Care homes near Dewsbury and District Hospital, Batley – page 5

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 Dewsbury and District Hospital is doing

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

Services for older people at Dewsbury and District Hospital

• Acute care of the elderly unitWard 9Acute unit for older people and those with frailty, with a comprehensive geriatric assessment of each patient. Source
• Acute Frailty TeamTeam that completes geriatric assessment for patients at the hospital and supports advanced frailty patients on other wards. Source
• Elderly short stay wardWard 8Short-stay ward for older patients at Dewsbury and District Hospital. Source
• Elderly step-down wardWard 11Elderly step-down ward for patients who are medically ready to leave hospital but still need support. Source
• Stroke and neurology wardWard 5/6Neurology and stroke ward at Dewsbury and District Hospital. Source
• Discharge planning hubIntegrated transfer of care hub that plans safe discharge home, with a team based at Dewsbury and District Hospital. Source
• Rosewood Centre palliative careMultidisciplinary service, including specialist palliative care, for people living with cancer or a palliative diagnosis. Source
• Complex needs serviceDedicated service for patients with dementia or delirium, and their families and carers. Source
• Hospital carer supportHospital-based carer support workers give information and advice to carers while the person they care for is in hospital. Source
• Family support roomsTrust family support rooms with a fold-away bed let family and carers stay overnight close to a loved one. Source
• Patient advice and liaison servicePALS takes concerns, complaints and feedback from patients, families and carers. Source

Getting there and visiting

• Buses and trainsFree trust bus service 113 carries visitors between Dewsbury, Pontefract and Pinderfields hospitals, seven days a week. Source
• Buses and trainsThe trust lists Dewsbury station among the rail stations for getting to its hospitals. Source
• ParkingBlue Badge holders are not charged for parking. Source
• VisitingFamily and carers are welcome on wards where the patient is happy for them to visit; ask the ward about current arrangements. Source

Care homes near other hospitals

• Care homes near St George's Urgent Treatment Centre · urgent care · 5.8 miles away
• Care homes near King Street Walk-in Centre, Wakefield · walk-in centre · 6.2 miles away
• Care homes near Pinderfields General Hospital · A&E · 6.7 miles away
• Care homes near Huddersfield Royal Infirmary · A&E · 7.5 miles away

Questions about care homes near Dewsbury and District Hospital