Ready, Set, Go Home with Transitional Care

When your elderly loved one is making their return home after a stay in the hospital, they can benefit from our transitional care program. At Visiting Angels^® South Shore, we have an entire program dedicated to assisting seniors with their needs as they are discharged from a medical facility and begin recovering at home. This program, Ready, Set, Go Home, covers the many needs your loved one may have during this sensitive time. Our aim is to lower their risk of being rehospitalized and help them get back to living the life they love at home.

Why Transitional Care Is So Important

With almost one of every five Medicare recipients being readmitted to the hospital within a month of exiting it, it's clear that seniors need help with the discharge process. Elderly adults can run into a number of obstacles when they leave the hospital and upon their return home. Some find that they are too exhausted to look after themselves, while others have lingering symptoms that become obstacles to their recovery. Maintaining a healthy diet, grooming, and even remembering medications can all become a struggle for seniors at the very time in which these activities are most important.

Fortunately, there is a type of home care available for this exact scenario. Known as transitional care, these services give elderly adults a helping hand as they exit the hospital and get on their way to recovering at home in the South Shore area.

How We Help Seniors in South Shore

We help seniors in the South Shore area through our Ready, Set, Go Home program in a number of ways. First, we give them access to our Ready, Set, Go Home discharge planning guide, which outlines the important information they need for a successful discharge. This guide includes questions they should ask their healthcare providers, as well as space where they can jot down reference information that could be crucial in follow-up appointments.

Next, we assist seniors as they move back into their normal routines at home. Our caregivers can support them with their activities of daily living, as well as going to the doctor's office and following through on their recovery instructions.

Just call Visiting Angels South Shore today to schedule a free transitional care consultation. We serve seniors in South Shore, Cohasset, Hingham, Marshfield, Norwell, Scituate, Quincy, Braintree, Milton, Weymouth, Duxbury, Hanover, Pembroke, Plymouth, Kingston, and nearby communities.