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What To Consider When Bringing Your Loved One Home From Hospital.

When your loved one is in hospital following an injury or surgical procedure, with the right support in place, you may be able to bring them home to recover instead of staying in the hospital or moving to a respite centre. However, for a safe and optimal recovery, it’s important to be prepared by planning for their return home before their discharge date arrives.

When planning to bring your loved one home consider:

Their discharge plan:

This will be created by the hospital, typically in conjunction with your loved one and your family and will outline things like follow-up tests and appointments, medication, equipment and/or rehabilitation your loved one may need.

Who will care for your loved one during their recovery:

While your loved one is recovering, they’ll need assistance with their daily living needs. This may include things like help with showering and dressing. Or assistance managing their medication or any wound care. You may also need to consider housekeeping, like shopping for groceries, cooking meals, cleaning and laundry.

If any home modifications are required:

If your loved one needs to use a walker, wheelchair, or even a cane during their recovery, you may need to make modifications to their/your home to accommodate for and support the use of these. This could include barrier free entryways, bath seats for showering or grab rails for support.

Transportation to appointments:

Your loved one’s discharge plan may outline a number of follow-up tests and appointments that they’ll need you or another family member to transport them to and from.

While a lot of planning and care may be needed, you don’t need to take on all the responsibility.

Prestige Inhome Care can support you and your loved one in their in-home recovery.  

As specialists in post-hospital support, we can work with you and the hospital to create and provide a tailored care plan that ensures all necessary support is in place, to create a seamless and safe in-home recovery. The care plan may include:

Preparing the home:

Before your loved one is discharged from hospital, an experienced Prestige Inhome Care Case Manager can visit their/your home to conduct an occupational health and safety test which will determine what modifications may be required. We can also hire or purchase any equipment your loved one will need on your behalf, usually reducing wait times and costs.

Our friendly and experienced team of carers can also make sure your loved one’s home is clean and their bed is freshly made. Or anything else your loved one may need to ensure their face lights up when they return home. 

Providing care and support:

Whether it be a few hours a week – when you or your family are unavailable or are needing respite – or around-the clock, our friendly and experienced team of nurses and carers can assist your loved one with all their daily living needs. They can also be there during those moments when your loved one needs someone to talk to or have a laugh with, offering them companionship.

Support is available from as soon as your loved one returns home from hospital. With each carer being expertly matched to suit yours and your loved one’s needs.

Escorting to and from appointments:

We can safely transport your loved one to any follow up tests and appointments that are included in their recovery.

Planning your loved one’s return home ahead of time will not only give you peace of mind, but it will also create a safe and optimal recovery.

The support of Prestige Inhome Care can be as little or as much as you need for as long as you want. There are no lock-in contracts and some of our services may even be covered by your loved one’s private health insurance.

For more information on how Prestige Inhome Care can support you call our friendly team on 1300 10 30 10. 

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