Care homes near James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough – page 4

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 James Cook University Hospital is doing

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

Services for older people at James Cook University Hospital

• Older persons' medicine (Ward 11)Ward 11 is a 28-bed acute older persons' medicine ward. Source
• Marton Day UnitDay hospital for older patients, offering treatment, investigations, therapy and interventions. Source
• Orthogeriatrics and frailty trauma liaisonOrthogeriatrics liaison and frailty trauma liaison services are provided at James Cook. Source
• Specialist palliative care teamA small specialist palliative care team at James Cook. Ward and outpatient teams can refer patients, and patients or families can refer themselves. Source
• Stroke or older people's activity areaThe James Cook rehabilitation centre has a stroke or older people's activity area. Source
• Free parking for relatives of end-of-life patientsFree parking is offered to relatives of end-of-life patients. Source
• Carer's passportUnpaid carers of a patient at one of the trust's hospitals can get a carer's passport, which has benefits. Source

Getting there and visiting

• Buses and trainsBus services stopping at or near James Cook include routes 28, 28a, 29, 63, 322r and 10. Source
• Buses and trainsJames Cook University Hospital rail station is a five to ten minute walk from the south and bridge entrances. Source
• ParkingFree car parking is provided for disabled parking. Blue Badge holders may park in standard bays. Source
• VisitingThe trust supports John's Campaign, giving families and carers of people with dementia the right to stay with them in hospital. Source
• NHS patient transportTeesside patients book patient transport through the Transport Information Service on 01642 263122. Source

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Questions about care homes near James Cook University Hospital