Ready-Set-Go Home with Transitional Care

When you know your loved one just wants to spend their golden years at home, it can be heartbreaking to see them in the hospital. To help them avoid a repeat hospital stay after their discharge, consider getting started with transitional care services from Visiting Angels^® Paris. As a local senior care agency, we have a deep understanding of how important it is for elderly adults to remain at home for as long as possible. All of our services, including our Ready-Set-Go Home transitional care program, are designed to help seniors fulfill their desire to age in place.

What Causes Hospital Readmissions in Paris?

The first step for helping seniors avoid hospital readmissions is to understand why they occur with such frequency. In fact, Medicare has reported statistics showing nearly 20% of beneficiaries are back in the hospital within a month of their discharge. Taking steps to reduce the risk of rehospitalization is thus necessary for individuals in this age group.

There are a wide variety of factors that could contribute to a senior's risk of rehospitalization. However, one of the most common factors readmitted seniors share is a lack of support during their recovery at home. Elderly adults who are weak or exhausted after a hospital stay may struggle to maintain their own well-being or properly implement their doctor's instructions. Without reliable assistance, their health can decline to such an extent that they must return to the hospital within a few days or weeks of leaving.How Our Transitional Care Program Can Help

Our Ready-Set-Go Home program is based on three prongs of care. Here is how our team at Visiting Angels Paris implements this three-pronged approach for our care recipients:

• We give care recipients and their family caregivers guidance and support at the hospital. Transitional care starts well before the senior returns home. That way, we can help prepare for the discharge and offer assistance as family caregivers make important care decisions.
• We provide in-home care customized to seniors' unique needs and circumstances. Our in-home care services are delivered by compassionate transitional care providers who are ready to go above and beyond to help seniors recover at home.
• We follow seniors' progress at our office in the Paris area. We have a supportive team of office staff tracking the recovery of our care recipients and facilitating the logistics of care.

Reach out today to Visiting Angels Paris to set up a free transitional care consultation in Paris, Commerce, Greenville, Mount Pleasant, Sulphur Springs, Texarkana, or a community in the vicinity.