Care homes near Good Hope Hospital, Royal Sutton Coldfield – page 7

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 Good Hope Hospital is doing

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

Services for older people at Good Hope Hospital

• Acute stroke wardWard 28Acute stroke ward with 24 beds for patients after a stroke. Source
• Frailty review teamA multidisciplinary team reviews inpatients with frailty to help them return home sooner. Source
• Supportive and palliative care teamAdvisory and visiting team covering all four UHB hospital sites, including Good Hope; contact 0121 424 7316. Source
• Dementia carers overnight stayCarers who stay overnight with a person with dementia can be offered a fold-out bed on the ward. Source
• Open visiting for dementiaFamilies and carers of people living with dementia can use open visiting. Source
• Patient advice and liaison service (PALS)Help for patients, families and carers with concerns, by secure webform or phone. Source

Getting there and visiting

• Buses and trainsServed by a number of bus routes that stop outside the hospital on Rectory Road. Source
• Buses and trainsNearest railway station is Sutton Coldfield, around 15 minutes' walk from the hospital. Source
• ParkingVisitor car parks A and B are by ward 27 and the Homeward Centre; car parks are often congested at peak times. Source
• VisitingNo booking needed to visit UHB hospitals; general adult ward visiting hours apply. Source
• NHS patient transportBook non-emergency patient transport with West Midlands Ambulance Service on 0121 728 9875. Source

Care homes near other hospitals

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Questions about care homes near Good Hope Hospital