Recovering successfully at home once discharged from the hospital can present a challenge to many seniors. Factors that are often unobservable in a clinical setting – such as the inability to regularly prepare nutritious meals, trying to manage complicated medication regimens and navigating in-home safety hazards – can lead to further health issues and injuries that land a senior back in the hospital for a longer and costlier recovery. To help ease an individual’s return home after a stay in the hospital and prevent unnecessary readmissions, Meals on Wheels America, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland launched a joint pilot program called Together in Care.
Watch the WMAR Baltimore television segment spotlighting this collaborative pilot here.