Hospital Discharge Planning on Long Island: A Family Checklist, CARE Act Rights & Home Care Guide
Hospital Discharge Planning on Long Island: A Family Checklist, CARE Act Rights & Home Care Guide
Quick Answer: Hospital discharge planning should begin as early as possible during the hospital stay, not on the morning your parent is sent home. Before discharge, Long Island families should understand what the patient can safely do, reconcile medications, confirm equipment and follow-up care, evaluate the actual home for stairs and bathroom challenges, determine which skilled services Medicare or insurance may cover, and arrange enough daily help for the first days and weeks at home.
New York families should also know two important rights. Under New York's CARE Act, eligible hospital patients have the opportunity to identify a caregiver who can be involved in discharge planning and instructed in the after-care tasks expected at home. Medicare patients who believe a hospital discharge is occurring too soon may also have a right to request a fast appeal.
The discharge itself may take only a few hours.
Planning for everything that happens afterward should start much earlier.
Hospital Discharge Planning on Long Island: At a Glance
Before your parent comes home, make sure you can answer these questions:
- Where are they going after discharge? Home, rehabilitation, skilled nursing, assisted living, or another setting?
- What can they safely do today? Walking, stairs, transfers, bathing, toileting, dressing, eating, and getting in and out of a car?
- What changed medically? Which medications are new, discontinued, or changed?
- What must be waiting at home? Walker, wheelchair, commode, hospital bed, oxygen, shower chair, or other ordered equipment?
- Who will actually be there? Not who hopes to stop by, but who will reliably cover mornings, evenings, overnight needs, meals, transportation, and personal care?
- Which services are clinical and which are non-medical? Skilled home health and private-duty home care are different services and may be used at the same time.
If those answers are unclear, discharge planning is not finished from the family's perspective.
Why Hospital Discharge Day Often Feels So Sudden
The call frequently comes faster than families expect.
Your mother has been at a Nassau County hospital for several days. On Tuesday morning, a case manager says that she may be discharged Wednesday.
Her bedroom is upstairs.
The prescriptions have not been picked up.
A walker has been recommended, but nobody knows when it is arriving.
Your last view of her walking was in the hospital hallway with a therapist beside her.
You have work tomorrow.
None of those problems necessarily means she cannot safely return home. They mean that "medically ready for discharge" and "the household is ready for the patient" are two different questions.
Hospitals have formal discharge-planning responsibilities, and federal Medicare requirements call for patients and their caregivers or support persons to be involved in planning an appropriate transition after hospitalization.
But the hospital does not live in your parent's house.
The discharge team may know that your father can walk a certain distance with a walker. They may not know that his bedroom is at the top of a narrow staircase in a Roslyn colonial, that the only full bathroom has a high tub threshold, or that his daughter works in Manhattan and cannot arrive until 7:00 p.m.
That is why good discharge planning combines the hospital's clinical plan with an honest assessment of the life and home the patient is returning to.
Start Hospital Discharge Planning Early
You do not need to know the final discharge date before you begin preparing.
During the first part of the admission, identify the person responsible for discharge planning. Depending on the hospital, that may be a case manager, social worker, nurse or another member of the care team.
Ask what the anticipated discharge destination is.
Is the current expectation that your parent will return home?
Is inpatient rehabilitation being considered?
Is skilled nursing being discussed?
What would need to happen clinically or functionally for that recommendation to change?
If physical or occupational therapy is involved, ask what the therapist is seeing now rather than waiting for discharge morning.
Can your parent get out of bed independently?
Do they need one-person assistance?
Can they climb stairs?
Can they safely get to the bathroom?
Do they need a walker or another mobility device?
These are not small details. They determine what the household must be prepared to provide.
New York's CARE Act: A Right Families Should Know
One of the most useful protections for New York families is the
Caregiver Advise, Record and Enable Act, commonly called the CARE Act.
Under New York law, an eligible hospital patient or their legal guardian must be given at least one opportunity to identify a caregiver before discharge or transfer.
That caregiver might be a spouse, adult child, partner, friend or neighbor.
The purpose is practical: if that person will be helping after discharge, they should not discover what they are expected to do only after the patient arrives home.
When a caregiver is appropriately identified and the patient provides the necessary consent to share information, the hospital's responsibilities include involving that caregiver in the discharge process, attempting to provide notice before discharge or transfer, and offering instruction in the after-care tasks included in the discharge plan.
The hospital must also take the caregiver's capabilities and limitations into account.
That last point matters.
Being your mother's daughter does not mean you automatically know how to perform every task she may require after hospitalization. It also does not mean that you must agree to provide care that you cannot safely perform.
If nobody has discussed caregiver designation, ask the hospital team:
"Can my parent designate me as the caregiver for discharge planning under New York's CARE Act?"
That simple question can make the discharge conversation considerably more useful.
What Does the CARE Act Require the Hospital to Teach a Caregiver?
The purpose of caregiver instruction is not merely to hand the family a folder.
If the discharge plan expects the identified caregiver to assist with specific after-care tasks, New York's CARE Act requires the hospital to offer instruction related to those tasks.
That can include a demonstration, an opportunity to ask questions and answers presented in a way the patient and caregiver can understand.
Families should use that opportunity.
If your father is returning home with new transfer restrictions, ask to see how the transfer should be done.
If your mother is using a walker for the first time, ask what the therapy team observed.
If you are unclear about what you should and should not help with, say so.
Do not be embarrassed by questions that seem obvious. The transition home is exactly when assumptions cause confusion.
What If You Think the Hospital Is Discharging Your Parent Too Soon?
Families sometimes hear "discharge tomorrow" and believe the patient is not ready.
The first step is to explain the concern clearly to the doctor and discharge-planning team.
Avoid simply saying, "We're not comfortable."
Be specific.
"My father still cannot safely get from the bed to the bathroom without assistance."
"My mother lives alone and there is currently nobody available overnight."
"There are twelve steps to the bedroom, and she has not demonstrated that she can climb them safely."
"The ordered equipment will not arrive until Friday."
Specific concerns are more useful than a general objection because they identify the actual gap in the discharge plan.
For Medicare beneficiaries, there is also a formal appeal process.
Medicare Fast Appeals for Hospital Discharge
Medicare beneficiaries admitted as hospital inpatients should receive a notice called
An Important Message from Medicare About Your Rights, often simply called the
Important Message from Medicare.
It explains, among other things, the right to request a fast appeal if the patient believes they are being discharged too soon.
A fast hospital-discharge appeal is reviewed by an independent Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization, or BFCC-QIO.
The deadline matters.
If the appeal is requested according to the instructions on the Medicare notice and no later than the scheduled discharge day, the patient generally can remain in the hospital while the BFCC-QIO reviews whether Medicare-covered hospital services should continue. Applicable deductibles or coinsurance can still apply.
The independent reviewer generally makes the initial hospital decision quickly after receiving the necessary information.
Do not rely on an online article, including this one, for an appeal deadline. Use the current
Important Message from Medicare given to the patient because it contains the applicable instructions and contact information.
If discharge is approaching and the notice cannot be found, ask the hospital immediately for another copy.
Hospital Discharge Planning Checklist: What to Arrange Before Your
Parent Comes Home
A discharge plan has to work in the actual house.
That means walking through the home before discharge whenever possible and thinking about the day from the patient's perspective.
Start With the Route Into the House
Imagine the trip from the hospital all the way to the place where your parent will sit or sleep.
How will they get out of the car?
Are there steps from the driveway or sidewalk?
Is there a railing?
Are there thresholds at the doorway?
Can a walker fit comfortably through the entrance?
If the bedroom is upstairs, does the patient currently have the ability to use that staircase according to the hospital's therapy recommendations?
A family should not invent its own stair technique. If stair use is a concern, ask the physical or occupational therapy team what is appropriate for that patient.
Sometimes the safest practical solution is temporarily changing where the person sleeps or spends the day.
That decision is much easier to make before they are standing at the bottom of the stairs.
Look Closely at the Bathroom
The bathroom deserves particular attention because it combines transfers, hard surfaces, water, limited space and frequent use.
Consider the route to the toilet, the height of the toilet, whether the patient can safely enter the shower or tub, whether an appropriate shower chair or other recommended equipment is needed, and whether existing grab bars are actually positioned where they are useful.
Do not assume a piece of equipment is appropriate simply because it is marketed for seniors.
A physical therapist, occupational therapist, nurse or other qualified professional can help determine which equipment and setup are appropriate for your parent's current limitations.
Reconcile Every Medication Before Leaving the Hospital
One of the most important questions at discharge is deceptively simple:
"What exactly should my parent take when we get home?"
Ask for the final medication list and compare it with what is already in the house.
Which medications are new?
Which doses changed?
Which medications should be stopped?
What time should each medication be taken?
Were any prescriptions sent electronically, and to which pharmacy?
Who should be called if there is a question after discharge?
Private-duty Home Health Aides can provide medication reminders consistent with the care plan, but they do not independently prescribe medications, change dosages or make clinical decisions about whether a medication should be taken.
Those questions remain with the prescribing clinicians.
Make Sure Equipment Is Actually Available
A discharge document saying "walker" is not the same thing as a walker being inside the house.
Confirm what equipment has been ordered, who is supplying it, when it will arrive, who should be contacted if there is a problem, and whether someone has explained how it should be used.
Depending on the patient's needs, the discharge plan may involve durable medical equipment such as a walker, wheelchair, bedside commode, hospital bed or oxygen equipment.
If a critical piece of equipment will not be available when the patient arrives home, tell the discharge planner before leaving the hospital.
Arrange the First Meals Before Discharge
The first evening home is a bad time to discover that the refrigerator is empty.
Ask the clinical team whether there are dietary restrictions or instructions, then make sure appropriate food and fluids are available.
A non-medical caregiver can prepare meals according to the care plan and household preferences, assist with routine meal setup and help reduce the everyday burden on a recovering patient and family.
If nutrition has become a medical concern, however, the patient's physician, dietitian or other clinician should provide the appropriate guidance.
Confirm Follow-Up Care and Transportation
Before leaving the hospital, know when the first follow-up appointment is scheduled and where it will take place.
Then solve the transportation problem.
That matters throughout Long Island because a "nearby" appointment may still require a car, a caregiver or family member, parking, assistance getting into the building, and enough time for a patient who moves more slowly than before hospitalization.
Transportation or appointment accompaniment can often be incorporated into private-duty home care when arranged in advance and consistent with the care plan and agency policies.
The Long Island Factor: Why the House Itself Matters
Long Island presents a different discharge environment from Manhattan or much of New York City.
Across Nassau and Suffolk Counties, older adults often return to Cape Cods, Colonials, high ranches and split-level homes that were built decades before aging-in-place accessibility became a major design consideration.
A patient recovering in a single-level apartment faces a different set of practical questions from someone returning to a multi-level home.
Stairs Can Determine the Entire Daily Routine
Consider a two-story colonial in Manhasset, Glen Head, Roslyn or Old Westbury.
The bedrooms may be upstairs.
The full bathroom may be upstairs.
The kitchen and primary living areas may be downstairs.
That layout may have worked perfectly for forty years. After hospitalization, it may temporarily turn one staircase into the organizing issue for the entire day.
The solution depends on the patient's actual abilities and the recommendations of the medical and therapy team.
Sometimes the patient can safely navigate the stairs with appropriate assistance. In another case, a downstairs sleeping arrangement may make more sense temporarily.
The important thing is to make that decision intentionally before discharge.
Transportation Is Part of the Care Plan on Long Island
Long Island's geography also means recovery frequently depends on transportation.
A patient discharged from North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset may have follow-up appointments with physicians in Manhasset or elsewhere in the Northwell system.
A patient returning home after care at
NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island in Mineola may have follow-up appointments in Mineola or another NYU Langone location.
Families may also be coordinating care following discharge from
Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, Huntington Hospital, Glen Cove Hospital, Mount Sinai South Nassau, or another hospital or rehabilitation facility.
There is no implied affiliation between these facilities and 7 Day Home Care. They are simply part of the healthcare landscape families throughout Nassau County, Suffolk County, Queens and the surrounding region navigate every day.
When a patient has been told not to drive, transportation should be treated as a care need rather than an afterthought.
Adult Children Often Live on a Different Schedule Than the Discharge Plan Assumes
Another Long Island reality is distance.
An adult daughter may live in Nassau County but work in Manhattan.
A son may live in Brooklyn.
Another child may live out of state.
Everyone may be committed to helping, yet there may still be several hours each weekday when nobody can realistically be present.
A good plan uses actual availability, not optimistic availability.
Instead of saying, "We'll all take turns," put the week on paper.
Who is there Monday morning?
Who handles lunch?
Who is there when the patient showers?
Who can take the Tuesday appointment?
What happens overnight?
Who is available if the primary family caregiver becomes sick or has to return to work?
Once the schedule is written down, the gaps usually become much easier to see.
Skilled Home Health vs. Private-Duty Home Care After Discharge
This is one of the most important distinctions for families to understand.
Medicare home health services and private-duty non-medical home care are not the same thing.
Medicare may cover qualifying home health services for an eligible beneficiary who needs part-time or intermittent skilled care and meets Medicare's other requirements.
Covered services can include skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy under applicable rules, speech-language pathology, medical social services and certain other home health services.
Medicare may also cover part-time or intermittent home health aide services when the beneficiary is simultaneously receiving qualifying skilled home health services.
What Medicare generally does not cover is 24-hour care at home or custodial/personal care when help with activities such as bathing, dressing or using the bathroom is the only care needed.
That distinction explains why a patient can truthfully be told, "Medicare is sending home health," while the family still discovers that nobody will be present for many of the ordinary hours of the day.
Where Private-Duty Home Care Fits After Hospital Discharge
Private-duty non-medical home care addresses everyday support rather than skilled medical treatment.
Depending on the individual's care plan, a Certified Home Health Aide may help with:
- bathing, dressing, grooming and toileting;
- walking, transfers and mobility assistance;
- meal preparation;
- medication reminders;
- light housekeeping and laundry;
- companionship and safety supervision;
- assistance getting ready for appointments;
- overnight care; and
- other activities of daily living permitted within the aide's scope and care plan.
A private-duty caregiver does
not replace the visiting nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist, physician or other clinician.
Many families use skilled home health and private-duty home care at the same time because they solve different problems.
A physical therapist may visit for a scheduled therapy session.
A Home Health Aide may then remain with the client for the ordinary parts of the day that still require assistance.
What Medicare Does and Does Not Cover After Hospital Discharge
There is a persistent misconception that Medicare automatically provides several hours of daily home care after someone leaves the hospital.
That is not how the benefit generally works.
Medicare home health eligibility is based on specific requirements, including the need for qualifying part-time or intermittent skilled services and homebound status. A qualifying prior hospitalization is
not generally required simply to receive the Medicare home health benefit.
If eligible, a beneficiary may receive Medicare-covered skilled home health services through a Medicare-certified home health agency.
But Medicare does not generally pay for round-the-clock home care, meal delivery, unrelated homemaker services, or custodial personal care when that is the only care the person needs.
For families who need longer blocks of non-medical help each day, common payment sources include private pay and qualifying long-term care insurance policies.
Some individuals may also qualify for Medicaid or other public programs, depending on their circumstances.
Coverage should always be confirmed with the actual insurer or program.
Questions to Ask the Hospital Discharge Planner
Discharge conversations can move quickly. Bring questions in writing and take notes.
Ask:
- What can my parent safely do independently today?
- What specifically requires another person's assistance?
- What did physical therapy and occupational therapy recommend?
- Can my parent safely use the stairs in their actual home?
- What equipment is being ordered, and when will it arrive?
- Which medications are new, changed or discontinued?
- What symptoms or changes should prompt a call to the physician?
- Who should we call after hours?
- When and where are the follow-up appointments?
- Are Medicare-certified home health services being ordered?
- Which services are not covered by Medicare or the patient's insurance?
- What care is the family expected to provide at home?
- Can the expected caregiver tasks be demonstrated before discharge?
There is one additional question that deserves to be asked plainly:
"If my family cannot safely provide all of that care, what services should we arrange before discharge?"
New York's discharge-planning requirements specifically contemplate assessing the patient's post-hospital needs and the extent to which the personal support system can actually meet them.
A family's limits are therefore relevant information, not an inconvenience.
What the First Few Days at Home Should Look Like
There is no universal rule saying every older adult needs 24-hour care after hospitalization.
The amount of assistance should reflect the person's condition, mobility, cognition, home environment, medical instructions and available family support.
But the first few days deserve deliberate planning because that is when the family is learning how the discharge plan actually works outside the hospital.
Make sure someone understands the medication schedule.
Know who is handling meals.
Know how the patient will get to the bathroom.
Know whether they should use the stairs.
Know who is helping with bathing and dressing.
Know the follow-up appointment schedule.
Know whom to call when something does not seem right.
And know what constitutes an emergency.
For a medical emergency or sudden severe symptoms, call 911 or follow the emergency instructions provided by the patient's medical team.
How 7 Day Home Care Helps Families Plan for Discharge
7 Day Home Care is a New York State Department of Health-licensed Home Care Services Agency providing private-duty, non-medical home care throughout Nassau County, Suffolk County,
Queens,
Brooklyn and
Manhattan.
When a family anticipates a hospital or rehabilitation discharge, planning can begin before the client is home.
A Registered Nurse assessment helps establish the
non-medical care plan and identify the assistance the client will need in the actual home environment.
That conversation may include the client's mobility, bathing and dressing needs, cognition, stairs, overnight needs, family availability, caregiver preferences and expected schedule.
Caregiver matching can then begin so that the family is not starting its search after discharge paperwork has already been signed.
When arranged and appropriate, a caregiver may meet the client at the hospital or rehabilitation facility and accompany them home, allowing private-duty support to begin at the point of transition rather than several hours later.
7 Day Home Care provides non-medical care. Skilled nursing, wound care, injections, physical therapy, occupational therapy, medical diagnosis and medical treatment remain with the appropriate licensed healthcare professionals.
How Early Should You Call a Home Care Agency Before Discharge?
Earlier is better, but families do not need a perfectly certain discharge date to begin the conversation.
If the hospital says, "possibly Thursday or Friday," that is enough information to start discussing the likely schedule.
7 Day Home Care can typically begin care within
24 to 48 hours, depending on location, care needs, caregiver availability and the schedule being requested.
More complex arrangements, particularly extended overnight or around-the-clock schedules, are easier to coordinate when there is additional notice.
The goal is not to predict the exact moment the physician will write the discharge order.
It is to make sure the family is not building the entire home-care plan after the patient is already sitting in the car.
Agency Home Care vs. Hiring a Caregiver Privately After Discharge
Families sometimes consider hiring someone independently rather than using a licensed home care agency.
Cost is often part of that discussion, but so are the responsibilities the family is prepared to assume.
With a licensed agency, caregiver employment, credentialing, scheduling, supervision, payroll, workers' compensation and agency insurance are managed within the agency structure.
Backup coverage is another practical difference.
If a scheduled caregiver becomes unavailable during a recovery period, an agency can work to provide replacement coverage rather than leaving the family to restart the hiring process that morning.
At
7 Day Home Care, Home Health Aides are agency employees, background-checked, insured and supervised within the agency's RN-led care structure.
For a family already handling medications, medical appointments, rehabilitation and a parent's changing abilities, transferring those administrative responsibilities to an agency may be an important part of making the overall plan manageable.
Long-Term Care Insurance After Hospital Discharge
A hospital discharge is also a good time to locate any long-term care insurance policy the older adult may have purchased.
Policies vary considerably.
Some provide benefits for qualifying home care. Others contain elimination periods, benefit triggers, daily or monthly limits, provider requirements and documentation rules that affect when benefits begin.
Do not assume that a policy covers or excludes a particular home care arrangement based on the insurance company's name alone.
The contract controls.
7 Day Home Care works with many long-term care insurance carriers and can assist families with benefit verification and claims documentation related to qualifying private-duty home care.
The earlier a family reviews the policy, the earlier it can understand whether the planned care may qualify.
Hospital Discharge Planning Throughout Nassau County and Long Island
7 Day Home Care's Long Island office is located at:
7 Day Home Care
3000 Marcus Avenue
Lake Success, NY 11042
The office serves families throughout Nassau County, Suffolk County, Queens and Long Island.
For Nassau County families, that includes communities such as Great Neck, Manhasset, New Hyde Park, Roslyn, Old Westbury, Garden City, Mineola, Glen Cove, Glen Head, Williston Park, East Williston, Floral Park, Port Washington, Sands Point, Kings Point, Woodbury, Syosset, Jericho, Plainview, Hewlett, Cedarhurst and surrounding areas.
A local home-care plan should account for more than the ZIP code.
It should account for the specific home, the stairs, the bathroom, the family schedule, the hospital or rehabilitation discharge instructions, the follow-up appointments and the older adult's actual ability on the day they come home.
Frequently Asked Questions About Hospital Discharge Planning on Long Island
When should hospital discharge planning begin?
Hospital discharge planning should begin as early as possible during the hospital stay. Families should identify the discharge planner, understand the likely discharge destination, ask about mobility and therapy recommendations, and begin arranging equipment, transportation and home support before the final discharge order is written.
What is New York's CARE Act?
New York's CARE Act gives eligible hospital patients an opportunity to identify a caregiver who can be included in discharge planning and post-discharge instruction. When the necessary conditions are met, the hospital must attempt to notify the caregiver before discharge or transfer and offer instruction regarding the after-care tasks identified in the discharge plan.
Can I tell the hospital I cannot provide all the care my parent needs?
Yes. Families should accurately explain what help they can and cannot provide. Being identified as a caregiver does not mean an individual is automatically obligated to perform every after-care task. The hospital needs realistic information about the patient's available support system to develop an appropriate discharge plan.
Can a Medicare patient appeal a hospital discharge?
Yes, eligible Medicare patients may request a fast appeal if they believe hospital services are ending too soon. The Important Message from Medicare provided by the hospital explains the current deadline and how to contact the BFCC-QIO responsible for the independent review.
Does Medicare pay for home care after hospital discharge?
Medicare may cover qualifying home health services, including skilled nursing and certain therapy services, for beneficiaries who meet Medicare's home health requirements. Medicare may also cover limited home health aide services when the patient is simultaneously receiving qualifying skilled home health care. Medicare generally does not cover round-the-clock care or personal/custodial care when that is the only care needed.
Does someone have to be hospitalized first to qualify for Medicare home health?
No. A prior hospital stay is not generally required simply to qualify for Medicare's home health benefit. The beneficiary must meet Medicare's applicable eligibility requirements, including the need for qualifying part-time or intermittent skilled care and homebound status.
What is the difference between home health care and private-duty home care?
Home health care is generally clinical care provided under medical orders, while private-duty home care provides non-medical assistance with everyday activities. A patient may receive skilled nursing or therapy through a Medicare-certified home health agency while also using private-duty Home Health Aides for bathing, dressing, meals, mobility assistance, companionship and supervision.
Can a Home Health Aide meet my parent at the hospital?
When arranged in advance and appropriate to the care plan, a caregiver may be able to meet the client at the hospital or rehabilitation facility and accompany them home. Confirm the exact transportation and discharge arrangements with the agency beforehand.
How quickly can 7 Day Home Care start after hospital discharge?
7 Day Home Care can typically begin care within 24 to 48 hours, depending on the client's needs, location, requested schedule and caregiver availability. Families expecting a discharge should call as early as possible so assessment and caregiver matching can begin beforehand.
What if my parent only needs help for a week?
Short-term private-duty home care can be appropriate. Some families need additional support only during the initial recovery period and reduce or discontinue care as independence returns. The appropriate schedule should be based on the patient's actual needs rather than an assumption that home care must be permanent.
Can home care hours change as my parent recovers?
Yes. A care schedule can be reassessed as the client's needs change. A person may initially require substantial daytime or overnight assistance and later need fewer hours as mobility and independence improve.
Plan the Homecoming, Not Just the Discharge
Hospital care has structure.
There are nurses, physicians, medication schedules, call buttons, therapists and people checking on the patient throughout the day.
Then the patient comes home.
The staircase is the same staircase that was there before hospitalization. The refrigerator still needs to be filled. The bathroom still has the same layout. The adult children still have work. The follow-up appointments still require transportation.
That is why the real objective of discharge planning is not simply getting someone out of the hospital.
It is making the transition home work.
Start early. Ask who the discharge planner is. Understand what your parent can actually do. Use your rights under New York's CARE Act when applicable. Review the Medicare discharge notice. Reconcile the medications. Confirm the equipment. Walk through the house. Write down who will be present and when.
Then fill the gaps before the patient gets home.
If your parent has an upcoming hospital or rehabilitation discharge in Nassau County, Suffolk County, Queens, Brooklyn or Manhattan, call 7 Day Home Care at (516) 408-0034 for a free consultation.
We can discuss the discharge plan, your parent's daily needs, the home environment and the amount of non-medical support that may make sense.
There is no obligation to begin care simply because you call.
Sometimes the answer is that the family already has enough support.
Sometimes a few hours of help makes the plan work.
And sometimes a family discovers that the discharge they thought they had covered has a six-hour hole in the middle of every weekday.
It is much easier to solve that problem before your parent comes home.
7 Day Home Care — Long Island Office
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Lake Success, NY 11042
By appointment · Serving Nassau County, Suffolk County, Queens and Long Island
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New York, NY 10017
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7 Day Home Care is a New York State Department of Health-licensed Home Care Services Agency providing private-duty, non-medical home care. This article provides general informational guidance and is not medical, legal or insurance advice. Hospital discharge requirements, Medicare rules, insurance coverage and individual care needs vary. Follow the patient's treating clinicians' instructions and confirm current coverage and appeal rights directly with Medicare, the insurer and the applicable healthcare providers.
