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You are the intern on a geriatric ward. An 84-year-old woman admitted six days ago with pneumonia was disorientated and inattentive for her first three days; she is now afebrile, off antibiotics and orientated. This morning the resident administered a Mini-Mental State Examination, scoring 21 out of 30, and asks you to write 'newly diagnosed dementia' in the discharge summary. Before this admission she lived alone, drove, and managed her own affairs without help. She is due home tomorrow. Which one of the following should you arrange?
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