down with our home health agency and told them what my expecta-
tions were and what I was going to need in order to have the comfort
level to do it. We discussed all of my concerns and came up with a
plan. Fortunately, we'd worked with this group before, when discharg-
ing inpatients, so it was a natural progression.
Good therapists are obviously a must, but it's equally important to
have a company that communicates well, and that's responsive — one
that can get somebody out to the home quickly, when needed. If you
have all those elements in place, the last piece of the puzzle — proper
home care — should fall into place.
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Dr. Levengood (glevengood@sportsmedsouth.com) is an orthopedic surgeon
who specializes in sports medicine. He is the founder and president of Sports
Medicine South in Lawrenceville, Ga.
