OK, maybe I am such an idiot. The head nurse at the Rice Estate ordered Dad a walker, the tallest one they could find. We were pleased with this solicitousness, but I at least assumed that we would be paying for it. Now they're ordering him a cane as well (the tallest they can find), and very nicely explained that Dad would have to pay for this, because though Medicare will pay for the walker, they won't also pay for a cane.
This reflects just brilliantly on UniHealth. They never provided Dad a walker except during physical therapy, leading directly to all his bodily function problems. It's of course possible that they were on the lookout against liability problems, but really I'm not sure they're that bright. If Medicare pays for the walker anyway, I can't see any argument against them having ordered him one. The only conclusion I can draw is that they're totally clueless. And that we're happy to be shot of them.
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