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 Planning for Your Return Home
The plan for you to return home is called the discharge plan. Discharge planning
begins prior to your admission to the rehabilitation unit and continues
throughout your stay. The rehabilitation team will establish your discharge date
based on your progress. The case manager or social worker will coordinate the
date of discharge with you and your family/caregiver(s) and discuss
what your needs will be after discharge (i.e., continued therapy, equipment,
home health care, etc.).
It is essential that the family/support system participate in patient
education and training throughout your stay, especially prior to discharge. You
will be given discharge instructions and may also be given individualized
educational information prior to discharge.
After Discharge
You will be contacted within a few days of discharge to ensure that all
plans are being carried out, and you will be provided help if there are
problems, or additional issues arise. There will also be a follow-up telephone
call placed approximately three months after discharge to ask you some questions
regarding your status in the areas for which you received rehabilitation such as
walking, dressing, bathing, communication, and social interaction.
You may be contacted by telephone as well after discharge to give us input
into your satisfaction with your stay at Southern Regional Medical Center and
The Rehabilitation Center. This will provide us with valuable
information concerning your perceptions about your rehabilitation program. This
information is very important to us, as it helps us continually improve our
program for our patients.
Feel free to contact us at 770-897-7300 if you have any questions or concerns
after discharge.
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