcare you will only need one...insurance :(
Insurance is trying to say that he has to stay at UC because he hasn't been on a vent for 21 days (It's been 14 days)
From a text from Mom today...
" The assessing nurse from little Drake at Christ will assess him via chart, etc. and then doctors will call Anthem and try hard to convince them to let him go to LTAC. There's a chance they won't approve it even after 21 days and he would go to a skilled nursing facility.
Best case is anthem agreeing to use LTAC and we don't have to wait the full 21. Doctors can call multiple times.
Update: Christ hospital Drake liaison came this pm and was reassuring. Says we may have to follow the 21day stay thing but she believes they can persuade anthem that dad must have the LTAC level of care."
(Insert rant about Insurance companies dictating care in spite of what the medical professionals believe is the best course for the patient here)
It is hard to move forward in the coping process when you don't know when and where that will happen and plans keep getting turned sideways. We look forward to the day that Dad moves on to the next stage of rehab and he and mom can make a little "home away from home" as they work towards his recovery.
In the meantime, they will monitor him closely for any signs of infection.
Thank you to Pat Russ and Dave and Linda Gilbert for helping to take care of Charlie these past few weeks. Your pictures and stories of Charlie going to work, or book club, or playing "catch the laser light" with Tink and enjoying biscuits in the evening, have been a welcome heart-lifter to Mom. ;)
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