AQUATIC CENTER: Changes will harm vulnerable seniors
An 80 year-old with joint replacements; a mid-aged woman recovering from a stroke; a woman with a lower leg amputation; a man who must be lowered into z pool with a chair; heart patients building their stamina, many with fibromyalgia and arthritis incapable of typical “land” exercises... all are patients using the McGrane Rehabilitation Center’s “Terrill Aquatic Center” at Kootenai Health.
Senior citizens on SSN, disadvantaged using Medicaid, and all mentioned above were shocked to learn that the therapy pool will drastically reduce hours starting January while greatly increasing costs.
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