About the Derbyshire Home from Hospital Service

 

The service can provide the following types of support for up to 6 weeks:

• fetching shopping and ensuring you have a plan in place to manage shopping after the service ends;

• making sure your home environment is safe, warm and comfortable;

• arranging for key safes to be fitted and community alarm or telecare systems to be provided, if needed;

• supporting you to pay bills and make appointments;

• collecting medication prescriptions;

• supporting you to maintain and improve your social networks;

• supporting you to understand care options and plan future support;

• signposting to other statutory, voluntary sector and community organisations.

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At the end of the 6 week period you will either:

• be able to manage day to day tasks independently, or with the same support that you had before using our service;

• choose to get support from other suitable services (we can help you find out what’s available), or

• have been assessed by adult social care for an ongoing care package.