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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whether married or not, people that age should not be primarily responsible for each other when one is convalescing. The risk of injury to the other is too great. My parents and their friends are that age, and some of them have been in these situations, and [b]their doctors always recommend a rehab place or in home nursing visits, and will not release them to the care of the other if there is any mobility or stability issue. [/b]Some stubbornly refuse and go home together against doctor's orders, but it really isn't safe for either of them.[/quote] I have found that insurance companies too often dictate when a patient is released, mobility and safety notwithstanding. An elderly spouse or partner would be pressured into accepting the discharge by both the medical team and the patient. Good for FIL's partner in recognizing her own limitations and voicing them to his son. [/quote]
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