I?d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at the Mid America Care Center for all that they have done for me to help me get back onto the road to recovery?..
I started to experience trouble breathing when I was living at home and began contemplating how to best handle the situation. I thought about having oxygen at my home but then decided the best course would be to go to the hospital. I went to Northwestern Memorial Hospital around the middle of November 2011. I learned that I had fluid building up in my upper body and I started dialysis in the hospital to help with removing the fluid. After some time in the hospital, I was faced with the decision to return home with outpatient therapy or being admitted to a nursing home with in-house dialysis. I chose the Mid America Care Center because my wife had toured the facility. My wife had also toured other facilities with in-house dialysis. She found the Mid America Care Center to be impeccably clean and the staff to be extremely friendly. Based on her recommendation we chose the Mid America Care Center. I had serious reservations about coming to the Mid America Care Center or any nursing facility. The location was a principal factor as well as the in-house dialysis. I was admitted to the Mid America Care Center on December 6, 2011. I was immediately impressed with the attention to detail and caring attitude the staff showed me. I began receiving dialysis immediately and am very grateful to the dialysis technician for the expertise and assistance in explaining the ins and outs of dialysis. The nursing staff was very helpful and caring. The staff was receptive to my concerns and showed a great deal of compassion and understanding. The therapy team was very helpful and very patient in explaining the purpose of therapy. They gave me new insight into taking care of my body. They taught me numerous exercises that helped me regain strength as well as exercises I will use when I return home. Together with my team at the Mid America Care Center we planned for a date when I would return home. My discharge was planned with the help of the Social Service, Nursing and Rehabilitation Departments. I?m looking forward to getting back out there. If I had to return to a nursing facility, I would not hesitate to come back to the Mid America Care Center.
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