March 26, 2013 Tuesday

At 10:00 I had a meeting with a volunteer from HICAP (Health insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program) 800-434-0222. WOW! I sure wish I had been in contact with these people a month ago. The man that was helping me listened to be giving the overview and then said “that’s been changed”!!! I said I know I have the article here from AARP magazine. So my question is: if this man knew about it then why didn’t Medicare and the SNF know about the change. This all could have turned out differently for my mom if it had been caught in time. So now its about how do I fill out this form and submit it to get it turned around? He said I am going to refer you to our attorney. He can file it for you. OMG, I thought I would melt, FINALLY, some real help!!!! 

So, let me get this right:

1.) All of this has not been for nothing; it will get overturned, however, too late in our case.  That’s OK with me, I want the people involved to know what they did was not in the best interest of the patient.

2.) And this is not going to cost us anything to have an attorney file this appeal?

I just spent some time with mom she is not doing well at all. She is not getting dressed the last two days and not getting out of bed either. The woman next to her is in dire straits and makes horrible noises every so often. It’s very disturbing.  The team of REHAB staff was in there while I was trying to visit with mom. It was very obnoxious.

I posted some new calendar photos on the wall for her today. She is very worried that we might disturb someone. WTF? It’s our turn.  These photos are not hurting anyone and it gives her something to look at and hopefully dream about while she is laying in bed all day. I tried the cassette player on her while I was there but she does not want it. I just brought it home; she really does not want it.