Thanks a Whole Hell of a Lot Carle Foundation Hospital

O.K....so my mother might be released from the hospital tomorrow.  Her heart seems to be doing o.k.  She told me she was scared about being home though.  I said, well gee... maybe home is not where you should be.   So I called Carle and was directed to her case manager.  I told her I was concerned about my mother living at home, that we had discussed the possibility of assisted living but that I didn't know if she would be able to handle even that at this point.  She asked me if I wanted her to go into a nursing home....I said I didn't know and I asked if there was someone that could help us evaluate the situation. Oh yes she said----she would speak to my mother and call me back.  So she went and talked to my mother and told her I wanted her to go into a nursing home.  My mother said, unsurprisingly enough, NO and that I knew that she didn't want to go into a nursing home.  Gee thanks a whole lot for the help lady.  So then this woman calls me and sort of LAUGHINGLY tells me that my mother doesn't want to go into a nursing home.  I kid you not.  She fucking laughed.

Thanks a whole fucking lot Carle.  That was WONDERFULLY helpful. That was REALLY a 'thoughtful patient assessment'----what a great 'holistic psychosocial assessment.'  uh-HUH.....yeah.....what a resource you have proven to be.

Way to go Carle....that was just a HUGE help to the family.....

Let's see....here's what it says on the website:

Discharge Planning

Carle Foundation Hospital utilizes patient advocates, Nurse CaseManagers and Social Worker Case Managers, to help patients and theirfamilies prepare for discharge. Case Managers are licensed healthcareprofessionals who conduct patient assessments and strive to coordinatethe patient’s journey throughout the healthcare continuum. SocialWorkers strive to perform holistic psychosocial assessments with anemphasis on an individual’s strengths and support system. Theseadvocates take referrals from patients, family members, physicians,nursing staff, and other service departments. Case Managers and SocialWorkers collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary team toconvene care conferences and address the patient’s needscomprehensively. Listed below are some of the services to expect fromthese individuals.

• Discharge Planning
• Coordinate post hospital services
• Illness counseling
• Assistance with adoptions
• Abuse and/or neglect reports
• Guardianship
• Substance abuse intervention
• Living situation concerns
• Financial issues
• End-of-life situations

Thanks SO much Carle Hospital for really taking the time to "address the patient's needs comprehensively." 

So my 80 year old mother who is confined to a wheelchair and having problems transferring herself will go back to living by herself without even any recommendations or advice.

Thanks a LOT Carle Foundation Hospital.

Maybe I should ask them to do a 'holistic psychosocial assessment' on ME, huh?