Canterbury: Independent living > Home from hospital services services

Home from hospital services provide short term practical help for elderly people returning to their home after a period in hospital. These are designed to help people re-adjust to living at home again, gain in confidence, and provide short term practical help after hospital discharge.

The assistance provided can include help with dressing, undressing, and personal hygiene, fetching shopping or prescriptions, going to the post office or bank for you, accompanying you to hospital, GP, optician or hairdresser appointments, liaising with a range of other services on your behalf, providing essential food on the day of discharge from hospital, helping you sort out any paperwork or bills, arranging for furniture to be moved around, offering a friendly chat, encouraging you to take medication, and possibly giving benefits advice.

These services offer after care visiting immediately after discharge from hospital especially for older people who live alone. Home care after a hospital stay services aim to make sure that you can go home and live safely. Home care after a hospital stay services provides time limited services for patients returning home from hospital after illness, surgery or accident. Many elderly people are fit to return home, but need some assistance with personal care and/or other support in the early days of discharge to regain their confidence and strength. At the end of the short term help, people are often able to remain at home without any further help.

A range of different organisations provide short term home from hospital services for older people including health care organisations, local authority adult social care services , the voluntary sector, and commercial home care organisations. Many providers do not charge for the short term help, although commercial companies do charge for their services.

Discharge from hospital should always be planned and arranged by a team which will include, or have links with, Social Services and Health (the Primary Care Trust). Patients and their carers should be given adequate warning of the precise date and time of leaving hospital. There should be contingency planning for Friday afternoon or weekend discharges, and the home of a patient living alone should be properly prepared for their return. A range of services may be provided that will help you recover when you leave hospital. These could be Therapists, Care Assistants or Nurses which can be provided in your own home.

1 - 20 of 22 Home from hospital services services in Canterbury.

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Advantage Healthcare Ltd

Find your closest healthcare team

National

Our national home care provision for adults and children ranges from respite care through to live-in care; from brain and spinal injuries care to services for clients with dementia; and from complex round the clock life-...

Contact: Advantage Healthcare, Cardinal House , Abbeyfield Court , Abbeyfield Road , Nottingham , Nottinghamshire, NG7 2SZ.
Age UK Canterbury

Hospital Care Navigator

Local

Our team of care navigators are integrated at the Kent & Canterbury hospital and strive for the safe and timely discharge of patients, working with Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Carer's Support and Kent ...

Contact: Age UK Canterbury, Castle Row, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2QY.
British Red Cross Society

Get support at home

National

If you are feeling lonely, please know that you are not alone. The British Red Cross is here to help you. One in five people in the UK say they experience feelings of loneliness, and during the coronavirus pandemic ...

Contact: British Red Cross Society, 44 Moorfields, London, EC2Y 9AL.

Transport home from hospital

National

If you are feeling lonely, please know that you are not alone. The British Red Cross is here to help you. One in five people in the UK say they experience feelings of loneliness, and during the coronavirus pandemic ...

Contact: British Red Cross Society, 44 Moorfields, London, EC2Y 9AL.
Carers 4 U

Carers 4 U Ltd - Domiciliary Home Care

Local

We will provide Care Workers to carry out domestic and personal duties to people who prefer living in their own homes. Personal Care Duties: Assist our service users Personal Care duties:- Feeding Gett...

Contact: Carers 4 U, Unit F16 Birch House, Birch House, Erith, Kent, DA8 1QX.
Carewatch Care Services

Carewatch

National

Our mission at Carewatch is to provide high quality care outcomes for vulnerable people who want to live at home, independently. We provide quality, personalised home care services designed to enable our customers to re...

Contact: Carewatch, CSN Care Group Ltd t/a Carewatch, Unit 4, Rankin House, Murdoch Court, Roebuck Way, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5 8GB.
Christies Care Ltd

Christies Care Ltd

Regional

Dressing, undressing, washing and bathing Care of teeth and hair Assisting with mobility Assisting with feeding Skin and pressure area care Bladder and bowel incontinence Giving or prompting with medication Some...

Contact: Christies Care, Rose House, Street Farm Road, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1AL.
Country Cousins

Live-in Care & Companionship

National

Country Cousins introduce live-in carers to provide care, companionship and support in the clients own home. They help with meal preparatoin, the running of the home, personal care and escor...

Contact: Country Cousins, Suite 5G Gatwick House, Peeks Brook Lane, Horley, West Sussex, RH6 9ST.
Enabling Care For You

Enabling Care For You Ltd

Regional

Shopping Trips Domestic Cleaning Personal Care Live in Care (Short or long term) Palliative Care Social Support (Companions) Respite Care Domiciliary- Home Care Fully adapted transpor...

Contact: Philippa Lefever / Lesley Pell, 2 Sedgebrook Cottage, Brook Lane, Plaxtol, Kent, TN15 0QU.
Focus Care Professionals Ltd

Personal Care for Adults

National

We provide support and personal care for clients ranging from young adults to the elderly, in their homes or institutions. As we aim to providing/delivering the best quality care that is tailored to suit the preferences ...

Contact: PERSONAL CARE - DOMICILIARY HOME CARE, 2-8 Fountayne Road, London, N15 4QL.
HomeTouch

HomeTouch - Live in Care

National

We know what it takes to make a great live-in carer – warmth, empathy and expertise. Hometouch is one of the nation's leading providers of live-in care. We have no hidden costs and offer free, no-obligation assess...

Contact: HomeTouch, 40 Clerkenwell Road, Clerkenwell, London EC1R 0NE, LONDON, London, EC1R 0NE.
Kent County Council

Adult Social Care

Local

The following advice and services may be available:* How I can stay at home* My choices if I can't stay at home* Dementia support* Short term support * Equipment* Adult placements* Respite care* Residential and nursing c...

Contact: Kent County Council, Sessions House County Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1XQ.

Live safe and well at home

Local

Support services for older people in kent

Contact: Adult Services, County Hall, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1XQ.
Kent Social Care Professionals Domiciliary Services

Domiciliary Service

Regional

We believe that everyone deserves the best possible care whilst promoting independence and freedom of choice.  We personally assess every client and can design or tailor-make services to meet all your support needs....

Contact: Kent Social Care Professionals, Golden Boot Chambers, 27 Gabriels Hill, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6HX.
Nightingales Homecare

Home Care

Local

So if you want to be treated as more than a number, please give us a call to let us know how we can help you. We can normally have your bespoke service up and running in a few days, or sooner if necessary, which is ...

Contact: Nightingales Homecare, 19 Sundridge Ave, Bromley, Kent, BR1 2PU.
Noble Live-in Care

Noble Live-in Care

National

Noble Live-in Care provides one-to-one, 24 hour live-in care and companionship for adults aged 18+, transforming their quality of life and empowering them to be as independent as possible.Noble Live-in Care offers respit...

Contact: Noble Live-in Care, National Provider, 1 Henbury Road ( Head office only), Head office, 1 Trym Lodge , 1 Henbury Road, , Bristol, Avon, BS9 3HQ.
Pure Healthcare

Pure Live-in Care

National

We provide high quality Live-in Care. Depending on the specific needs of an individual, a Live-in Carer can: ·Assist with getting in & out of bed ·Assist with dressing & undressing ·Assist...

Contact: Pure Healthcare Staffing/Pure Live-in care, 25 Charter Gate Quarry Park Close, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6QB.
Right at Home

Homecare services

National

At Right at Home, we offer dedicated care and support from a professional, friendly care team. Our home health care services are person-centred, as we tailor our visits and personal care plans according to the individual...

Contact: Right at Home.
Royal Voluntary Service

Hospital Support

National

We provide a wide range of services and support in hospitals which free up NHS staff time for patient care. Our thousands of hospital volunteers help improve older people’s experience in hospital, support their rec...

Contact: Royal Voluntary Service, Beck Court , Cardiff Gate Business Park , Cardiff , CF23 8RP.
Sunburst Care Services

Sunburst Care Service

Regional

Person Care provider Domiciliary Care Domestic Support Live-in care Companionship 24- hours care and support Health and Social Care Staffing

Contact: Care and support service , 100 Borne Morton Drive, Ingleby Barwick , Stockton On Tees, Durham, TS17 5FL.
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