Care homes near Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Renfrew – 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 while they recover. Scotland’s intermediate care framework says it should be free; what happens after that depends on the council, so ask the discharge team.
4. Free personal care. In Scotland, adults assessed as needing personal care don’t pay for it, at home or in a care home, though care home residents still pay for accommodation. Scotland doesn’t have NHS Continuing Healthcare; people with the most complex health needs may be cared for in hospital instead (“hospital based complex clinical care”).
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 Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

• Medicine for the elderly assessment wardLevel 8 - Arran lift and stairWard 8A is a medicine for the elderly assessment ward. Source
• Medicine for the elderly and short-stay wardLevel 2 - Arran lift and stairWard 2A is a medicine for the elderly and short-stay ward. Source
• Delirium and dementia wardLanglands buildingWard 52 provides specialist care for delirium and dementia within medicine for the elderly. Source
• Stroke rehabilitation wardLanglands buildingWard 56 is a stroke rehabilitation ward. Source
• Hyper-acute stroke wardWard 68 is a hyper-acute stroke ward. Source
• Discharge loungeThe discharge lounge is run by the hospital for patients who are ready to leave. Source
• Medicine for the elderly day clinicsMedicine for the elderly clinics run as a day hospital at Langlands. Source

Getting there and visiting

• ParkingParking is free at all NHSGGC sites, with a 4 hour maximum stay in patient and visitor car parks on weekdays. Source

Care homes near other hospitals

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• Care homes near Glasgow Royal Infirmary · A&E · 4 miles away
• Care homes near Royal Alexandra Hospital · A&E · 4.3 miles away
• Care homes near New Stobhill Hospital · minor injuries unit · 5 miles away

Questions about care homes near Queen Elizabeth University Hospital