Care homes near Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, Smethwick – page 5

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.

Services for older people at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital

• Acute elderly wardsLevel 9Acute elderly care wards for older people are on level 9. Source
• Medicine and acute elderly wardLevel 7A medicine and acute elderly ward is on level 7. Source
• Frailty intervention serviceA specialist team supports frail patients who come to the emergency department or the same day emergency care unit. Source
• Frailty virtual wardThe frailty virtual ward service provides care in patients' own homes. Source
• Stroke and TIA clinicLevel 6A stroke and TIA clinic is based on level 6. Source
• Dementia assessmentAssessments for dementia are offered for older people. Source
• Palliative care assessmentAssessments for palliative care at the end of life are offered for older people. Source
• Local resolution and PALSPALS helps patients, carers and families with informal concerns and can liaise with the ward on their behalf. Source

Getting there and visiting

• Buses and trainsBus 89 runs between West Bromwich and Midland Metropolitan Hospital, via Kenrick Park, Smethwick, Londonderry and Cape Hill. Source
• Buses and trainsThe nearest rail station is Smethwick Rolfe Street. Source
• ParkingBlue Badge holders park free in a blue badge bay close to the main hospital buildings. Source
• VisitingOpen visiting is available for families and carers of people with dementia, at end of life, or with a learning disability or autism. 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 Midland Metropolitan University Hospital