you need to know that in some medicare instances, if he refuses the
recommended/prescribed help they can refuse to pay for tretments that
medicare feels could have been prevented by the recommended services, ie, if
physical therapy is recoomended and he has a joint issue or mobility issue
later they can, and do refuse to pay, Lee
"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "W. Baker" > wrote in message
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>> If your Dad is on regular medicare, not an advantage plan(Ieach of those
>> works differently) he should get certain home care once he is ou of the
>> rehab. with Syd it was 4 hours a day, 5 days a week, of home health aid,
>> who can cook or do light cleaning and help with personal care, 3 times a
>> week physical therapy and 3 times a week occupational therapy. this help
>> decreases over time unti it disappears. It can help but you miht need to
>> hire someone for more hours if your Mother can't handle everything.
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> They have a maid. They will not be in the house when she is in. He would
> not put up with other people coming into the house. And I don't know what
> kind of Medicare he has.
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