Care homes near Worcestershire Royal Hospital – page 3

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 Worcestershire Royal Hospital is doing

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

Services for older people at Worcestershire Royal Hospital

• Elderly care ward (Avon 2)Avon 2Avon 2 is an elderly care ward with its own phone line. Source
• Elderly care ward (Avon 4)Avon 4Avon 4 is an elderly care ward with its own phone line. Source
• Acute stroke unitThrombolysis is given 24/7, with a 4 bedded hyper-acute bay on the acute stroke unit for post-treatment care. Source
• Specialist dementia teamCarers and relatives can ask a doctor or nurse to refer a patient to the specialist dementia team. This is a trust-wide service. Source
• Patient advice and liaison service (PALS)PALS can be reached by phone on 0300 123 1732 for concerns about the hospitals' services. Source

Getting there and visiting

• Buses and trainsWorcester Shrub Hill station is 1.5 miles from the hospital, and regular buses run to the hospital from Shrub Hill and Foregate Street stations. Source
• ParkingReduced-fee or free parking passes may be available to visitors of long-stay patients and to patients having regular treatment. Ask the ward for an application form. Source
• VisitingOpen visiting across the trust's hospitals: up to two visitors at a time, seven days a week. Check with the ward first, as wards may restrict visiting. Source
• NHS patient transportNon-emergency patient transport for Worcestershire patients: book by calling 0300 0110017. Source

Care homes near other hospitals

• Care homes near Malvern Community Hospital · urgent care · 7.6 miles away
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• Care homes near Evesham Community Hospital · urgent care · 12.2 miles away
• Care homes near Alexandra Hospital · A&E · 12.9 miles away

Questions about care homes near Worcestershire Royal Hospital