Aftercare after hospital discharge - Isn't this how all hospitals work?

I live in an area that only has maybe 3 rehabs with LT attached. Because of this, I pretty much know the good ones. So lucky. Now DE is a different thing when Mom was in a hospital there for a head wound. Our local hospital doesn't handle heart or head. TG my daughter has worked several rehabs in DE so she knows the good ones. We were able to get Mom where daughter was working. Yes, she got very good care.

When we first started down the long and twisting journey of parent care, I initially relied on the discharge planner, who was a social worker, to recommend a SNF, as I knew nothing about them. The first SNF wasn't the best choice, we had to work things out, and learned a lot.

From them on I merely asked for a list, then called, made arrangements for a tour and meeting, then told the discharge planner which ones interested me. I'm not sure she appreciated that, but I wasn't going to be limited to her choices, or whatever choices she was advised to use by someone above her in rank.

I have been told a few times that there might not be a bed available, so sometimes it was touch and go, but always a bed opened up so we got in where we wanted from on, except when I made a big mistake and chose a SNF which was "bottom of the barrel" in caliber.

I think who takes the lead on finding a place depends on the experience of the family.

My son's hospital arranged for his admission to a rehab facility. His wife did quite a bit of research and worked with the discharge person. Of course they could only get a place that had openings, but among those they got to pick.

JoAnn, each time one of my parents were in the hospital and needed to go to Rehab, it was the hospital Social Worker who handled finding that open bed.

I am in a large metro area so the Social Work had to jump at the opening as openings were far and few between. Couple times I was able to stall my parent's release and wait for another bed opening to a place closer to home. I couldn't stall too long as the health insurance would not pay for another day in the hospital.