Preparing for your discharge home from hospital
It is important to consider how you will manage your care in your
home once you are discharged from hospital. It is important to start
planning now.
Before you come to hospital organise your daily living needs in
preparation for your return home. As an example, you can prepare
small pureed meals and freeze them.
Please make plans for someone to drive you home from the hospital.
This list will help you prepare for your return home:
Arrange for someone to take me to hospital.
Arrange for someone to take me home on the day I am
discharged.
Arrange for someone to stay with me for a few days after
discharge (if I live alone).
Tell family, friends and/or neighbours about my operation.
Organise family/friends who are willing to help with chores/
housework.
Cook extra meals and freeze them.
Buy extra groceries and/or arrange for someone to do my
grocery shopping.
Organise someone to look after my pets.
Pack ALL my medication/herbal products/alternative
medication and supplements.
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