She says she is not trained to do this and I should get someone who is. She doesn't want any "trouble" to occur if she does exercises with him. Previous aides all coached my husband with the exercises, which are very simple and were designed for non-professionals to guide the patient through. My husband has dementia and can't remember the exercises on his own.
I am angry that she refuses to do something that I believe is her job and that I don't have the time to do.
She is a private hire and I don't have anything in writing spelling out her duties. I'm sure I told her this was part of the job, but my husband was sick for many weeks and not strong enough to exercise. Now he's better and needs to exercise
I could encourage walking--as much as possible, but I could not bring out the 'equipment' and get them to exercise.
We went to PT instead, which was just one more place to go for her. She loved it.
I agree with funkygrandma59 about getting a written contract for this and any future hire, which will protect both of you and then you won't have problems like this one to deal with. I hope you can work it out.
See if your doctor would order home therapy. Medicare does pay for it even if gotten before. Just needs a certain length of time between therapies.
My mom has Parkinson’s disease and falls happen. PT is best when combined with OT. That is how home health does it.
Have you personally shown her these exercises? Has she ever done any type of PT before?
I doubt that you would want someone inexperienced to do this and not do it properly.
Can home health be ordered?
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