Lewisham: 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 26 Home from hospital services services in Lewisham.

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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.
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.
Compassion Home Care

Compassion HomeCare

Local

Compassion HomeCare is a specialist Home Care provider covering the Bromley, Orpington and Sevenoaks areas.  Whether you need regular day to day care or more specialist 24 hour care, we can tailor a Care Plan to sui...

Contact: Compassion HomeCare, 26 Cowden Road, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0TR.
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.
Eleanor Homecare

Eleanor Home Care

Regional

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.
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.
Fountain Health Care

Fountain Health Care

Local

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.
Harley Street Care

Harley Street Care

Local

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.
Heritage Healthcare

Heritage Healthcare Hounslow & Richmond

Local

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

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.
Kingsmith Care

Domiciliary Care

Local

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.
London Borough of Lewisham

Adult Social Care

Local

In Lewisham we want to help people keep well and live independently. Services provided can include: •    healthcare •    equipment •    help in yo...

Contact: London Borough of Lewisham.
Match Options Limited

Match Options

Regional

Match Options' Licensed Domiciliary Care services (Personal care) include: Assistance with getting up and going to bed, Assistance with personal care, Assistance with dressing and undressing, Monitoring and assistan...

Contact: Care, 246 Trelawney Avenue, Langley, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 7UD.
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.
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.
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