Care homes near Royal United Hospital Bath – 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.

How Royal United Hospital Bath is doing

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

Services for older people at Royal United Hospital Bath

• Older People's UnitFive wards exclusively for older people, plus a dedicated hip fracture unit. Source
• Waterhouse WardGeneral ward for older people, with a focus on Parkinson's and related movement disorders. Source
• Acute stroke unitZone B, ground floorAcute stroke unit (ward B6) for stroke patients. Source
• Hip fracture unitHip fracture unit across two orthopaedic wards, with care managed jointly by orthopaedic surgeons and orthogeriatricians. Source
• Dementia coordinatorsSpecialist dementia care team, known as the dementia coordinators, which can be contacted by phone. Source

Getting there and visiting

• Buses and trainsBus service 4 runs between Odd Down and Weston via the city centre, stopping at the RUH. Source
• Buses and trainsPark and Ride buses run from Odd Down, and buses from the west stop at Newbridge Park and Ride, a short walk from the hospital. Source
• Buses and trainsBath city centre, which has bus and rail links, is 1.5 miles from the hospital. Source
• ParkingAll Blue Badge car parking is free, with no time limit unless signage says otherwise. Source
• VisitingFlexible visiting for patients with dementia, with close family and carers encouraged to visit at mealtimes. Source

Map of the hospital site

Our own map from OpenStreetMap. It doesn’t show wards or floors: for those, use the hospital’s official site map.

Care homes near other hospitals

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• Care homes near Southmead Hospital · A&E · 11.2 miles away
• Care homes near Frome Community Hospital · urgent care · 11.2 miles away

Questions about care homes near Royal United Hospital Bath