What is the name of your state? Florida
My father was hospitalized for Congestive Heart Failure "CHF" and a pulmonary embolism back on Jan. 14, 2008 which started with a blood clot in his leg.
On Jan 18, 2008 he was sent to a nursing home/rehab center for twenty days for physical therapy. His stay was extended due to another hopitaliztion for dehydration and low blood pressure while in their care. He was due to come home on Friday Feb. 22, 08.
This whole time he has been complaining about his left foot hurting. He became wheel chair bound due to the tenderness and severe pain in his foot. He walked with the aid of a cane before this.
On February 18, 2008 he called me complaining that he couldn't sleep or eat for the severe throbbing pain in his foot.
When he complained at the facility they rubbed cream on his foot or put tinactin on it or gave him a pain pill.
On Feb. 18 2008 I decided to take him outside the facility to see another Doctor. This doctor prescribed antibiotics for my dad and to double up on his diuretics. The nursing home staff made it known they didn't like the fact that I took my father to an outside physician stating my father had a resident physician at the facility. I gave them the orders from the outside physician and they seemed to oblige.
We assumed my father was on diuretics as he has a history of congestive heart failure. We found out on Feb. 19, 2008 upon visiting my dad's pulmonary specialist that he wasn't on diuretics or his cumidin at this time. The pulmonary specialist wrote orders for the cumidin and diuretics and ordered they be administered ASAP as he was at high risk for CHF and another pulmonary embolism.
On the morning of Thursday Feb. 21, I called the doctor i took my father to outside the facility as he told me if my father's foot didn't improve to call him. I did and was advised to take my father to the ER.
My father had another scheduled doctor's appointment that day I decided to keep than take him to the ER. Upon mentioning my fathers foot and looking at it the doctor recommended I take my father to the ER where he was re-hospitalized for another pulmonary embolism as well as cellulitis.
In my opinion this is inexcusable. Not only did the resident physician not have my father on the proper medications they neglected his complaints and seriousness of his foot problem. I'm not sure of the chain of command here but someone should be held responsible.
When my father first arrived at the facility, I asked the Director of nursing who was going to tend to my Father's foot, she assured me a podiatrist was going to see him. "myself wondering why it hadn't been tended to" but me not being a doctor thought everything that should be done was being done. It took three weeks for the poditrist to see my father.
Now over a month later/two hospital admissions and over 20 days in the rehab facility my father is back in the hospital and they are saying amputation of his foot may be an option.
I don't understand how this could happen!
The mishandling of my father's health needs nearly cost him his life and may cost him his left foot
My father is 91 years old and was relatively independant up until his hospitalization.
In reading this board I see it is very hard to prove negligence in these cases and I know doctor's are human and make mistakes but my father had been complaining of his foot hurting for over a month.
This is my first experience with a facility like this and it is truly sad if this is an example of our nursing home care.
Any and all input will be appreciated!
My father was hospitalized for Congestive Heart Failure "CHF" and a pulmonary embolism back on Jan. 14, 2008 which started with a blood clot in his leg.
On Jan 18, 2008 he was sent to a nursing home/rehab center for twenty days for physical therapy. His stay was extended due to another hopitaliztion for dehydration and low blood pressure while in their care. He was due to come home on Friday Feb. 22, 08.
This whole time he has been complaining about his left foot hurting. He became wheel chair bound due to the tenderness and severe pain in his foot. He walked with the aid of a cane before this.
On February 18, 2008 he called me complaining that he couldn't sleep or eat for the severe throbbing pain in his foot.
When he complained at the facility they rubbed cream on his foot or put tinactin on it or gave him a pain pill.
On Feb. 18 2008 I decided to take him outside the facility to see another Doctor. This doctor prescribed antibiotics for my dad and to double up on his diuretics. The nursing home staff made it known they didn't like the fact that I took my father to an outside physician stating my father had a resident physician at the facility. I gave them the orders from the outside physician and they seemed to oblige.
We assumed my father was on diuretics as he has a history of congestive heart failure. We found out on Feb. 19, 2008 upon visiting my dad's pulmonary specialist that he wasn't on diuretics or his cumidin at this time. The pulmonary specialist wrote orders for the cumidin and diuretics and ordered they be administered ASAP as he was at high risk for CHF and another pulmonary embolism.
On the morning of Thursday Feb. 21, I called the doctor i took my father to outside the facility as he told me if my father's foot didn't improve to call him. I did and was advised to take my father to the ER.
My father had another scheduled doctor's appointment that day I decided to keep than take him to the ER. Upon mentioning my fathers foot and looking at it the doctor recommended I take my father to the ER where he was re-hospitalized for another pulmonary embolism as well as cellulitis.
In my opinion this is inexcusable. Not only did the resident physician not have my father on the proper medications they neglected his complaints and seriousness of his foot problem. I'm not sure of the chain of command here but someone should be held responsible.
When my father first arrived at the facility, I asked the Director of nursing who was going to tend to my Father's foot, she assured me a podiatrist was going to see him. "myself wondering why it hadn't been tended to" but me not being a doctor thought everything that should be done was being done. It took three weeks for the poditrist to see my father.
Now over a month later/two hospital admissions and over 20 days in the rehab facility my father is back in the hospital and they are saying amputation of his foot may be an option.
I don't understand how this could happen!
The mishandling of my father's health needs nearly cost him his life and may cost him his left foot
My father is 91 years old and was relatively independant up until his hospitalization.
In reading this board I see it is very hard to prove negligence in these cases and I know doctor's are human and make mistakes but my father had been complaining of his foot hurting for over a month.
This is my first experience with a facility like this and it is truly sad if this is an example of our nursing home care.
Any and all input will be appreciated!