Care homes near Yeovil District Hospital – 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 Yeovil District Hospital is doing

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

Services for older people at Yeovil District Hospital

• Frailty assessment unitLevel 6Frailty assessment unit for older patients at Yeovil Hospital. Telephone 01935 384847. Source
• Care of the elderlyCare of the elderly team at Yeovil Hospital. Telephone 01935 384878. Source
• Ward 6B (older patients)Level 6 in the main hospital buildingWard for older patients and people with diabetes, with a team of doctors visiting the ward regularly. Source
• Ward 9A (acute stroke care and rehabilitation)Level 9 in the main hospital buildingAcute stroke care and rehabilitation ward, for patients transferred after hyperacute stroke care to continue recovery closer to home. Source
• Dementia and delirium teamSupports patients with dementia or delirium, and offers advice to their carers and relatives. Yeovil Hospital contact: 01935 384960. Source
• Palliative and end of life care teamSpecialist palliative and end of life care team at Yeovil Hospital. Referrals by telephone on 01935 475122. Source
• Discharge loungeDischarge lounge at Yeovil Hospital. Telephone 01935 384876. Source
• Patient advice and liaison service (PALS)Level threeFree, confidential service for questions, concerns and feedback. PALS telephone 01823 343536 covers Yeovil and Musgrove Park. Source

Getting there and visiting

• ParkingPay-on-exit multi-storey car park opposite the main reception. Blue Badge holders who are patients or visitors are exempt from car parking charges. Source
• VisitingOpen visiting on wards: up to two visitors at any one time for patients staying overnight, with flexible visiting arranged by the ward manager or matron. Source
• NHS patient transportNHS Patient Transport Advice Centre: call 01278 727444 to check whether you are entitled to free NHS hospital transport. Source

Care homes near other hospitals

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Questions about care homes near Yeovil District Hospital