24 hour care homes

Avery Care Homes

The hospital also use beds contracted from Avery Care Homes for when the patients have completed their acute phase of treatment and until they have their discharge services in place.

These beds are for short stay only, they are not permanent beds for patients and are not convalescence or reablement beds.

Short Term Assessment and Re-ablement Service (START)

You may be assessed as benefitting from START for your return home. The START service provides re-enablement for adults aged 18 years and over within their own homes.

START helps people who have experienced a sudden change in health to help you regain your confidence and your ability to do things for yourself and to achieve optimum levels of independence, thereby remaining safely at home. The service could be for a few days or a little longer (maximum six weeks) and in most cases is a free service while we work with you to decide what help you may need in the future. START can help if you need specialist equipment, and they work with you to encourage and support you. If the need for continuing help is identified during this period you will be assessed under Northamptonshire County Council’s Fair Access to Care Services criteria and a financial assessment would be undertaken as there may be a charge for services.

24 hour care homes

If it is felt that you can no longer manage at home even with support, it may be necessary to consider a move to a care home. You and your family will be involved in this decision.

The assessment will identify your care needs and will be carried out in the community as part of the Discharge To Assess process you will be discharged to a care home that can meet your needs where then a full assessment will be performed and then you and your family can help to select your definite care destination. There are three categories of care homes. ■ Residential care – provides accommodation, meals, care and support throughout the day and night. ■ Nursing care – offers the same as residential care with

the addition of 24 hour care by a qualified nurse. ■ Dementia care which provides specialist extra care for people often due to dementia or other mental health diagnosis. During the care planning process you should be supported to identify a suitable care home which is registered to meet your needs and has a vacancy. As we have already said, this process will take place in a community bed and not in hospital. Your social worker/care manager can help you with this process. However if the home of your choice has no vacancy, you may have to accept a place in an alternative care home until a place in your home of choice is available.