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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 - 40 of 82 Home from hospital services services in Greater London.
De Vere Care
De Vere Care has been established since 1999 and has a well structured Management and Care staff team, to date It has providedover 2 million hours of care, which includes support and care for elderly,children, learn...
Contact: De Vere Care, Unit 3, Bourne Court, Southend Road, Woodford Green, Redbridge.
Eleanor Home Care
We provide the following services Reablement, Personal care such as bathing and dressing, Sitter service, Getting up in the morning, Putting to bed Assistance with medication, Registered nurse to administe...
Contact: Eleanor Nursing and Social Services Ltd, 404 Lewisham High Street, London, SE13 6LJ.
Extra Help Rickmansworth
Extra Help Home-Help Services for the Elderly We provide a helping hand for elderly people who are still living independently and require assistance to manage their daily routines. Our fully screened, DBS checked home-he...
Contact: Rickmansworth, 178 Links Way, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 3RN.
Personal Care for Adults
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.
Fountain Health Care
Meal preparation Personal care Assistance with starting the day (getting up, bathing ,dressing) or getting ready for bed. Companionship and escorting into the community (to appointments, social activi...
Contact: Fountain Health Care professional services limited, 66 Overton Road, London, SE2 9SE.
GoodOaks Home Care - Wimbledon & Kingston
Award winning, CQC regulated Visiting & Live-in Care throughout Surrey We are an award-winning care provider offering both visiting and live-in care services throughout Wimbledon, King...
Contact: GoodOaks Home Care Wimbledon & Kingston, Highlands House, 165 The Broadway, Wimbledon, SW19 1NE.
Harley Street Care
As London’s premium care agency, we provide bespoke care and nursing support to families who expect the best in personal assistance. We offer a wide spectrum of services including live-in support for the...
Contact: Harley Street Care, 1 Harley Street, London, United Kingdom, W1G 9QD.
Healthvision UK Ltd
Healthvision provides home help including personal care and support, domestic assistance and complex care.
Contact: Healthvision UK Ltd, Argo House, Kilburn Park Rd, London, London, NW6 5LF.
Heritage Healthcare Hounslow & Richmond
We support clients to continue to live independently within the comfort and familiarity of their own home without having to go into residential care. Our services include registered personal care, household and domestic,...
Contact: Heritage Healthcare Hounslow & Richmond, Unit B 292 Worton Road, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 6EL.
HomeTouch - Live in Care
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.
Domiciliary Care
There are four broad categories of services: 1. Personal Care (e.g. help with getting up in the morning and going to be at night) 2. Home help (e.g. help with household duties, grocery shopping, collecting prescriptions ...
Contact: Kingsmith Care, London House, 271-273 King Street, London, W6 9LZ.
Adult Social Care
Barking and Dagenham Council is working to improve choice and information about social care services for older people, adults with learning and physical disabilities and people with sight or hearing loss or mental health...
Contact: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, Civic Centre, Dagenham, Essex, RM10 7BN.
Adult Social Care
If you need help with everyday activities like getting washed and dressed, and don’t have enough support from friends or relatives, then there are lots of options available to support you to stay in your own home. ...
Contact: London Borough of Barnet, North London Business Park (NLBP),, Oakleigh Road South, London, N11 1NP.
Adult Social Care
We provide personal and practical support to help people lead full and active lives, maintain their independence and dignity, and have choice and control as far as they can.Services provided can include:• ...
Contact: London Borough of Brent.
Adult Social Care
We provide services for people who are disabled or ill, so that they and their carers get the care they need and can live as independently as possible.Services provided can include:• healthcare &bu...
Contact: Adult Social Care, Civic Centre , Stockwell Close, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3UH.
Adult Social Care
Information and advice on everything from having an assessment and getting help in the home through to leisure opportunities and social events. Services provided can include: • heal...
Contact: London Borough of Camden, Bidborough House 38-50 Bidborough Street, London, WC1H 9DB.
Adult Social Care
Provides advice and support to older people requiring assistance in Croydon.Services provided can include:• healthcare • equipment • help in your home ...
Contact: London Borough of Croydon.
Staying Put - Home Improvement Agency
How can we help you? We will: visit your home and assess the proposed repairs or adaptation discuss payment for the work and arrange for any grants or loans you may be entitled to meet the cost arrange for the work ...
Contact: Croydon Staying Put, Zone 3D, Bernard Weatherill House, 8 Mint Walk, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1EA.
Health and Adult Social Care
The services provided focus on improving your independence, health and well-being in a personalised way, and in doing so offer you greater choice and control over how your support is delivered in a way that suits you bes...
Contact: London Borough of Ealing, Perceval House 14-16 Uxbridge Road, London, W5 2HL.
Adult Social Care
We are committed to helping people who need adult social care and support in Hackney. We provide services for older people, adults with physical and sensory disabilities, learning difficulties or mental health probl...
Contact: London Borough of Hackney, 1 Hillman Street, London, E8 1DY.