Care homes near Ealing Hospital, Southall – page 15

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 Ealing Hospital is doing

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

Services for older people at Ealing Hospital

• Care of the elderly wardlevel 6Ward 6 North is a care of the elderly ward. Source
• Department of medicine for older peopleThe department of medicine for older people diagnoses and treats older people who are unwell. Source
• OrthogeriatricsOrthogeriatric care is provided for people who have recently broken a bone. Source
• Older person's rapid access clinic (OPRAC)The older person's rapid access clinic (OPRAC) is a frailty service. Source
• A&E frailty teamThe A&E frailty team assesses people at risk of falling at their A&E visit and helps choose their care pathway. Source
• Neurology and stroke teamThe neurology and stroke team provides rehabilitation after a stroke. Source
• Meadow House palliative care wardMeadow HouseMeadow House palliative care ward is one of the wards at Ealing Hospital. Source
• Discharge loungeA discharge lounge is listed among the wards at Ealing Hospital. Source
• Patient advice and liaison service (PALS)PALS offers advice and support to patients and families; call 020 8967 5653. Source

Getting there and visiting

• ParkingBlue Badge holders can park free for up to six hours in designated bays. Source
• VisitingVisiting rules vary by ward. Carers of someone with dementia can stay with them. Source
• NHS patient transportPatient transport is for eligible patients; questions about booked transport go to 020 8453 2318. Source

Map of the hospital site

Our own map from OpenStreetMap. It doesn’t show wards or floors: for those, use the hospital’s official site map.

Care homes near other hospitals

• Care homes near West Middlesex University Hospital · A&E · 2.5 miles away
• Care homes near Central Middlesex Hospital · urgent care · 3.7 miles away
• Care homes near Northwick Park Hospital · A&E · 4.8 miles away
• Care homes near Hammersmith Hospital · urgent care · 4.8 miles away

Questions about care homes near Ealing Hospital