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The Visiting Nurses I worked for had a client come in for a wound in the middle of his back. He couldn't reach it to put on a new bandage and lived alone. But Medicare felt he could do it so wouldn't pay to have it done at the hospital.
They should give you complete information before he is released. Let me repeat that.... BEFORE he is released you should get all the information you need.
I suggest that if you are not comfortable, if you do not get all the info you need then do not let them discharge him.
I should call the hospital where the stoma surgery was carried out and ask them to give you full information about after-care. This should include contact details of any skilled nursing or care support you might need until you/the person can manage it independently.
Is it actually a new stoma, or has something else changed?