Care homes near Walsall Manor Hospital, Willenhall – page 12

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 Walsall Manor Hospital is doing

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

Services for older people at Walsall Manor Hospital

• Elderly care wards 1 to 3Route 240Ward 1 provides elderly care and general medicine. Wards 2 and 3 provide elderly care. Source
• Stroke rehabilitation unit (ward 4)Route 240The stroke rehabilitation unit is on ward 4. Source
• Frail Elderly PathwayIntegrated Assessment Hub, Route 142The Frail Elderly Pathway helps avoid inappropriate admission and supports safe discharge from A&E. It works seven days a week. Source
• Older People's Mental Health Liaison TeamA specialist team of mental health practitioners that supports older adults with conditions such as dementia who are admitted to the hospital. Referrals come only from staff within the hospital. Source
• Sister Dora Suite (dementia suite)A dementia suite at the Manor Hospital, with inpatient dementia cafes supported by the older people's dementia and delirium team. Source
• Palliative care teamHospital-based palliative care nurses and a palliative care consultant cover all wards in the hospital. Referrals must come from a healthcare professional involved in the patient's care. Source
• Patient relations (PALS)Confidential, non-clinical advice for patients, families and carers. Phone 01922 656463 on weekdays. Source

Getting there and visiting

• Buses and trainsWalsall railway station is a short walk from the hospital. Source
• ParkingCar park charges apply, but disabled parking remains free of charge. Visitors should use Car Park B, off Moat Road. Source
• VisitingVisitors can attend the ward every day of the week, with a maximum of two visitors at the bedside at a time. Visits can continue for patients with dementia when a visitor not being present would distress them. Source
• NHS patient transportEligible patients book non-emergency patient transport through the hospital's booking team. Book at least one week ahead. Source

Map of the hospital site

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

Care homes near other hospitals

• Care homes near Sandwell Health Campus · urgent treatment centre · 3.8 miles away
• Care homes near New Cross Hospital · A&E · 4.2 miles away
• Care homes near Phoenix Walk-In Centre · urgent treatment centre · 5.2 miles away
• Care homes near Midland Metropolitan University Hospital · A&E · 6.6 miles away

Questions about care homes near Walsall Manor Hospital