Move to nursing home today? Yikes!

Denise just called me and said that a case worker visited her and said they're talking about moving her out to a skilled nursing facility today. Notice the holiday Monday that we're sittin on. I guess we're in that bubble where she's considered not bad enough to need to stay in a hospital but not well enough to go home, either. So a skilled nursing facility is the middle ground. I saw the nuring home Friday night, but it was after visiting hours & nobody could show us around. I'd really like to first be made aware of other options for area nursing homes that can handle patients on TPN and give rehab care. Denise is hardly eating anything, and even said she was wretching some more last night. After two discharges that resulted in us returning for two more hospital stays, her stopping anti-seizure meds only a few days ago, not knowing what the problem is that's causing the vomiting (SMAS or refeeding syndrome), and more, I'm not keen on losing the acute care security blanket quite yet. I called PacifiCare and the rep said that their system is down, she could only answer general benefit questions, and recommended that I call back again in one hour.
Pray, pull, tug.

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