Senior Care Guide, Levels of Care Explained, Hospital Discharge Planner (PDF Download)

From the hospital to home and everywhere in between, this guide helps families understand every level of care, who pays for it, and how to choose among them.

When a loved one's needs change, families are suddenly expected to understand a system most people have never encountered. What is the difference between assisted living and a nursing home? Does Medicare pay for any of this? What happens after a hospital stay?

Created by LaCinda Jones, LCSW, this plain-language guide walks you through every level of care available from in-home support and adult day programs to assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and everything in between. For each option, you will learn what it includes, whom it is designed for, who typically pays for it, and what the real-world tradeoffs are.

This guide is especially valuable for families facing a hospital discharge with no clear plan, adult children trying to understand their options before a crisis arrives, and anyone who needs to make a care decision quickly without the background to know where to start.

What you will receive: instant digital download in PDF format, printable on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.