Finally, the hospital stay is over. The whirlwind of doctors, machines, and clinical buzz has quieted. And now you’re staring at the front door, keys in hand, thinking: What now?
Your 90-year-old mother, who has been living independently, recently experienced a fall that resulted in a cracked pelvis. After spending time in the hospital, she is finally coming home from the hospital today. As you quickly go over her release paperwork, you begin to feel a wave of anxiety wash over you. The list of responsibilities is long and daunting: picking up prescriptions, arranging transportation for physical therapy sessions, scheduling…