Case management insider. Home health care--a key component of discharge planning.

Home care is an important intervention to consider for virtually every patient you discharge to home. By using the strategies discussed above, you can increase your percentage of patients going home with this important service. Remember to assess every patient on admission and to reassess every patient daily. Standardize your assessment questions using a tool that includes social work and home care referral criteria. Finally, consider home care as one of the most important tools in your readmission reduction toolbox!