My mom is in rehab after falling and breaking her leg and has had some complications recovering, I feel that she needs additional therapy to get to where she can walk better. She’s on Medicare and they only pay 20 days but I was told that she could get it extended if the dr requests it. She refused any at home physical therapy because she thinks they aren’t going to do any good. She told the therapists at the rehab center that myself and my brother were going to be with her every day rotating every week but we both have full time jobs and are both single parents with children under the age of 14. Basically I want to know if she has told them that we are going to be there and we can’t be there because we are at work and she happens to fall again or something happens can we get in trouble for neglect of an elderly person. Neither one of us has told her that we could be there with her 100% of the time but we are both willing to help as much as we can.
You need to call the therapist and tell her/him that there will be no one to care for Mom. You have no idea where she thought that you and brother would be splitting up weeks but that is not going to happen. You both work and are single parents. You will only be able to check in on her. Tell them she will refuse any home therapy.
Don't let anyone intimidate you. This is how it is. Make no excuses.
Suggest that you won't be able to care for her at all. (Not that you will do all you can).
You are correct, she can benefit from a longer time in rehab.
Correct this early on, or you may become responsible for Mom's care.