Table 1.

Vignette Characteristics.

Fictional Name	Age	Main Medical Characteristics	Main Social Characteristics	Discharge Location Needs
Maggie	29 years	Intellectual and physical disability	Poverty, caregiver stress	Environment close to her peers
Aaron	33 years	Infection, addictions	Homelessness, no family	Stable home
Mandeep	40 years	Traumatic brain injury	Behavioral issues, caregiver stress	Home that is safe for children and wife
Cynthia	45 years	Stroke, aphasia	Financial strain, dependents	Accessible/adapted home
Kate	55 years	Diabetes, obesity, depression	Bed bugs, hoarding, job loss, children taken away	Accessible/adapted home
Grace	70 years	Multiple Sclerosis	Caregiver stress, caregiver health decline, isolated (rural)	Accessible/adapted home, stay with husband
Min Yee	80 years	Hip fracture, arthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes, hypertension	Sibling disagreement, deferred decision making	Culturally appropriate long-term care