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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He might get better/more consistent/more frequent physical therapy in a rehab than with home therapists. If he has to be lifted/held up and is a serious fall risk because of debility, he might be better off in a rehab than at home unless he can afford aides to handle that. An unfortunate drawback of rehab is the possibility of hospital-acquired infection. If his mental status is such that he would require a lot of supervision to avoid falls and other dangers from climbing out of bed unsupervised, a rehab might not be able to provide that consistently. [/quote] Thankfully his mental status is very good, so he is a cooperative patient. He does have "helpers" he could hire to be at home with him but our experience with the Medicare home PT is that it isn't very high quality. [/quote]
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