11/24/2025
Welcome to our first installment of Ask Heather: Aging Matters, our ongoing series where Aging Life Care Expert Heather Suri, Founder and CEO of Pathways in Aging, breaks down the real-world challenges families face while navigating elder care, hospitalizations, home-care decisions, and long-term planning.
In this installment, Heather shares insight on what happens when a loved one is hospitalized — including why discharge planning truly starts the day you’re admitted, how to think through home-care versus rehab, and what families need to know to prevent avoidable setbacks.