Moving On From the Hospital

We wanted to let everyone know that tomorrow evening Dad will most likely be moved to a rehabilitation center in South Jordan.  The website for the center is:   http://compassrehabilitation.com/ .     

Dad was not yet quite ready to be released from the hospital this week.  The plan was for him to stay until sometime next week and then hopefully be released to go home.  However, after much deliberation, Mom made the decision to transfer him to a rehab clinic first instead.  Dad still requires much supervision and care, which Mom had some concerns about being able to provide at home.   Dad was ready for a change of scenery (as were all of us), so the decision was made to bump up his release to tomorrow. 

We feel really good about the location where Dad will be heading.  It comes highly recommended from a friend of my parents who  visits all of the rehab clinics in the area as a nurse.  Mike also toured the facility yesterday and met the people in charge and was very impressed. He said that the facility looks more like a resort than a medical clinic.  The clinic also sent some medical personnel to the hospital to evaluate Dad today to make sure that he was a good fit for their services.  They said that they believe that they will really be able to help him on his road to recovery.   One more plus, the food is much better than hospital food, so hopefully they will be able to tempt him into eating a little more (which still remains one of his major stumbling blocks). 

Dad will receive less intensive therapy at this clinic, but he has progressed enough that we feel comfortable with that.  Yesterday Dad was able to climb six flights of stairs.  Today he was able to beat the occupational therapist in the board game Blokus (after explaining how to play it to the therapist), and he also aced the test that the speech therapist gave him today.  His swallowing has improved enough that he is now allowed to eat soft foods (such as pasta, bread, etc.) as well as take his medications by mouth.  So he is making good progress.

We as a family are excited for this change, as it signifies progress.  Dad was disappointed to not be going home from the hospital, but he indicates that he understands why Mom made this decision and he is cooperating with it. 

I don't yet have the information on the visiting hours and policy at this clinic, but I will post that information when I receive it.  Dad has enjoyed all of his visits and messages.   Thank you to all of you!