Quick Update

We have decided on the facility that Randy will go in if he does not wake up enough to participate in acute rehab (the 3 hour a day) by the time the restraints can be taken off. We chose the Highline Hospital in Tukwilla (it is close to the airport). I called a few different places and they didn't have the rehab type of a program that I wanted. We visited one other place that had come highly recommended by staff here, but it didn't seem good enough to me.

The Highline program really believes in family participation, which is what we wanted. They don't have set hours that we can be there like the others do ~ in fact, we could chose to stay the night unless he had a roommate and we got in the way of the sleeping of the roommate. They said, though, that they would try to get him into a private room, which the other facilities didn't even have. They would also allow pets to be brought in for visitation and they encourage friends to visit. It was exactly what we wanted for him.

So now we just have to wait for him to wake up enough to not need restraints. For today, they upped his relaxation medication. I think they gave him a little too much, though ~ he has been sleeping all day. They said they will have to play with the dosage until they find the right amount. Yesterday, he was too active and could have been a danger to himself. Until he wakes up enough and can control his impulsive actions (which currently include sitting straight up, pulling himself over to the side of the bed, kicking everywhere and everything), he will need to be restrained.