Care homes near Salford Royal Hospital, Eccles – page 2

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 Salford Royal Hospital is doing

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

Services for older people at Salford Royal Hospital

• Acute frailty zoneFrailty zone for older patients, led by ageing and complex care consultants, with therapists and a pharmacist. Part of the Emergency Assessment Unit. Source
• Ageing and complex medicine (care of the elderly)Ladywell buildingAcute geriatric medicine department for Salford patients. Phone 0161 206 4164. Source
• Ambulatory emergency care unitHope BuildingSame-day assessment and treatment, with referral from a GP, the emergency department, the emergency assessment unit or an outpatient clinic. Phone 0161 206 4908. Source
• Stroke rehabilitation unitStroke rehabilitation unit for a period of rehabilitation after a stroke, which may last a few days or several weeks. Source
• Hospital palliative care teamSpecialist palliative care multi-disciplinary team for patients and their families. Source
• Patient advice and liaison service (PALS)Help, advice and information for patients, families and carers. Call 0161 778 5665. Source

Getting there and visiting

• Buses and trainsMain bus stops on Eccles Old Road, served by buses 10, 20, 35, 52, 67, 67a and 100. Source
• Buses and trainsEccles is the nearest rail station, a walk away from the hospital. Source
• ParkingPatient and visitor parking is charged, with concessions for Blue Badge holders. Source
• VisitingNo visiting restrictions for people visiting patients at the end of life, or where help is needed to communicate, such as for dementia. Other visiting arrangements vary by ward. Source
• NHS patient transportNHS patient transport for Salford is booked with North West Ambulance Service on 0800 092 4020 or 0161 947 0770. Source

Care homes near other hospitals

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Questions about care homes near Salford Royal Hospital