Thirty-six public pages. We opened each URL on September 10, 2026, got a live page back, and read it to confirm this desk is repeating what that page actually says. Government pages first, then Missouri and St. Louis agencies, then national nonprofits, then the hospitals' own public pages.
Read a citation here this way: the fact itself is the link, not the publisher sitting in a list at the bottom. A number or a rule with no link is a defect; do not rely on that sentence until it is repaired. Hospital pages here are maps to that hospital's own public information; this site has no opinion about any of them.
- Medicare.gov. Your Discharge Planning Checklist (CMS product 11376).
https://www.medicare.gov/publications/11376-your-discharge-planning-checklist.pdf
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: She can't be alone, in hours, Unsafe discharge: what to say, The 24-hour setup list, Day 1 to Day 7 at home, Confused since she came home, Who is with her at 2am?. - Medicare.gov. Fast appeals.
https://www.medicare.gov/providers-services/claims-appeals-complaints/appeals/fast-appeals
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Home, Unsafe discharge: what to say. - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Important Message from Medicare (IM), form CMS-10065.
https://www.cms.gov/medicare/forms-notices/beneficiary-notices-initiative/ffs-ma-im
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Unsafe discharge: what to say. - Medicare.gov. Home health services.
https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/home-health-services
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Home, She can't be alone, in hours, Home health vs home care, Day 1 to Day 7 at home, Who is with her at 2am?. - Medicare.gov. Long-term care.
https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/long-term-care
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Home health vs home care. - Medicare.gov. Durable medical equipment (DME) coverage.
https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/durable-medical-equipment-dme-coverage
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: The 24-hour setup list. - eCFR (Office of the Federal Register). 42 CFR 482.43, Condition of participation: Discharge planning.
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-42/chapter-IV/subchapter-G/part-482/subpart-C/section-482.43
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: She can't be alone, in hours, Unsafe discharge: what to say, West County discharge map. - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Strategy 4: Care Transitions From Hospital to Home: IDEAL Discharge Planning.
https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/engagingfamilies/strategy4/index.html
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Unsafe discharge: what to say. - Missouri Revisor of Statutes. RSMo Section 191.1150, the Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable (CARE) Act.
https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=191.1150
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Home, Unsafe discharge: what to say, West County discharge map. - Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The Three Types of Care in the Home.
https://health.mo.gov/providers/home-care/three-types-care-home
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: She can't be alone, in hours, Home health vs home care, West County discharge map. - Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Senior and Disability Services.
https://health.mo.gov/senior-disability-services
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: West County discharge map. - Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Area Agencies on Aging.
https://health.mo.gov/partners-providers/area-agencies-aging
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Who is with her at 2am?, West County discharge map. - Missouri Department of Social Services. Healthcare (MO HealthNet).
https://dss.mo.gov/healthcare
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Home health vs home care. - Aging Ahead. About Us.
https://www.agingahead.org/about-us/
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Who is with her at 2am?, West County discharge map. - City of St. Louis. St. Louis Area Agency on Aging.
https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/human-services/aging-services/index.cfm
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Who is with her at 2am?, West County discharge map. - Administration for Community Living. Eldercare Locator.
https://eldercare.acl.gov/
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Who is with her at 2am?. - United Way of Greater St. Louis. United Way 211.
https://www.211helps.org/
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: West County discharge map. - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Aid and Attendance benefits and Housebound allowance.
https://www.va.gov/pension/aid-attendance-housebound/
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Home health vs home care. - National Institute on Aging. Falls and Fractures in Older Adults: Causes and Prevention.
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/falls-and-falls-prevention/falls-and-fractures-older-adults-causes-and-prevention
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: The 24-hour setup list, Day 1 to Day 7 at home. - National Institute on Aging. Preventing Falls at Home: Room by Room.
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/falls-and-falls-prevention/preventing-falls-home-room-room
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: The 24-hour setup list, Confused since she came home. - National Institute on Aging. Taking Care of Yourself: Tips for Caregivers.
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/caregiving/taking-care-yourself-tips-caregivers
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Day 1 to Day 7 at home. - National Institute on Aging. What Is Respite Care?.
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/caregiving/what-respite-care
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Day 1 to Day 7 at home. - National Institute on Aging. Coping With Agitation, Aggression, and Sundowning in Alzheimer's Disease.
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/alzheimers-changes-behavior-and-communication/coping-agitation-aggression-and-sundowning
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Confused since she came home. - National Institute on Aging. Long-distance caregiving.
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/long-distance-caregiving
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Who is with her at 2am?. - MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine. Confusion (medical encyclopedia, reviewed January 27, 2026).
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003205.htm
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Confused since she came home. - National Council on Aging. Get the Facts on Falls Prevention.
https://www.ncoa.org/article/get-the-facts-on-falls-prevention/
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: The 24-hour setup list, Day 1 to Day 7 at home. - Family Caregiver Alliance. Hiring In-Home Help.
https://www.caregiver.org/resource/hiring-home-help/
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: She can't be alone, in hours, Day 1 to Day 7 at home, Who is with her at 2am?. - Family Caregiver Alliance. Hospital Discharge Planning: A Guide for Families and Caregivers.
https://www.caregiver.org/resource/hospital-discharge-planning-guide-families-and-caregivers/
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Unsafe discharge: what to say, West County discharge map. - SSM Health. Patient Rights and Responsibilities.
https://www.ssmhealth.com/resources/patient-rights-responsibilities
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Unsafe discharge: what to say, West County discharge map. - SSM Health. SSM Health St. Clare Hospital, Fenton.
https://www.ssmhealth.com/locations/st-clare-hospital-fenton
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: West County discharge map. - Mercy. Mercy Hospital St. Louis.
https://www.mercy.net/practice/mercy-hospital-st-louis/
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Confused since she came home, West County discharge map. - BJC HealthCare. Missouri Baptist Medical Center.
https://www.bjc.org/locations/missouri-baptist-medical-center
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Confused since she came home, West County discharge map. - BJC HealthCare. Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital.
https://www.bjc.org/locations/barnes-jewish-west-county-hospital
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: West County discharge map. - Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Patients and Visitors (Discharge).
https://www.barnesjewish.org/Patients-Visitors/Discharge
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Confused since she came home, West County discharge map. - BJC Home Care. Home page.
https://www.bjchomecare.org/
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Home health vs home care, West County discharge map. - St. Luke's Hospital. St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield.
https://www.stlukes-stl.com/locations/st-lukes-hospital
Opened September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: West County discharge map.
What is deliberately not cited
Three sources the desk wanted and could not verify on the day were left out rather than cited from memory: the CDC's STEADI home safety checklist, AHRQ's "Taking Care of Myself" going-home guide, and the National Institute on Aging's "Getting Started With Caregiving" page. If they return a readable page on a later review, they may be added. Until then, nothing on this site rests on them.