Care homes near Royal Alexandra Hospital, Glasgow – 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 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 Royal Alexandra Hospital

• Older people services (ward 3)Ward 3Ward 3 provides older people services. Phone 0141 314 7003. Source
• Older people and stroke services (ward 4)Ward 4Ward 4 provides older people and stroke services. Phone 0141 314 7004. Source
• Older adult and stroke assessment (ward 5)Ward 5Ward 5 provides combined older adult and stroke assessment. Source
• Older people services (ward 6)Ward 6Ward 6 provides older people services. Phone 0141 314 7006. Source
• Older people services (ward 7)Ward 7Ward 7 provides older people services. Phone 0141 314 7007. Source
• Palliative care (ward 19)Ward 19Ward 19 is a palliative care ward. Phone 0141 314 7019. Source
• Mental health for older people (wards 37, 38 and 39)Wards 37, 38 and 39Wards 37, 38 and 39 provide mental health care for older people. Phone 0141 314 7037. Source

Getting there and visiting

• NHS patient transportNHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde patient transport is booked through the Scottish Ambulance Service on 0300 123 1236, for medical or mobility needs. Source

Care homes near other hospitals

• Care homes near Queen Elizabeth University Hospital · A&E · 4.3 miles away
• Care homes near New Victoria Hospital · minor injuries unit · 6.7 miles away
• Care homes near Glasgow Royal Infirmary · A&E · 8.1 miles away
• Care homes near New Stobhill Hospital · minor injuries unit · 9.3 miles away

Questions about care homes near Royal Alexandra Hospital