Care homes near Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bedminster – page 3

Leaving hospital: what happens next

1. Planning starts early. The ward usually starts planning a discharge soon after admission. Ask who is coordinating it and when the patient is expected to be ready to leave.
2. Ask for a needs assessment. If the patient may need care afterwards, the hospital discharge team works with the council’s social care team to assess what support is needed. The assessment is free.
3. Short-term support may come first. Many people go home or to a care home with short-term “intermediate care” or reablement, which is free for up to six weeks. Longer-term needs can then be assessed once they have recovered.
4. Ask about NHS Continuing Healthcare. If the patient’s needs are mainly health needs, ask for an assessment for NHS Continuing Healthcare. If they qualify, the NHS pays the full cost of their care. How it works.
5. Choosing a care home. A hospital bed usually can’t be kept while you wait for a particular home, so a short or interim stay is common. Use the list above to shortlist homes, and see our guides to hospital discharge, choosing a care home and respite and short stays.

How Bristol Royal Infirmary is doing

A&E figures are for the whole NHS trust, not only this site.

Services for older people at Bristol Royal Infirmary

• Older Persons Assessment Unit (OPAU)A515Assessment unit for older people, listed on the trust's ward directory with its own phone line. Source
• Frailty same day emergency careA frailty unit within the same day emergency care area. Patients are seen to check they can get around and look after themselves at home. Source
• Stroke medicineStroke medicine covers prevention, acute care and post-acute care, with TIA and minor stroke clinics. Source
• Dementia and delirium assessmentAll emergency admissions aged 75 and over are assessed for dementia and delirium. Source
• Carers of people with dementiaCarers can ask ward staff for their carer to stay with the patient outside normal visiting hours. Source
• Bone health for older people clinicOutpatient clinic for frail older patients with osteoporosis who are at high risk of falling, run by the care of the elderly and rheumatology teams. Source
• Supportive and palliative care teamHelps patients and families with serious illness at any stage of their disease, with pain and symptom control and emotional support. Source
• Discharge loungeA516Discharge lounge in room A516, with its own phone line on 0117 342 1882. Source
• Carers liaison serviceCarers liaison workers give advice, information and emotional support to unpaid carers. Call 0117 939 2562 option 3. Source
• Patient advice and liaison service (PALS)PALS helps with concerns, queries and questions about the trust's hospitals, including Bristol Royal Infirmary. Phone 0117 342 1050. Source

Getting there and visiting

• Buses and trainsA free shuttle bus stops outside the main BRI building. Bus routes and park and ride sites also serve the hospital. Source
• ParkingRoadside parking at the BRI is severely restricted. Some on-site parking is available. Source
• VisitingUp to 2 visitors at a bedside are welcome at any time on adult wards. Staff may ask visitors to step away for personal or medical care. Source
• NHS patient transportBook NHS patient transport through the Patient Transport Hub on 0300 777 6688, with your NHS number ready. Source

Map of the hospital site

Our own map from OpenStreetMap. It doesn’t show wards or floors.

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Questions about care homes near Bristol Royal Infirmary