Rehab, at last!

Today Dad was discharged from the hospital and sent to a convalescent care facility!  Yay!  They are holding a room for Dad and we just have to complete some paperwork when he is admitted.  The place is actually a "nursing home" that doubles as a rehabilitation center for patients who need Physical Therapy (PT).  So, there are many people there who are elderly and will probably be there for the rest of their lives, in addition to some not-so-elderly who are there to regain the use of limbs and eventually be discharged.

I have always thought nursing homes to be sad places.  Half of the people have no clue why they are there.  The other half know why they are there but can't do anything about it.

Fortunately, my father has full use of his faculties and knows why he is there, plus he has the determination to follow the therapy routine so that hopefully he can regain his former level of independence.

For safety's sake, the doctor at the hospital insisted that Dad be transported by EMS to the nursing home, so Mom and I went ahead in her car to begin processing the paperwork.  We got Dad settled into the room without a problem and he seemed thrilled to be out of the hospital at last and on his way to true recovery.

Oh, and the nursing home / rehab center is closer to Mom & Dad's house than the hospital, so Mom won't have to drive as far to see him once I return to my own home!

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