title: Happy to be home? A discharge planning package for elderly people.
abstract: Research shows elderly people do not receive the support they need following hospital discharge. If they are to be enabled to return home successfully, patients need careful assessment of their needs well in advance, so that arrangements for adequate aftercare support can be made.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Booth
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012944:Social Support