Discharge Planner
A social worker or nurse who assists a patient with health care arrangements following a hospital stay.
More Common Terms
- Home Health Agency Health, personal and social care provided in the home to individuals who are functionally or cognitively impaired.
- Transfer Devices Lifts, seat lift chairs, transfer boards and other devices which help individuals who have physical disabilities move into and out of their vehicles, wheelchairs and other mobility systems.
- Delirium Delirium resembles depression and dementia, but it comes on suddenly but is a temporary condition lasting for hours or linger for days.