Using story and art to improve education for older patients and their caregivers

Think back to the last few times you discharged a frail, older patient from hospital to home. More often than not, challenging situations in which decisions about home versus skilled care come to mind. A choice to head home frequently leads to a sense of educational information overload. Handing over a stack of discharge paperwork with online links or printed copies of patient education materials to an older person and their caregiver causes many of us to wonder ‘can they actually make sense of all of this stuff once they get home?’
Source: Geriatric Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research