Care homes near Heartlands Hospital, Erdington – page 8

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 Heartlands Hospital is doing

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

Services for older people at Heartlands Hospital

• Acute stroke wardWard 32Acute stroke ward with 24 beds for patients after a stroke. Source
• Supportive and palliative care teamAdvisory and visiting team covering all four UHB hospital sites, including Heartlands; contact 0121 424 2442. 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 with stops about a three minute walk from the hospital. Source
• Buses and trainsNearest railway station is Stechford, around 30 minutes' walk from the hospital. Source
• ParkingA designated public car park is by the main entrance and has limited capacity; blue badge holders park in the main visitors' car park. 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

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Questions about care homes near Heartlands Hospital