Part of: Returning home after hospital
We know some people may be able to return home medically, but you and your family may worry about how you will cope when you return home from the hospital. If you’re over 50, the Haringey Home from Hospital service, which works with North Middlesex and Whittington Hospital patients, can help you settle back at home with basic things like:
You can ask the ward manager or ward staff to refer you to this service before the date you leave the hospital.
Your hospital team may think you need extra support to help you go home or recover. They will work with you and other staff working in the hospital and in the community – nurses, therapists and social workers – to decide what sort of free, short-term (up to 6 weeks) help and support you may need, including any items of equipment to help you.
Most people who get this help do so at home, but you may move to a community bed outside the hospital to help your recovery.