From hospital to home: Mastering transitions of care and preventing re-hospitalizations

From hospital to home: Mastering transitions of care and preventing re-hospitalizations 
Mayo Clinic; by Mayo Clinic Press Editors; 6/3/25 
Physically moving from one healthcare setting to another — whether it be from the hospital to rehab, or rehab to nursing home — can be a complicated process, both logistically and emotionally. And in the midst of all of that hubbub, it can sometimes be hard for the person in the center of it all to feel like they’re properly being heard. On this episode of Aging Forward, Dr. Maria De la Garza talks about the commonality of communication errors between health providers during care transitions, the importance of caregivers and loved ones in the process, a how to center the patient and their wishes in their care.