Carol Shook
July 2016
Carol
Shook
,
RN
Case Management
Sarah Bush Lincoln
Mattoon
,
IL
United States

 

 

 

A homeless patient presented herself to the Emergency Department after being kicked out of a homeless shelter that we had helped placed her in after her last in-patient admission in our facility. Carol worked diligently to find placement for this patient that would also take her pet cat to the nursing home. With much work, Carol and her team found a nursing home that would allow her pet to come for a visit once a week. The team purchased a pet carrier and food to provide transportation to the nursing home with the patient. Carol has taken several trips to the nursing home to bring the cat to this woman so they can visit with each other. Carol's manager received a phone call from the nursing home administrator to report the patient's attitude has improved so much during her short stay in the nursing home. A much improved patient has been noted by the nursing home staff and expressed their appreciation to the SBL nurses who took this case and provided a new life for her.