Leaving the hospital or rehab

A discharge date is coming and home may not be safe.

Ask three questions today

• Is the plan home, rehab (skilled nursing) or a higher level of care?
• Is my loved one an inpatient or under observation? Observation days don't count toward Medicare's 3-day rule for rehab.
• What is the expected discharge date, and who is the case manager?

In the next 48 hours

• Write down care needs: walking, bathing, medications, memory, nursing tasks.
• Get a rough monthly budget and who can sign (power of attorney or health care surrogate).
• Call us at (727) 632-8291. We'll line up communities with openings that fit, often same or next day.

Download

• First 48 hours checklist
• Care level self-check
• County discharge resource guides

General information only, not medical, legal or financial advice. In an emergency call 911. Suspected abuse or neglect: Florida Abuse Hotline 1-800-962-2873.