A stay in the hospital is rarely an easy thing. For elders, hospitalization can often be the start of another transition.
It is important to prepare for health related lifestyle changes – diet or medication adjustments, new support services, or housing changes, before being discharged from the hospital.
Discharge planning starts from the moment a person is hospitalized.
The discharge team’s purpose is to:
• provide education, guidance and support
• identify, assess and coordinate t...
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Who is the discharge planner? Ask this right away.
When can I review the discharge plan in its entirety?
Have there been any changes to medication? Are all new medications covered by th...
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It is important that the person being discharged from the hospital has the opportunity to communicate requests and questions to health care staff. It’s also important to make sure that any chang...
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When someone needs to move directly to a nursing home from the hospital, a list of homes to choose from is provided. Sometimes there is pressure to take the first available nursing home opening. ...
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Friends and Relatives of the Institutionalized Aged (FRIA)Free Telephone Helpline (212) 732-4455Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving National Alliance for CaregivingNew York City Human Resource...
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