Hospital Discharge Service

Hospital Discharge Care

We work with discharge teams, local authorities, and families across the country, to provide full-time live-in care that for when a person leaves the hospital once they are sufficiently recovered and have a care package in place to help them remain independent at home 24 hours a day.

Arranging Care Before You Leave Hospital

Before a person can be discharged from the hospital, their care needs must be assessed so that any support or care services that they need can be arranged before the person leaves the hospital.

Any organisations that will be providing these services must be informed of the timing of the person’s discharge, and when they should be visited, help and support should also be arranged before you go home (are discharged).

Preparing To Leave Hospital

• Any extra help is arranged, such as visits from a district nurse or paid home help
• Any equipment is fitted, such as a raised toilet seat
• Any home adaptations are made, like grab rails in the bathroom

The Reablement Care at Home process should include:

• That they are medically fit (the consultant can only decide this, or someone the expert has said can decide on their behalf).
• An assessment of the person’s needs, living environment and support network
• A written care plan that records these needs
• The relief described in your care plan has been put in place, and it’s safe for you to be discharged.
• A system for monitoring and, if necessary, adjusting the care plan to meet any change in needs
• An assessment to see if the person qualifies for NHS continuing healthcare

Communication and coordination with the onward care teams are essential if an unnecessary and often distressing move is to be avoided.

Indeed, many older people are now considering their long-term care before the decision is forced upon them by unexpected hospital admission.

Putting your needs first

Admission to the hospital, whether planned or unexpected, can be a worrying time, particularly for the older person.

It is likely that within a short period, the older adult and their family will want to know when they can return home and whether further care will be required.

Enabling you to remain in the home that you love can have an enormous impact on your health, wellbeing and even recovery, you can rely on us to take the time to listen and to ensure that all your needs are met, in the precisely the right way.

An introduced live in care companion can provide practical assistance with the tasks of everyday life – such as preparing meals, shopping, cleaning, and personal care.

It is there for you when you’d like to be accompanied to a medical appointment or even taken on a social outing.