Dannali’s Recovery from Stroke and Pneumonia
Dannali was transferred to an acute inpatient rehabilitation facility after 24 days of care at Kindred Hospital San Antonio.
A Patient Success Story from Kindred Hospital San Antonio
While already hospitalized, Dannali had a stroke that left her weak and immobile.
AT ADMISSION
Dannali had been in the hospital with COVID, pneumonia, and appendicitis requiring abdominal surgery. The stroke then caused right-sided weakness and difficulty speaking.
TREATMENT AT KINDRED
When Dannali arrived at Kindred Hospital San Antonio, she was recovering from respiratory failure, stroke-related weakness, impaired mobility, and expressive aphasia (difficulty producing speech). Diabetes caused additional complications. Kindred’s physical, occupational, and speech therapy teams addressed mobility, transfers, walking, self-care, and swallowing. Dannali progressed from needing total assistance to assisting with transfers, completing basic self-care with minimal help, and eating a regular diet.
OUTCOME
After 24 days, Dannali was transferred to an acute inpatient rehabilitation facility, where she continued working to regain the independence she had enjoyed while living with her husband and children.
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