Having robust policies surrounding the discharge and transition of care of older patients is an important step in ensuring your ED is senior-friendly. It will also ensure that the patient doesn’t return to the ED soon after being discharged.
In this section we discuss some protocols for discharge to home, accessing community resources, in-hospital transfers, and returns to nursing homes to name a few. These protocols ensure high-quality long-term care for patients and can prevent harm to older patients with complex presentations.
The Rationale Older patients often have non-specific presentations that raise complex medical and psychosocial questions relating to etiology and safe disposition. Falls and changes in behavior, such...Read More
These examples all relate to Transition of Care.