“…For healthcare workers, prolonged unnecessary patient hospitalizations contribute to clinician burnout. 12 Prolonged hospitalization also incurs significant costs to the health care system, including the direct costs of individual patient hospitalization as well as the downstream effects of hospital bed nonavailability. 13 Placement problems often are related to questions about patient capacity, legally-recognized decisionmakers, unsafe or unavailable housing, financial resources, and insurance coverage, all of which are best addressed with legal assistance.…”