Jon
"I have improved greatly during my stay here at Kindred.”
Jon was very active in his daily life, is a deacon at his church, and enjoyed good health – he chopped three loads of wood the day before he became ill and began having trouble breathing.
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He was admitted to a local hospital where he was found to have COVID-19 that caused him to have acute respiratory failure brought on by pneumonia, and he had to be placed on a ventilator. He remained at the acute care facility for just under two months before he was finally stable enough to be transferred to Kindred Hospital Northland. Jon immediately began to receive aggressive respiratory therapy and responded quickly, progressing to being able to breathe on his own with only supplemental oxygen to support his recovery as he began to participate more actively in his physical and occupational rehabilitation. Now able to talk with his own voice, drink and eat a normal diet, and stand up and walk with only the aid of a walker, Jon was eager to continue with the last phase of his rehabilitation before going home with his wife, Diana.
“I have improved greatly during my stay here at Kindred,” Jon affirmed before he was discharged. “I believe my story would have been better and shorter had I come here first. My goal now is to recover completely so I can cut more wood and get back to work.”
Pamela
“I loved the care I received from the nursing staff.”
It was at the beginning of April when Pamela started experiencing shortness of breath and she was found to have COVID-19, which required her to be hospitalized and placed on a ventilator.
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She began her recovery at the acute care facility before being transferred to Kindred Hospital Louisville where she could receive respiratory therapy and rehabilitation. Although Pamela also required wound care and antibiotic therapy to treat an infection, she made very rapid progress and was off the ventilator in a matter of days. She then made incredible strides in her physical therapy sessions, regaining her mobility and independence – goals that she and her team had set to allow her to return home and back to her life as a custom card maker, craftswoman and Sunday school teacher.
“I loved the care I received from the nursing staff and how well they work together as a team,” Pamela shared. “I am grateful they took the time to get to know me and listen to a lot of my life stories!”
Sharon
"I’m looking forward to hugging my neighbors and my three cats."
Sharron had to be admitted to a general hospital when her cardiac condition worsened and she developed an irregular heart beat that led to respiratory failure a coma, and pneumonia. She had to be placed on a ventilator and given a feeding tube and started on a course of IV antibiotics.
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Her physicians were able to stabilize her condition, allowing Sharron be transferred and she then was brought to Kindred Hospital Northland for respiratory therapy and rehabilitation.
After a couple of weeks of intensive respiratory therapy, Sharron was able to be successfully weaned from the ventilator. She also completed her IV antibiotic treatment and began to make progress with her physical and occupational therapists toward regaining her strength and mobility. Sharron was very motivated to get better and she put her heart into all her therapy sessions.
After her breathing tube was removed and she was cleared by her speech pathologist to begin drinking and eating again, the feeding tube was removed. Sharron was now able to get up from bed and continued to improve by the time she was discharged to continue her recovery and her goal to return home. “I’m looking forward to hugging my neighbors and my three cats,” Sharron affirmed. “I’m also looking forward to sleeping in my own bed and enjoying my deck with a nice cup of coffee.”
Dalton
"I was having a rough time of it at first."
Dalton worked in the remodeling and property maintenance business and loved working on cars, riding his dirt bike, cooking and spending time with his girlfriend. His life as he knew it would change in an instant when I was involved in a horrific automobile accident that nearly claimed his life.
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In the ER he was heroically saved by skilled interventions from his physicians and nurses, although the damage to his neck and the fractures he sustained in his cervical vertebrae would leave him unable to move his arms or legs.
He began his recovery in the ICU until he was stabilized and Dalton depended on a ventilator to support his lungs as well as a feeding tube for nutrition. When he was sufficiently stable to be transferred, Dalton was brought to Kindred Hospital Northland to begin aggressive respiratory therapy, continuation of medical care and specialized rehabilitation to enable the full potential of his recovery.
Understandably overwhelmed by the challenges he was facing, Dalton was having a difficult time at the beginning and was not very motivated to put much effort into his recovery; but with diligent care, support and encouragement from his team and his physician he turned his attitude around and his recovery finally started to show signs of progress.
When Dalton was liberated once and for all from the ventilator and could breathe on his own, it was a moment for all to celebrate. Soon after this success his breathing tube was removed and his speech pathologist then guided Dalton to regain his voice, swallow safely and begin to progress toward resuming a regular diet.
“I was having a rough time of it at first,” Dalton shared just before he was discharged to continue his recovery before finally going home. “But Dr. Patel had a great talk with me and my attitude changed after that. I just want to get home, get the healing process going and spend time with my girlfriend and family. Looking ahead I want to do some motivational speaking.”
Rosalind
"When I Get Home I'm Going to Hug My Entire Family!"
Rosalind is a retired nurse who worked as a caregiver for 40 years. She enjoyed doing flower arrangements and cooking and baking with her grandchildren, who were a big part of her life.
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One day she was found on the floor with abnormally high levels of blood sugar. At the hospital, Rosalind was placed on a ventilator to support her lungs and given a feeding tube to administer nutrition and she started IV antibiotic treatment.
When she was stable she was transferred to Kindred Hospital Northland to begin respiratory therapy and rehabilitation. Initially Rosalind’s respiratory team had to address her pneumonia as they began to strengthen her lungs and she began to make steady progress until she was able to be taken off the ventilator and complete her IV treatments. Rosalind was also struggling with cognition and anxiety, which complicated the early part of her treatment at Kindred, but her team encouraged her and helped her manage her anxiety which enabled her to finally wean from the ventilator successfully.
Rosalind reached another milestone when the breathing tube was removed and she was guided by her speech therapist to safely swallow again, allowing her to begin to drink and eat a normal diet. Her mobility improved during her stay at Kindred as well and Rosalind was once again able to stand up and walk with some assistance and a rolling walker. “The first thing I’m going to do when I get home is hug my entire family!” Rosalind expressed. “Then I plan on redecorating my home. I am grateful for the care I got here at Kindred Northland which has been absolutely 100% the best care ever.”