Ready, Set, Go Home with Transitional Care

With the Ready, Set, Go Home transitional care program delivered by the professional senior care providers at Visiting Angels^® North Pittsburgh, your loved one can make a successful return home after a hospital stay. This program focuses on securing seniors' safety, comfort, and well-being so they can lower their risk of being readmitted to the hospital. With almost 20% of older adults on Medicare undergoing rehospitalization within a month-long period of their discharge, the risk of readmission is clearly high for seniors. Your loved one can enjoy the support they need both pre-discharge in the hospital setting and at home during recovery thanks to Ready, Set, Go Home.

Why Are Readmissions So Prevalent Among Seniors?

It's not uncommon for elderly adults to encounter a bit of a decline after a hospital stay. Once they return home, they may find they have less energy than before they entered the hospital. This could be due to a range of factors, from medication side effects to disrupted sleep schedules and lingering symptoms. Depending on why they were hospitalized in the first place, they may also be dealing with new mobility limitations that prevent them from taking care of themselves to the extent they were once able to.

When seniors are unprepared for these new circumstances, they can find it difficult to follow their doctors' instructions and go about their daily routine as before. This can lead to them skipping important steps in their recovery, mismanaging their medication schedules, and missing meals. In combination, these factors can set the stage for a further decline that leads to complications and, ultimately, a return to the hospital.

How Transitional Care Helps Seniors in North Pittsburgh

We've designed our comprehensive Ready, Set, Go Home program to include the full range of transitional care services elderly adults may need while preparing for a hospital discharge and recovering after returning home. Included in this program is support with discharge planning and our Ready, Set, Go Home discharge guide, which includes plenty of resources for the preparation process. Once seniors are discharged, we make certain one of our care providers will be there to help them with their unique needs and support them as they get back into the rhythm of daily life at home.

You can learn more about transitional care through a free consultation. Call Visiting Angels North Pittsburgh to schedule a no-cost meeting in North Pittsburgh, Cranberry Township, Pittsburgh, West View, or a neighboring community in the Allegheny County area.