Respite and Rehabilitation
Respite and Rehabilitation is a planned, usually two week stay, where you can come into the Hospice and we work with you to find ways to improve your overall health and wellbeing.
We have a wide range of services run by specialists who will work with you to reach agreed goals, helping you maintain your independence and control of your own health and life.
During your stay, you can keep the same routines you have at home or adapt them with our support. You may want to try to improve some aspect of your physical health, mental health or diet for example. We have therapists on hand who can help you with whatever you need, even if your needs change while you are here.
Who is eligible for Respite and Rehabilitation?
We have a wide range of services for different needs:
- Palliative Rehabilitation – to enable you to live as fully and independently as possible
- Carer respite – to give your Carer a break
- Specialist multi-disciplinary team assessment – to ensure all your needs are met
- Complex psychosocial/spiritual issues – we provide counselling and spiritual support
- Supportive care, including supportive self-management – looking at ways to support you to live life as well as you can
Some types of admissions such as end of life care, complex symptom management and specific treatments are not appropriate for a planned respite and rehabilitation stay so please check if you are eligible for this service.
- If you have specialist palliative care needs and would benefit from an admission under one or more of the categories above
- You can plan your admission weeks or months in advance, rather than an urgent admission
- You are stable enough not to require daily review by our medical or therapies teams.
Patients who are usually not eligible:
- If you are awaiting placement in long- term care or living in long term care
- If you require specialist dementia care
- If you need one to one care all the time
How do I get a referral for a respite stay?
Any health or social care professional who knows you can make a referral; your GP, social worker, district nurse or a family member. You can also refer yourself. We will discuss your referral and let you know if we are able to offer you a respite stay.
To find out more about this service, or to book an appointment please call the First Contact Team on 0300 30 30 400.