Returning Home: What You’ll Need
Hospital and facility staffs can direct you to the types of equipment you will need to get those important supplies, whether you must have a prescription and if the equipment is generally covered by insurance.
Depending on his or her condition, following are possible supplies that your loved one could need at home:
- Wheelchair
- Hospital Bed
- Walker or Cane
- Raise Toilet Seat
- Shower Chair or Bath Bench
- Bedside Commode
- Grab Bars
- Colostomy Care Supplies
- Oxygen
- I-V Equipment
- Lift Chair
- Hoyer Lift
- Disposable Gloves & Incontinence Briefs
You may hear the term “durable medical equipment,” which is medical equipment such as walkers, wheelchairs or hospital beds. Generally, anyone who has Medicare Part B can get durable medical equipment as long as the equipment is medically necessary.
Having everything ready in advance will help ensure that the discharge process runs more smoothly and efficiently.