My mom was sent to University Post Acute Rehab (UAPR) after being in UC Davis from a blackout episode. She was diagnosed with COPD, low blood pressure and low pulse. In the 16 days since moving to UPAR, she was there she was seen by the doctor once (1). They first were suppose to increase…
Category: January 2018
Really?
At Sut_ _ r Downtown and they confirmed Mom just arrived and until she is in a room I need to wait in the lobby. I brought moms, Medical History Information Sheet (1 Page), which has her insurance information, medications, schedule, allergies, etc. and asked if they could at least take it back to her…
Facilities Telephone Fail
Moms in a rehab facility for a COPD (fluid in the lung) episode. She’s been sick with the flu for 3-4 days, we were told they were doing an X-ray yesterday to see if she has pneumonia or not. Found out it was never done. Today she calls barely able to talk saying their taking…
3 Weeks Later
After three weeks in the hospital and rehabilitation Robert, my brother in law is home. He went in with a 101+ temp, overly tired and barely able to move. They determined that he had overnight come down with pneumonia, sepsis and the influenza virus. In rehabilitation, both physical (PT) and occupational (OT) worked to help…
InTake.me, 1/13/18
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