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Pt d/c'd to facility, hospice care, to be bed bound. why? appears to have made come back and is walking tho may be unsteady. reasons for not walking?
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More info needed: More information is needed, but if the patient isn't able to ambulate alone safely and won't have adequate help at home, it is advisable that the patient be sent to an extended care facility of some type where around the clock help and supervision is available. This care could consist of bed and chair status or ambulation with assistance only. With palliative care, no aggressive physical ther
Answered 9/20/2015
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