Planning for Discharge

Permanent Transfer or Discharge

Sometimes, a Resident's physical and/or emotional needs can no longer be met under the current services provided at River Park Gardens. In such cases, it may be necessary to permanently transfer or discharge the person to another facility. If your care needs change and this becomes necessary, you and your family will be fully consulted and advised of the available options.

Removal of Personal Belongings

When a Resident is discharged, transferred to another facility or after the death the family are requested to make arrangements to have all personal belongings removed from the room within 24 hours. At River Park Gardens we recognize that this can be a very difficult time for families. At the same time another family is urgently waiting to have a loved one placed in our Home. We feel families will appreciate having this information and knowing
their options in advance.

We must ask that the Resident's personal belongings be packed and physically removed within 24 hours.

If the family is unable to attend to this matter personally within this time period, they may send someone else to perform this task and to please notify the Nurse. As an alternative, River Park Gardens' staff will pack personal items and place them in temporary storage for up to 3 days. There is no charge for this service. If the personal belongings are not picked up the family will be notified and arrangements made for pick up. The facility does not have long term storage space available.