Care at home to support your recovery
Leaving hospital shouldn’t mean you have to compromise on your well-being.
With more hospitals looking to get patients home quickly and safely, we understand that you and your loved ones may be feeling anxious about being discharged without any additional support.
Whether you need regular visits to deliver groceries and medication, help with chores and keeping your home clean or 24-hour care support for constant care and companionship, we’re here to help you after you’ve been discharged from hospital. If you’re living with a complex condition that requires more intensive support, we provide expert nurse-supported care to those who need it, ensuring you have the right type and level of care for your road to recovery.
Our carers can help you with:
Housekeeping
Your carer can help around your home with chores such as cleaning, doing the laundry, taking out the bins and tidying up
Delivering groceries
A carer can pick up shopping for you, as well as preparing healthy and tasty meals and snacks at the times that suit you
Medication assistance
Your carer can help you organise and take medication, and assist with catheterisation, convene, PEG feeding and suppositories
Nurse-supported care
Our carers are supported by our expert team of experienced nurses, so you can be confident you’re always in safe hands
Mobility support
A carer can support you in getting back on your feet and help you get into and out of bed safely and securely
Personal care
Your domiciliary carer can provide discreet help with routines such as toileting and getting dressed
What is post-hospital care?
With post-hospital care, an expert carer comes to your home to give you the support you need.
With post-hospital care from Helping Hands, we’ll work closely with you and your loved ones to provide a bespoke support plan that provides you with the care you need to feel safe and settled at home following your hospital discharge.
Your carer will provide safe, person-centred care to help your recovery process and gives you and your loved ones valuable peace of mind about the thing that matters most – your safety and well-being. You might consider post-hospital care if you are:
The types of care available after hospital discharge
At Helping Hands, we pride ourselves on building your care plan entirely around your needs.
Whether you’d simply like short and regular visits to support you with your household chores or full-time live-in care, we’ll work entirely around you. And if your condition is more complex, we have a dedicated team of clinical nurses on hand to help with safe and reliable nursing support.
Visiting care
Live-in care
Respite care
Needing a short period of care after an unexpected operation, (Helping Hands) quickly assessed my needs and were able to provide some flexibility. My carer for a week was a perfect match for my needs – professional but with great compassion, kindness and fun.
Ailish
After hospital care for the elderly
Returning home after a spell in hospital can be daunting for anybody, especially if you are feeling weaker or more vulnerable than when you were first admitted. And we understand that the uncertainties of the current situation can be unsettling, particularly if you are over the age of 70 or have an underlying health condition. But with your safety at the fore, we’re here to help you in any way you need after you’ve been discharged from hospital and beyond.
Support for complex conditions
All of our carers are trained to offer support for people with simple and complex needs.
With over 30 years’ experience and as one of the UK’s leading elderly care providers, we know exactly what it takes to deliver high quality care for people with a wide variety of conditions and needs. Our home care focuses on ensuring you’re left feeling safe and supported in the comfort of your own home, with the full assistance of a dedicated team of expert carers local to you.
Find out more about the conditions we support
A fully regulated home care provider
Here at Helping Hands, our service is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
This means we need to consistently meet high standards and are monitored by our regulators.
Why is being a regulated care provider important?
Independent inspections of our service, giving you peace of mind
Fully vetted, high-quality carers
Guaranteed training and development for our staff
How to arrange post-hospital care
We try to make arranging care simple and stress-free so that we can focus on what really matters: your care needs. Speak to our team today to begin your journey.
Speak to our team
Our friendly, knowledgeable team can answer your questions and talk you through your options. We are available 7 days a week.
Book a free care assessment
Your local Helping Hands care manager will visit you to understand your needs and preferences and discuss how we can help. We can visit you at home, in hospital or even a care home to carry out the care assessment.
Confirm your care package
We create a tailored care plan for you to review. Once you’ve agreed the plan, we can organise care in as little as 24 hours.
After hospital care FAQs
After hospital care is for anyone who requires additional support when they return home after a hospital admission but who is well enough to be discharged.
After hospital care can be arranged for the day that you’re discharged, so that you’re supported as soon as you get home. Depending on the reason for your stay and the level of care you’ll require, your doctors and nurses will discuss your discharge with you and sometimes other professionals, too, so that you can prepare for when you leave hospital. For those who are discharged quickly, we can arrange care in as little as 24 hours.
After hospital care includes support with personal care, mobilising safely, housekeeping, attending appointments and companionship. We can provide regular visits from a team of local carers several times a day or round-the-clock live-in care if you have clinical needs.
To arrange after hospital home care, simply contact us today to discuss your care needs and when you need them to start.