If your parent or loved one was recently admitted to the hospital, you'll want to make sure they're not readmitted once they're released. While no one wants to stay in the hospital longer than necessary, roughly one in every five seniors released from the hospital is readmitted within 30 days, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Quality Geriatric Care for Seniors in Waldorf, MD, and Surrounding Areas That Have Recently Been Hospitalized 

Visiting Angels is here to help prevent rehospitalizations. Our caregiver’s transitional geriatric care services at Visiting Angels of Waldorf are designed to give Waldorf-area seniors comprehensive tools and resources to help them prevent readmission after a hospital stay.

What Causes Seniors to Be Readmitted to the Hospital?

Our transitional geriatric care services help the elderly in Charlotte Hall, Waldorf, La Plata, Lusby, Accokeek, and the surrounding areas avoid hospital readmissions by treating the underlying causes.

The following are some of the most common reasons for hospital readmission:

• Taking the incorrect drug
• Having trouble controlling disease or illness at home
• Discharge instructions were not followed through.
• Exhaustion from a hospital stay with an interrupted eating and sleeping schedule
• Failure to keep follow-up appointments

How Our Transitional Care Services Benefit Seniors

We use a three-pronged approach at Visiting Angels of Waldorf to provide elders in the Waldorf, MD, area with transitional in-home care that helps them avoid hospital readmission.

This strategy entails:

At the Medical Center: We will visit your loved one in the hospital at your request and give them our "Ready, Set, Go Home" guide. This discharge planning tool will urge your loved one to ask essential questions regarding concerns such as symptoms to report, food and medication needs, and the times and dates of follow-up visits, among other things.

At Home: Our compassionate caregivers at Visiting Angels of Waldorf will act as the "eyes and ears" in your loved one's home when providing transitional geriatric care in the Waldorf region. They'll be able to give supervisors, or case managers insight into your loved one's behaviors and lifestyle, as well as explain why your loved one could be skipping appointments or not taking the proper medication.

Behind the Scenes: Our Waldorf, MD transitional in-home care services assist the elderly by accompanying them to appointments, offering medication reminders, coordinating prescription and meal delivery, and more.

Learn More About Visiting Angels of Waldorf

Call Visiting Angels of Waldorf today to learn more about our transitional geriatric care services and how they can help your loved one avoid hospital readmission in the Waldorf region. We are happy to answer any additional questions you may have about our senior care services.

Contact Visiting Angels today to schedule a free in-home consultation!