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They are coming home. What has to be in the house?

You probably found out today, and the discharge is soon. Here is how to think about it, room by room. Most families need less than they are afraid of.

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Tell us it is a discharge and we will prioritize it. Same-day delivery on qualifying items.

A woman in a wheelchair arriving home through her front door, greeted by her husband

The bedroom

Can they get in and out of bed safely?

A hospital bed raises the head and the height, which is what makes it possible for one person to help instead of two. Rails matter more than most families expect. If the bedroom is upstairs and the stairs are the problem, a bed downstairs in the living room is a normal answer, not a defeat.

Hospital bedsPatient lifts

The bathroom

Is this where the next fall happens?

It usually is. Wet tile, a low toilet and nothing to hold. A raised seat, a shower chair and grab bars fixed into studs solve most of it, and they cost very little compared to a second hospital stay.

Bathroom safety

Getting around

How far can they walk, honestly?

Not how far they say. A rollator with a seat lets someone stop and rest, which often means they keep walking at all. A wheelchair for longer distances is not giving up; it is how people keep going to appointments and to church.

RollatorsWheelchairs

The front door

Can they actually get into the house?

Steps at the entrance are the thing families forget until the car is in the driveway. Measure the rise before discharge day, and call us with the number. It changes what equipment makes sense.

Three things worth knowing

  • Call before discharge day

    An afternoon of notice is the difference between equipment waiting at the house and a family improvising.

  • Renting first is normal

    Nobody knows in week one what will still be needed in month three. Rent, then decide.

  • Ask what you do not need

    We will tell you when a forty dollar fix does the job, even though the two thousand dollar one pays us better.

A woman in a wheelchair arriving home through her front door, greeted by her husband

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