This transition can also be made harder by the complete lack of discharge assistance. The Department of Corrections essentially opens the door and pushes them outside, with nothing but the clothes and belongings they entered with. Increasingly, it seems hospitals do the same. Forster et al. found that nearly 20% of patients experience an adverse event within three weeks of discharge. Patients and their families assume the burden of care upon release from the hospital, including the costs and reconciliation of resources. For those with housing instability, this process can contribute to the loss of their housing. Another population vulnerable to transition issues is young adults aging out of the foster care system. Research conducted at the University of Chicago reported one in three youths released from the foster care system experienced at least one episode of homelessness (Predictors). Each of these transitional failures and subsequent risk of homelessness could have been prevented with adequate planning and discharge assistance through case managers or social
This transition can also be made harder by the complete lack of discharge assistance. The Department of Corrections essentially opens the door and pushes them outside, with nothing but the clothes and belongings they entered with. Increasingly, it seems hospitals do the same. Forster et al. found that nearly 20% of patients experience an adverse event within three weeks of discharge. Patients and their families assume the burden of care upon release from the hospital, including the costs and reconciliation of resources. For those with housing instability, this process can contribute to the loss of their housing. Another population vulnerable to transition issues is young adults aging out of the foster care system. Research conducted at the University of Chicago reported one in three youths released from the foster care system experienced at least one episode of homelessness (Predictors). Each of these transitional failures and subsequent risk of homelessness could have been prevented with adequate planning and discharge assistance through case managers or social