4 years ago
Don't walk, run from this place. My Dad was admit...
Don't walk, run from this place. My Dad was admitted on a Wednesday following hip replacement surgery and admitted to the last room at the end of the hallway. Needless to say he was forgotten. He didn't receive an assessment from Physical Therapy until the afternoon of day 2. On Day 3, he walked for 30-45 minutes because he was having too much pain. Found out on Day 4 that they were giving him 1/3 of the pain medication that he was receiving at the hospital. There was an order for pain meds that he could have every 6 hours, but he never received it more than twice in a 24 hour period from Day 1-4.
On the morning of Day 4, I showed up to the facility and there was a clear alteration in mental status, not only did no one notify me, but the staff was not at all concerned. I made the decision to have him transported back to the hospital where they determined he had a bladder infection (which causes extreme confusion in the elderly), he was dehydrated (no source of hydration in the room, only offered at meals) and his pain was being way under managed. All sources of confusion and agitation in the elderly population.
In addition, he was sent to the facility to rehab his hip but PT only got him up 1 time within his 4 day stay. Now we have to start over, in the hospital to clear up the issues mentioned above and then to an acute rehab hospital.
If you care anything about your loved one, look at other facilities. They made all kind of promises, none of which were kept. Unfortunately I didn't read the other Yelp reviews but they all say pretty much the same. Again run from this facility..........
Cory:
I think you need to re-read my review and maybe my Dad's records at your facility because I don't understand your statement "It is common for hospital to change medication orders upon discharged to a post acute setting." All that matters are the DISCHARGE ORDERS from the physician at the hospital who discharged him. Let's take a look at the orders that your facility received in the "post acute setting". The orders read: Oxycodone 5 mg - Give 2 tablets by mouth every 4 hours as needed for pain 6-10, so the physician was allowing him to have the ability to get something for pain 6 times in a 24 hour period. He is 87 years old and had a hip fracture/replacement less than 1 week before he arrived at your facility. This is what your staff administered while he was under your care:
7/12 - 2 tablets @ 5:40 am and 2 tablets @12:56 pm
7/13 - 2 tablets @ 1:49 am and 2 tablets @ 11:52 pm
7/14 - 2 tablets @ 12:02 pm and 2 tablets @ 6:00 pm
7/15 - 2 tablets @ 8:15 I had him transported back to the hospital @ 10:00 a.m. due to extreme confusion and pain (certainly greater than a 6, I assure you). By the way, his admitting diagnosis at the hospital was urinary tract infection, dehydration, and poor pain management.
For a patient that could have received 2 tablets every 4 hours per the physician order your staff never administered pain medication more than twice in a 24 hr period and the intervals between administration were as follows:
6 hours, 12 hours, 9 hours, 13 hours, 6 hours, 14 hours- with physician orders that he could have had it EVERY 4 HOURS for pain in excess of a 6. I think screaming out in pain probably warrants pain of a 6 or greater. On the most widely used 1-10 pain scale, a 6 is considered MODERATE PAIN.
No one seemed a bit concerned that Sunday morning he was out of his mind!!! All I can hope is that when an 87 year old member of your family fractures a hip that warrants a hip replacement and HAS A 14" INCISION ON THE HIP/THIGH, they are cared for by the staff at your facility and then you will understand what I am referring to.
Cory, if you have any other excuses regarding the care that your staff provided my father, please let me know, I would be happy to respond to those as well.