Subj : Rollator  was: food and f
To   : NANCY BACKUS
From : Janis Kracht
Date : Thu Nov 07 2019 10:58:10

Hi Nancy,

>>> Over here, she will have to be able to use her walker to
>>> get to the bathroom from her room (it's right around the
>>> corner) before we can take her home :( damn..
>> You might look into getting her a rollator.  Pretty sure that Medicare
>> would pay for a basic one.  The advantage would be that if she gets too
>> tired pushing after ten feet, she can sit down in it and rest.

>> They have one at the rehab place she's in right now... I'm not sure
>> first where it would fit in here, and also I'm not sure she's going to
>> come home.  We have met with the staff every week or so pretty much
>> since she went in there and so far the doctors don't think it will be a
>> good idea or really possible given her needs.  She's really become more
>> dependant since her fall.

> That is sad.... Is she still relatively happy to be at that facility...?

Well, when she's "mentally here", she is... You can't hope for more, really.

Take care,
Janis

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