Thanks guys. He has been released home, but no one knows the cause.
It has been a confusing week and I'm still not sure which day it is. The good news is that my dad is now home. He made enough progress in his speech and is strong enough to use a walker to get up by himself and go to the bathroom. The bad news is that he has the type of dementia from the stroke where he can't get his hand to do what it is supposed to. So, feeding himself, holding the phone, and brushing his teeth are a challenge. Of course, he could just use his other hand, but that brings me to the worse news.
I'm not sure if it is just obstinance or what, but he and my mom refused both medications and procedures from the staff. My mom watches Dr. Oz or talks to a friend and then gets her medical wisdom on which procedures to use. And, my dad just goes along with her. One of the doctors wanted to give him a statin for cholesterol, but my mom used her ex-ray vision and determined 20 years ago that all statins caused muscle atrophy in my dad after his by-pass. They also had decided to halve his blood pressure medication because it was more effective at half a dose.
I think this expedited their release from the hospital, but I may be wrong. They have been set up with home health & different therapies, but I'm wondering if they will just end up refusing care. Rant over. Thanks for reading and thanks for your prayers.