Both my parents, one of the criteria for their being released to home from prior surgeries was when they could climb stairs. They typically work on that in OT, and they also worked with all the caregivers to learn how to assist the patient up and down stairs.




Part of my dad's frustration now is that they haven't told him what the criteria are when they can release him home. He wants to be 50 years old and 100% and he wants it to happen yesterday and he's decided that now is a good time to have the end-of-life conversation with my mom. I told them both to ask about the criteria for discharge, but my dad's still pretty doped up and depressed, and it's all my mom can do to just go to the nursing home and to work. I'm going to have to go out there and maybe I can get some information.