My significant other has always refused to go to a rehab facility after being in the hospital. This time he has been in for 6 days (so far) and has not been out of bed the whole visit. He will need to get much stronger and I know rehab will also teach him great OT.
Any suggestions?
The Right thing is never the easy thing, is it? Your loved one will do fine in rehab and so will you. Good luck
He has already fallen at home a couple times. We’ve been lucky neither of us has gotten hurt.
I toured a rehab place today. It WAS really depressing. But they’d work him harder than they do at home. 😓
I have never been in rehab but my Dad and Mom have. Its depressing. You can refuse it.
You may also have to tell him this as well. After my mom had surgery, I said, no you can't come home until you can get in the house on your own.
She talked with the therapists and social workers, behind his back, and explained that she would not be able to help him, physically, get around, and if he fell (quite likely) she would likely end up on the ground if she tried to help him up (He's about 6 ft 5 in, and she's barely 4 ft 10 in these days!) She then asked them to guide him to making a choice for rehab . . . and asked if they couldn't get him to agree, that they pretty much tell him straight up that he was in no shape to go home and they couldn't release him to go home -- which rehab would you like us to find a bed for you in?
Not sure which approach worked, but he went to rehab.
Of course, by day 2 he was whining about how he was "Just fine" and saw "no reason to stay here, I can do just as well at home!" But . . . he was already there :) So he stuck it out until he really was stronger and really could do well at home (but he whined the whole time, lol)
Best of luck, it is so frightening when they won't do what is best for them, and by making that choice, they make life so difficult for us - or even put us in danger of our own injury. {{{Hugs}}} your way, it's a tough situation to be in!