Care homes near Kingston Hospital, New Malden – page 6

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 Kingston Hospital is doing

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

Services for older people at Kingston Hospital

• Care of the ElderlyA specialist team for frail older people, with multidisciplinary inpatient and outpatient assessment, treatment and care. Source
• Stroke unit (Derwent Keats)Derwent Keats is listed as the stroke unit within the care of the elderly service. Source
• Orthogeriatrics (inpatient)Orthogeriatrics is offered as an inpatient service within the care of the elderly team. Source
• Dementia and delirium teamThe team supports and assesses patients and provides activities and support for families and carers, across inpatient wards and outpatient services. Source
• Falls prevention (outpatient)A falls prevention service for outpatients, run by the care of the elderly team. Source
• Palliative and end of life care teamThe team works on the Kingston Hospital site seven days a week. Patients can call its direct line on 020 8934 2780. Source
• Carers' passportCarers' passports are available for families and carers who visit regularly. Source
• PALS: Patient Advice and Liaison ServicePALS gives free, confidential help and advice to patients, carers and families. Telephone 020 8934 3993. Source

Getting there and visiting

• Buses and trainsThe nearest station is Norbiton, around 0.3 miles away along Coombe Road or Wolverton Avenue. Source
• ParkingParking on site is very limited and works on a pay-on-exit basis. Blue Badge holders park free by scanning their badge at a payment machine. Source
• VisitingVisiting on therapeutic and compassionate grounds is available on adult inpatient wards for families of patients with delirium or dementia. Carers' passports are available. Source
• NHS patient transportHospital transport is arranged by phone through the patient transport assessment line on 0208 934 6770, after a telephone assessment. Source

Map of the hospital site

Our own map from OpenStreetMap. It doesn’t show wards or floors.

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Questions about care homes near Kingston Hospital