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Old 12-03-2017, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by suesiegel View Post

Your neighbor is not the first. I would call the hospital or perhaps better stop over. The hospital surely has a sociologist perhaps the title is patient advocate who can help you and your neighbor. You might also talk to an atty.
I DON'T KNOW BUTI'm no certain your neighbor has to pick him up from the hospital. That action, crude as it is, will force the hospital to help.
The hospital social worker's primary job is to make sure the patient will be going home or someplace where he will continue to get care. So he will be the best resource as long as the patient is still in the hospital.