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• Initial meeting / phone call / e-mail / other inquiry
• Contact and collaboration with Physicians, Nurses, Physical & Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Discharge Planners, etc. as appropriate
• On-going consultation and updates with family
• Review of clinical chart
• Observation and Assessment of Client, including all aspects of care
• Determination of the safest, most comfortable, most expedient, and most cost effective means of transport
• Formulate travel arrangements by airplane, rental car, handicap accessible van, train, ship, or other means of transportation, to assure adequate and effective resources and fluidity of process
• Collaboration with Travel Carriers and consideration of all potential needs for Client and Family comfort and safety during travel
• Collaboration with airlines, airports, hotels, restaurants, etc. to assure appropriate comfort and rest during layovers and down-time
• Develop list of all necessary supplies and manage collection of same (i.e. incontinence management products, catheter supplies, rubber gloves, liquid thickener, etc.)
• Identify, supervise, and prepare for all needs for safe and expedient transport (Photo ID, luggage, etc.)
• Ascertain, supervise, and assist with implementation of appropriate dietary needs en route
• Ascertain, supervise, and assist with mobility issues (transfers, wheelchair, ground transport, etc.)
• Ascertain, supervise, and assist with bowel and bladder incontinence issues (i.e. supervision and maintenance of in-dwelling catheter and adult briefs)
• Ascertain and manage skin integrity issues
• Ascertain and manage mental status and mood en route (via comfort measures and medication, if necessary)
• Ascertain, manage, and assist with prescribed medications en route
• Identify and support emotional and psychological needs of Client and Family
  

"When my in-laws decided to relocate to China, we were referred by my Father-In-Law's Therapist to Imago Transitions. After meeting with Kathy, we were sure that we'd been steered in the right direction. The Staff at Imago Transitions were very detail oriented, conscientious, and caring. my Mother-In-Law was very nervous about the move and Kathy was able to address her concerns and be of great comfort to her. Imago Transitions is prepared for every possible problem and, as a result, we had a safe and enjoyable relocation."
-- Sue F, Louisville, CO