What procedure to follow when transferring a patient from one nursing home/rehabilitation facility to another?

I just realized this is an older post.

I had to do this last September for my mother. We did use an ambulance service. We would have to as she is and was immobile. Generally the facility she is going to should give you information you need. They have to schedule a time they are ready to receive incoming patient. I do believe we private paid for it. You really need to rely on the facility for guidance. My mother was not traveling far. I am sure the trip was under half an hour. I made sure to be present at what would be former facility to make sure all belongings were leaving. I believe they took a bag of personal items and we brought the rest.

ask a social worker in departing facilty and ask again in arriving facilty for advice.

You may have to hire a private medical transport service to move her from a facility. These transports are similar to ambulances; they provide comfortable stretchers with straps and wheels, and will come into the facility and help to load and strap her to the stretcher. They will wheel her from the facility to the waiting transport vehicle, and safely drive her to the facility she is being transferred to; the transport vehicle will allow oxygen tanks, ivs, and one other companion person in the transport vehicle to accompany her. Some nursing homes will arrange for a medical transport for the patient, and others will leave it up to the patient to arrange for transportation to a facility.

TWells: Follow the protocols put in place by the nursing home AND the rehabilitation facility.

Follow each facility administration guidelines and, of course confer with a " Case Manager" assigned to the patient care; normally placements or transfers are guided by a licensed
( duly qualified) Social Worker assigned to the patient case.

Do you have a facility picked out yet? If so, call them and ask them what is the normal procedure.

I know that when my mother was in the hospital and had an upcoming stay at rehab the hospital took care of transportation. I would not try to transport her yourself.

Maybe the facility that you have in mind will offer to make the arrangements for you.

You say that you aren’t able to reach them by phone. Have you looked to see if they have an email address or you can always write them a letter explaining that their location is too far away and you are going to place her in a facility that is close to you.

Best of luck to you and your cousin.

Nursing homes are much different case than a rehab facility. Can you tell me which you are planning to transfer from? And why you believe this transfer is a good move? Are you the person involved and wanting transfer? If not, are you the POA for the person involved?