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ices in me community. Home health services, hospice, home delivered meals, Medicaid, and Family Guidance are just some of the options.
“Often it is difficult for patients to begin thinking about discharge the first day they arc in the hospital. It is very difficult for patients to understand the shortened hospital stays and how quickly we have to make decisions,” said Gardner-Jackson.
“We spend a lot of time explaining how Medicare and Medicaid work and what they cover. Unfortunately, many folks have the expectation that the government pays for extended care in a nursing home, and they are surprised to leam the very limited Medicare benefit for nursing home coverage.”
Along with planning for patients' recuperation, hospital social workers help patients begin the process of coping with and accepting their illness.
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