tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647274402846681863.post8212590545346490410..comments2024-02-27T06:32:44.959-05:00Comments on Occupational Therapy Notes: Who gets to go home? 3 short case studiesCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841162342431090133noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647274402846681863.post-66046617704642989922011-04-16T11:29:15.476-04:002011-04-16T11:29:15.476-04:00As an OTA student doing my field work 1 at an SNF...As an OTA student doing my field work 1 at an SNF, I have some appreciation for how difficult these decisions must be. At the facility where I am doing my fieldwork, about half the patients are rehab and about half are residents. It is interesting how much of the discharge decision is based on the situation at home. Two of your three patients could not go home because their caretakers could not care for them. At the SNF they are not generally under the same time constraint; however, the same concerns are discussed. One patient, recovering from C -Diff, lived alone in a trailer with three steep steps to the front door. She could not be discharged until she was independent in ADL, IADL and she could manage the steps. Given her frail medical condition, this has meant a fairly long stay in the SNF. A person in her condition with a willing and able caregiver might have been discharged sooner. I think this is an interesting topic, thank you for writing about it.Gholchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844284690268154198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647274402846681863.post-68129620597273754312011-03-26T21:01:53.655-04:002011-03-26T21:01:53.655-04:00Thanks for the vote of confidence DeeDee- I'll...Thanks for the vote of confidence DeeDee- I'll figure out what to do with myself someday :)Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05841162342431090133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647274402846681863.post-13363383096612148062011-03-22T10:29:14.954-04:002011-03-22T10:29:14.954-04:00Cheryl, I am so glad you blog... I have a feeling ...Cheryl, I am so glad you blog... I have a feeling you may write text books one day :)... I deal with these types of patients daily, and this was such a clear way of explaining and rationalizing. You are an OT rock star! :)FitGirlDEHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17764537347684063504noreply@blogger.com