Discharge Planning: Care Transition From Hospital To Home by: Anita Kamiel, R.N., M.P.S.
Discharge Planning Returning home from the hospital can be stressful for the older adult for many reasons. In most cases, the patient has been 100 percent dependent on hospital staff. Understandably, the shift to life at home with less help can be cause for anxiety. While it is a relief to be going home, they…