Aging & Care · Video lesson

Coming Home From the Hospital: Questions to Ask

Prepare written questions for the discharge team and identify the next contact.

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Chapters

0:00 — PlanScout
0:03 — Before you leave…
0:17 — Who do we call?
0:34 — What changed?
0:52 — What must be ready?
1:07 — Keep one contact.
1:19 — People · Plans · Progress

What to take away

Name + phone number
Written next steps
Questions still open

This lesson

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Sources

Medicare.gov — Your discharge planning checklist
MedlinePlus — Leaving the hospital: your discharge plan

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