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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mom (79) just fell and fractured her hip. First time she fell in decades. She quickly got surgery at Suburban, [b]and they just convinced her it would be good to go into an acute rehab facility for a week or two.[/b] They gave her three options: Adventist shady grove, Adventist white oak, and NRH in dc. Does anyone have experience from any of these three? Hoping we find her a single room in one of those places. And hoping not to get COVID—would be a disaster. [/quote]

Umm...it's not like she could just go home immobile! My mom broke her hip last summer and she was in a rehab for about 6 weeks. I literally could not have gotten her in the car physically (could not bend leg to get in car) for at least the first month.

I'm not local so I can't help there. My mom did not get covid.[/quote]

DP - regular rehab (subacute) is usually 1-3 hours a day and the stays are longer, whereas acute inpatient rehab is 3+ hours a day, and the stays are shorter. Sometimes people leave acute rehab and have to go to subacute for a while, before going home.[/quote]

PP here-I'm just suprised that they recommended acute for an elderly fall hip break patient. From my understanding with my mom's situation, a traumatic hip injury recovery is way different than an elective hip replacement. I can't imagine OP's mom being able to go home in a week or two.[/quote]

Ageism!  I ended up at shady Grove Adventist which is great.  PT predicts excellent outcome, though period of no weight on injured side is hard.  I'd been doing personal training twice weekly which turns out to be a great investment. Ability to hop (with walker) on good leg is key.  Please check your prejudices![/quote]

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