Coping With Stroke

My dad had a stroke in October of 2006. He has been back & forth from nursing home rehab to the hospital. But lately, he’s been in the hospital because unfortunately is on a t-piece and require dialysis 3 times a week, no nursing home will accept him. I was told that most nursing home does not provide in-house dialysis and he would have to be transported back & forth, which the doctor does not recommend.

According to his case worker, it has to do with the cost, medicaid payment too low for his case. Every day, I go visit him at the hospital, I can sometime see so much potential in him, that he understand me, he tried to move his arm, and feet. My problem is, he is not even getting bed side therapy, and I know how important it is for stroke patient to have therapy. He’s been in the hospital for so long that he ran out of medicare days and used his life time reserve.

My dad was very active, until that day he had the stroke I pray to God every day for help and I wish that there was something I can do but I don’t know what to do. He is 76 years old. I think that if my dad had a good medical coverage, he would be on his feet right now. My mom and dad both retires, what medical coverage can they afford on a fixed income, they worked hard all their lives.