Like many patients Mr. Tanner has quite a number of issues to consider in planning to return to community living.  Some of these issues will include;

-Whether his wife is able to manage his care in the home situation.
-Whether their home requires any modifications to enable his care to be undertaken.
-Whether there are any financial and legal considerations that may need to be looked into.

All of these sorts of issues will be discussed with Mr Tanner and with the family in order to make sure that discharge is appropriate. 

We also need to check with Mrs Tanner and make sure that she has an understanding of what has occurred so far, and potentially the long term implications are. 

Issues such as;
-Will he still be able to drive?
-What it’s going to mean in terms of his ongoing social situation.
-His previous love of bowling.

All of these sorts of issues will need to be looked at.