Alyssa Miller has seen firsthand how On With Life’s Long-Term program is different than any other facility in Iowa. As a psychiatry mental health nurse practitioner at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, she knows finding appropriate long-term placement for challenging cases can often be extremely difficult. But it wasn’t until her father, Michael Lindo, experienced a traumatic brain injury in 2019 that Alyssa truly understood the difficulty from a very personal perspective.
“My father spent eight months in the hospital as we navigated the challenges of finding an appropriate placement option,” said Alyssa. “I had spent endless hours and received multiple denials to other facilities when On With Life’s Long-Term program gave us hope and accepted my father for admission.”
Michael was admitted to On With Life in October 2020, still in a somewhat critical condition. However, during his time at On With Life, Michael began to make progress that doctors had not thought possible. He is now able to talk, recall long-term memories, and eat food by mouth, rather than with a tube.
“It was On With Life’s facility, staff and determination that made all of this possible,” said Alyssa. “In my nine years of nursing and three years as a provider, I have never seen an individual get this level of care at any other facility in the state.”
That care has included On With Life staff taking Michael out into the community and making sure he is able to spend time with his family. With their help he has been able to attend his granddaughter’s cheerleading competition and watch as his grandchildren play at the Omaha Children’s Museum.