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[quote=Anonymous]They allow my parent to keep using a walker. I understand, though, that your dad won’t use one. That might be why they are pushing the chair. They wanted my parent in a wheelchair, and the answer was no. A wheelchair showed up in their room. The AL had ordered one via Medicare, which I found unusual. I understand the fall risk yet think there’s a risk to not having someone move their legs anymore. Blood clots and so on. My belief is that they’ve made it to 80 or 90 or 96. If we can avoid falls, great. But let’s not do that at the risk of causing other health issues, including mental ones. That said, your dad can’t follow instructions and can’t use a walker correctly, so that does present a situation. What do you want to do? [/quote]
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