Knowledgeable Aging

Resources for the Aging Population

How To Stay Safe and Sound in the Hospital

What to expect that you are not expecting on your health care journey.

  • Learn what to expect during a hospital stay and the simple things you can do to stay on the road for safe care and recovery
  • Learn the top ten tips to remember and follow when you or a loved one are in the hospital
  • Hospitals work hard to make care safe, more than ever health care providers are stretched and stressed, learn how to pitch in for patient safety for the people you care for
  • Learn how to prevent infections. One out of 25 patients will pick up an infection in the hospital.  These can be deadly and cause about 100,000 needless deaths every year
  • Learn how to help prevent your loved ones from falling. How to prevent medication mix-ups and more

Listen to the Podcast

  • 2:25 – Bring someone with you
  • 4:32 – Adverse or never events
  • 6:29 – Preventing the preventable
  • 9:00 – Too many round trips
  • 11:43 – Seek out an independent 2nd opinion
  • 13:22 – Take good notes
  • 16:24 – Keep track of meds and test results
  • 18:11 – What is a hospitalist and what do they do
  • 21:19 – 911 equivalent in the hospital (condition help)
  • 24:23 – Medicare, what is your status
  • 26:12 – Questions
Cindy Johnson

Cindy Johnson is a Board Certified Patient Advocate, Certified Senior Advisor®, CEO and founder of the Patient Advocate Agency LLC. Cindy has been working in the health care field for over 20 years.  Her career started as a nurse working in oncology at Princeton Medical Center.  As a nurse and medical education specialist, Cindy thought that the health care system worked well for patients.  However, once her daughter became seriously ill and medically complicated, she realized how difficult and confusing the health care system can be and why it is important to have someone advocate for you.  This is why Cindy founded the Patient Advocate Agency.  Today Cindy is passionate about using her knowledge and experience to help patients navigate the very complicated and costly health care system by providing support and advice for her clients. Cindy is a member of the Alliance of Professional Health Advocates(APHA), Greater National Advocates (GNA), National Association of Health Advocate Consultants (NAHAC), Society of Certified Senior Advisors, American Society on Aging (ASA), and is a speaker for CampaignZERO Families for Patient Safety.

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