Care homes near Southampton General Hospital, City of Southampton

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 Southampton General Hospital is doing

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

Services for older people at Southampton General Hospital

• Frailty unit (SDEC)Urgent assessment and treatment for older patients, led by consultant geriatricians. Patients are identified as soon as they arrive. Source
• Medicine for older peopleSpecialist medical care for older people, including comprehensive geriatric assessment of health and how it affects daily life. Source
• Hip fracture and fragility fracture careCares for patients with fragility fractures and other trauma, including hip fractures, on wards F1, F2 and F3. Source
• Dementia teamDementia team for older patients. All patients over 75 are assessed for dementia when they are admitted. Source
• Stroke rehabilitation unitF8 on F level in the West Wing28-bed stroke rehabilitation unit. Source
• Hyper-acute stroke unitC Neuro, within the Wessex Neurological CentreNine-bed hyper-acute stroke unit, with a hyper-acute stroke team available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Source
• Falls and fragility outpatient clinicsOutpatient clinics for falls, trauma and fragility, among others. Source
• Discharge loungeF levelPatients who must wait for medication, transport or someone to collect them are asked to wait in the discharge lounge. Source
• End of life support for older peopleSupports the care of older people at the end of life, working closely with the palliative care team. Source
• Patient advice and liaison service (PALS)C level, centre blockConfidential advice and help with concerns for patients and families. Telephone 023 8120 6325. Source

Getting there and visiting

• ParkingHolders of valid Blue Badges are exempt from parking charges, but the badge must be displayed in the vehicle. Source
• VisitingUp to two visitors at a time at the bedside. Carers can visit outside set hours when this helps the patient's care, including carers supporting someone with dementia. Source
• NHS patient transportNHS patient transport for Hampshire: patients using transport for the first time call 0300 123 9833 to set up their booking. Source

Care homes near other hospitals

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• Care homes near Gosport War Memorial Hospital · urgent care · 15.8 miles away

Questions about care homes near Southampton General Hospital