Cambridgeshire: 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 25 Home from hospital services services in Cambridgeshire.

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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 Cambridgeshire & Peterborough

Hospital Support Services

Local

Hospital Discharge and Hospital Admission Avoidance Support Service Working in partnership with NHS England, British Red Cross and St. John’s Ambulance, Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and the local Age UK ...

Contact: Age UK Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, County Office, 2 Victoria Street, Chatteris, PE16 6AP.
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.
Cambridge City Council

Visiting Support service

Local

Our Visiting Support service (formerly the 65+ scheme) is available for all Cambridge residents aged over 65, irrespective of what property they live in. The aim is to connect older people with services that help them re...

Contact: Carers Support Team, CC1310, Shire Hall, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AP.
Cambridgeshire County Council

Adult Social Care

Local

Our aim is to maximise your independence and ensure you receive the help you need. If you are not eligible for support, we may be able to give you information and advice on other support and services available to help yo...

Contact: Cambridgeshire County Council.
Care Network Cambridgeshire

Help at Home

Local

Help at Home offers practical help to: Patients returning home from hospital People who are unwell or have a crisis at home Someone that just needs a bit of help with one off tasks in order to remain at home The ...

Contact: Care Network Cambridgeshire, Broadway House, 149-151 St. Neots Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7QJ.
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.
CorderCare

CorderCare Home care services

Local

We offer a wide range of domiciliary care & domestic services but more importantly build the package that is right for you as an individual. We strongly believe you have a right to choose your level of care and will ...

Contact: CorderCare Wisbech office, Unit 1, Evergreen Venture Park, Barton Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 4TP.
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.
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.
Friends of Fulbourn Hospital and the Community

Our services

Local

The Friends of Fulbourn Hospital and the Community was established in 1952, and is a Registered Charity. We are a group of people who support the care, welfare and recovery of sufferers from mental illness, whatever the...

Contact: Friends of Fulbourn Hospital and the Community.
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.
MyLife Home Care

MyLife Home Care

Regional

24/7 Live in Support Personal care  Domestic care Complex Care support Visiting Care 

Contact: MyLife Home Care, Suffolk, 1a Norfolk Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 2HB.
Ness M Care Services

Ness M Care Services

Local

Ness M Care services employs care staff to live with you and provide 24hr care support in the comfort of your home. All of our care staff are trained to carry out the following tasks and therefore are able to support you...

Contact: Ness M Care Services, 110 Swale Avenue, Gunthorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 7GT.
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.
Nurseplus

Nurseplus Care at home - Cambridge

Local

Care at home has increasingly become a popular choice for many people, allowing them to remain in the comfort of their own homes amongst familiar surroundings and people and allowing them to live as independently as poss...

Contact: Nurseplus, Unit 10, William James House, Cowley Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 0WX.
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.
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