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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.

1 - 20 of 31 Home from hospital services services in Greater Manchester.

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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 Bolton

Home from Hospital

Local

This free service is based at the Royal Bolton Hospital and provides up to six weeks support following a recent discharge from hospital or A&E. It is specially directed towards those aged 65 and older who live alone,...

Contact: Age UK Bolton, The Square, 53-55 Victoria Square, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 1RZ.
Age UK Salford

Hospital Aftercare and Reablement Support Service

Local

The service supports people 55+ (and their carers) from the point of entry to Salford Royal Hospital, and for up to a maximum of 6 weeks after you have been discharged home from hospital. Normally, the hospital will let...

Contact: Age UK Salford, 108 Church Street, Manchester, M30 0LH.

Social Rehabilitation

Local

The service supports older people who may have lost confidence due to a recent life-changing event such as illness or bereavement or are finding it increasingly difficult to join in social activities or manage day to day...

Contact: Age UK Salford, 108 Church Street, Manchester, M30 0LH.
Age UK Stockport

Leaving Hospital

Local

Age UK Stockport operate a Hospital Discharge Service based at Stepping Hill Hospital. We work alongside our Health & Social Care partners and colleagues supporting local people leaving hospital, or those recently d...

Contact: Age UK Stockport, 56 Wellington Street, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 3AQ.

Tandem Support

Local

Tandem is a bespoke service tailor-made to each person’s individual needs and situation. Our Care workers can assist with a range of activities including personal practical tasks at home, shopping, domestic support...

Contact: Age UK Stockport, 56 Wellington Street, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 3AQ.
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.
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.
EasyCare Ltd

EasyCare Ltd

Local

We aim to provide care to suit your individual requirements, the care you need will be customised to suit your lifestyle. It can be as little or as much as you wish, the quality will not alter. It can be long term or s...

Contact: EasyCare Ltd, 4 Frecheville Court, Glenmore Street, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0UF.
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.
Kare Plus

Kare Plus Oldham

Local

Provides support in people's own homes, from personal care tasks to collecting shopping. Helps people to live at home for as long as possible with the support they require, helping to maintain their independence.

Contact: Kare Plus Oldham, Unit 1.09B Hollinwood Business Centre, Albert Street, Oldham, Manchester, OL8 3QL.
Manchester Care & Repair Ltd

Home from Hospital Service

Local

Manchester Care & Repair, the City Council and NHS Manchester are working together to help older people across the City. If you’ve been ill, you may appreciate extra support with things like increasing your wel...

Contact: Manchester Care and Repair Ltd, Unit 14, Empress Business Centre, 380 Chester Road, Manchester, M16 9EA.
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.
Person Centred Care Services

Person Centred Care Services

Local

Personnel Care - Dressing, Washing, Bathing, Medication Social Care - Accompanied visits, Sitting Service, Reading, Letter Writing Domestic Care - Cleaning, Laundry, Shopping, Meal Preparation 24 Hour Support

Contact: Person Centred Care Services Ltd, 10 Tameside (Hyde) Business Enterprise Centre Corporation Street, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 1AB.
Preferred Home Care Services

HOME CARE, LIVE IN

Local

Preferred Home Care Services What we do Preferred Home Care Services supplies a well resourced and dedicated care staff on a floating and outreach basis to adults in the community living in their own homes who are aged ...

Contact: Preferred Home Care Services, 21 Bent Lane, PRESTWICH, Manchester, M25 1DL.
Prestige Nursing

Prestige Nursing Limited - East Lancashire

Regional

We offer a wide range of services to help support these groups such as: - Companion care and personal care, to support a wide range of needs at home - Nursing for people with neurological conditions - Support for ...

Contact: Prestige Nursing - East Lancashire, 1 Sentinel Court, Wilkinson Way, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 2EH.
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