Planning
If your admission is planned, it is vital you prepare for your discharge before coming into hospital.
Your needs will be discussed with you and your family, if you would like them involved. Including friends and family in the conversations will help identify what support they can provide and what extra support you may need.
If you, a family member, or a friend are admitted to hospital, please consider any pets and ensure there is someone on hand to look after them.
Discharge to Assess
We will plan your discharge from the moment you are admitted to hospital.
On the day you no longer require hospital care, a ‘discharge to assess’ process will be followed.
You will be assessed to decide where is the best place to complete your recovery. Usually this will be in your own home, where our community team will then complete a full assessment of your health and social care needs.
You will only leave hospital when it is safe to do so.
However, you will not be able to remain in hospital if you choose not to accept the care that is being offered.
Our team will try their best to get you home with the support you need and back to normal as soon as possible.
Home with support – Pathway 1
As you approach your discharge from hospital, our team will consider what you might need to enable you to return home safely.
We will work with health and social care providers to ensure that any initial support is available for you when you return home.
This support could include help with:
- Self-care
- Cooking
- Shopping.
Our team will continue to support you at home, before making an assessment for your longer-term care needs.
If you need support at home, you may be eligible for your initial care to be provided without charge. This will be assessed at the point of discharge.
If you require longer-term support, you will be financially assessed and may need to contribute to the cost of your care.
You may be eligible for benefits to help towards the cost of long-term care and support.
This will all be explained while the assessment is completed.
Please ask any questions you have at any point during your treatment.
Our professionals are here to explain things to you fully.
Our team will try their best to get you home with the support you need and back to normal as soon as possible.
If you have any questions, please speak to your health or social care professionals in charge of your care.
