Providing resources, consultations, and workshops to help clients and their family members prepare for hospitalization.

These days the trend is for hospitals to discharge their patients efficiently. With shortened hospital stays, patients and caregivers often do not have enough time to plan for their post-hospitalization needs. Hospital stays can be overwhelming and confusing for patients. We assess for patients' needs, then discuss the available resources, rehabilitation options, insurance concerns, help at home, health care advocacy, power of attorney, advanced directives, etc. Meet with a medical social wor...

These days the trend is for hospitals to discharge their patients efficiently. With shortened hospital stays, patients and caregivers often do not have enough time to plan for their post-hospitalization needs. Hospital stays can be overwhelming and confusing for patients. We assess for patients' needs, then discuss the available resources, rehabilitation options, insurance concerns, help at home, health care advocacy, power of attorney, advanced directives, etc. Meet with a medical social worker to review the many details involved with being hospitalized.