Care homes near Hillingdon Hospital, Uxbridge

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 Hillingdon Hospital is doing

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

Services for older people at Hillingdon Hospital

• Frailty unit for older adultsAn emergency service for older adults that runs alongside A&E to relieve pressure on the emergency department. It has been made permanent. Source
• Hayes Ward (older people)Hayes Ward is listed by the trust as an older people's ward. Source
• Drayton Ward (Rockwood Unit)Drayton Ward (Rockwood Unit) is listed by the trust as a frailty ward. Source
• Stroke unitStroke unit at Hillingdon Hospital. The ward can be reached on 01895 279660. Source
• Palliative care teamA specialist palliative care team with consultants, specialist nurses and psychologists. It helps plan care after a patient leaves hospital. Source
• Departure lounge (discharge)Dorica WardA departure lounge where discharged patients can leave the ward early, to free beds for that day's admissions. Source
• PALS: Patient Advice and Liaison ServicePALS gives information and help to patients and carers with concerns about NHS care. Call 01895 279973 on weekdays. Source

Getting there and visiting

• ParkingThere is limited parking on site, and the trust advises travelling by public transport where possible. Free parking is available for frequent outpatient attenders. Source
• VisitingVisiting rules vary by ward. On Hayes Ward, patients with dementia, patients at end of life and patients with a carer have unrestricted visiting. Other patients have a maximum of two visitors at a time. Source
• NHS patient transportIf other transport is not available, ask the reception at your GP surgery to arrange an ambulance or hospital car. If that is not possible, contact the hospital on 01895 238282. Source

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Questions about care homes near Hillingdon Hospital