Home from Hospital

Please note, this service is not available outside Age UK Sutton - Head Office's catchment area.

Age UK Sutton
Sutton Gate
1 Carshalton Road
SM1 4LE
United Kingdom

Email: hfh.sutton@nhs.net
Telephone: 07476 456340 / 020 8078 0002

Home from Hospital is an enabling service offering people aged 65+ support immediately after discharge following a stay in hospital, offering a range of practical support to help you on the road to recovery for up to four weeks.

Our Home from Hospital Care Co-Ordinators will work with you on a personalised programme of confidence building, emotional support and solution finding in your own home by:

• helping you set realistic goals based on your needs and supporting you to achieve them
• offering you reassurance visits and/or phone calls
• connecting you to other services who that can support help you to put longer term support in place, such as community support team, and wider information and advice
• ongoing welfare checks by staff for up to 4 weeks
• introduce practical support for the tasks of daily living in the home for up to 4 weeks, such as shopping, cleaning and light meal preparation

What does Home from Hospital do?

Home from Hospital is integrated with health, social care and community services and will support you on your return home following a stay in hospital by helping you find practical solutions that improve your wellbeing, reduce the time you in hospital and the likelihood of you being re-admitted to hospital.

Who is eligible for the service?

The service is available free to people aged 65+ who are registered with a Sutton GP, and who have no or a limited family or friends support network. We aim to respond to any referral within 24 hours - our hours of operation are 9am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday. To contact or refer someone in to the service, contact: 074 7645 6340 or 020 8078 0002.