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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.

21 - 33 of 33 Home from hospital services services in Berkshire.

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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.
Reading Borough Council

Adult Social Care

Local

We offer:•    Free ADVICE AND INFORMATION about local organisations providing advice, care and support services, equipment and and a wide range of social and recreational activities•  &...

Contact: Reading Borough Council, Civic Centre Castle Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7AE.
Red Sails Homecare Ltd

Red Sails Homecare Ltd

Regional

Red Sails provides a live-in care service for clients in their own homes which is tailored to each individual’s needs. We focus exclusively on live-in care which could range from: a few days to a fe...

Contact: Red Sails Homecare Ltd, Suite 133, 89 Commercial Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 5RR.
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.
Slough Borough Council

Adult Social Care

Local

Provides care and support services for older people living in Slough.Services provided can include:•    healthcare •    equipment •    help in your home or in a...

Contact: Slough Borough Council.
Slough Social Care

Slough Social Care

Local

We provide visits of 4 hours up to full live-in support for: ·         Complex Care ·         Respite Services ·...

Contact: Slough Social Care, 46 Windsor Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2EJ.
The Care Agency

The Care Agency

National

The Care Agency has been offering a live in care service for 20 years, with personal attention to every detail. We are a national company, who introduce kind, warm and compassionate carers with traditional values wh...

Contact: The Care Agency, 23a Church Street, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4AE.
The Good Care Group

24 Hour Live-in Home Care Service

National

Our expertly trained professional carers provide a range of tailored live in care services across England and Scotland, everything from companionship, personal elderly care, lifestyle support, domestic duties and social ...

Contact: The Good Care Group, 15th Floor, Tower Building, York Road, London, SE1 7NQ.
Triage Care Services

Triage Care Services

Regional

Triage Care Services is a domiciliary care service, offering dedicated, person-centred support to cater to a wide range of needs. Based in the heart of Hounslow and serving people in the borough and the surrounding areas...

Contact: Triage Care Services, 17 Kingsley Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW3 1PA.
West Berkshire Council

Care for Adults

Local

Provides care and support services to older people living in West Berkshire.Services provided can include:•    healthcare •    equipment •    help in your home ...

Contact: West Berkshire Council.
Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough

Adult Social Care

Local

The Access Team is the first point of contact and access for the general public, existing service users, carers, third parties, health and social care professional and other agencies to the Adult Care Service. The team h...

Contact: Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, 41 York House Sheet Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1DD.
Wokingham Borough Council

Care and support for adults

Local

Provides care and support services for older people living in Wokingham.Services provided can include:•    healthcare •    equipment •    help in your home or i...

Contact: Wokingham Borough Council, Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 1BN.
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