Care homes near The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Christchurch – page 8

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 The Royal Bournemouth Hospital is doing

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

Services for older people at The Royal Bournemouth Hospital

• Ward 4 (elderly medicine)a9rWard 4 looks after elderly medical patients. Source
• Older Persons Assessment Unit (OPAU)c22l/c22rThe OPAU is a 50-bed acute admissions unit for frail patients, open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Source
• Stroke Unit (Wards 27 and 28)c9The stroke unit cares for adults admitted as emergencies after a stroke or suspected stroke, with 8 hyper-acute and 28 acute stroke beds. Source
• Older person's assessment and liaison teamThe team gives therapy assessments and treatment to older people with frailty at Royal Bournemouth Hospital. Source
• Patient advice and liaison service (PALS)PALS offers confidential advice, support and information on care at any of the trust's hospitals. Phone 0300 019 8499. Source

Getting there and visiting

• ParkingPaid parking with number-plate recognition on entry to car park P3. Pay before returning to your car. Blue Badge holders can use car park P2 and a small car park P1. Source
• VisitingVisiting times are set by ward, and visitors are asked to follow the trust's visitor guidance. Source
• NHS patient transportDorset patients contact the Patient Transport Advisory Centre on 01278 727457 to check eligibility, Monday to Friday. Source

Map of the hospital site

Our own map from OpenStreetMap. It doesn’t show wards or floors.

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Questions about care homes near The Royal Bournemouth Hospital