What are we going to do about Mom and Dad? Part 5

Mom returned home this week after two weeks at a nursing/rehabilitation hospital.  While receiving in-home physical therapy for her injured left knee, her right knee collapsed.  With two injured (non-supportive) knees and noone at home but Daddy to care for her, we requested Dr. R. refer her to Quality Care.  Mom, of course, was resistant to this.  Having volunteered at this same facility in the past, it was an option she hoped to never exercise.  We countered all her concerns with the reality that Daddy could not care for her and her children were (uncharacteriscally) unavailable to move in for an indeterminate amount of time.  There was the expected back and forth - Mom worried about Daddy being alone (my brother stayed with him at night) and, of course, the expense.  Because  Mom's injury was soft tissue, Dr. R. had no diagnosis for hospitalization - a Medicare necessity.  This stay would be out-of-pocket.  That was a difficult pill to swallow.  Once Mom accepted the reality of their situation (and the fact her children weren't backing down) she wrote the check for two weeks stay (required before admission.) One detail that necessitated Mom's stay at Quality Care is the fact their home was built early 1900's - doorways and hallways too narrow for wheelcare access. Her "graduation" home would be based on her ability to get around on her own (with a walker.) When she was told she would not be receiving physical therapy on the week-end, she insisted otherwise! My Mom's determination, while often counter productive when it comes to her health, would serve her well under these circumstances.  Now that she's back home, physical therapy will resume at home.  With PT and Mom's determination hopefully she will be able to avoid surgery to correct the damage done.