In Patient care

Moving on from the in-patient unit

During a stay in the in-patient unit, it is routine to make plans for your follow-up and future care.

Pilgrims Hospices’ team of professionals work with you to ensure that your preferences and wishes can be taken into consideration as much as possible.

Going home, options and possibilities

Sometimes a patient’s condition is stable and the only follow-up care you may need will be provided by your own GP. Hospice services will still be an option for you should your situation change, or if your GP needs to ask advice about your care.

Some patients require follow-up through out-patient appointments at the hospice. Some may benefit from coming to Day Hospice or joining one of the Living for Today programmes.

Occasionally, following an in-patient stay, a patient or their family may decide that a residential care home is an option for future care and support.

Occasionally, a patient may leave the hospice to spend a little time in a community hospital where this is most appropriate for their needs.

The first step in making arrangement for further care will be to meet with a social worker who will usually plan a meeting called a Comprehensive Assessment where your family members, along with a range of staff involved in your care will meet to discuss any necessary plans, wishes or worries you may have.

The wishes of patients and families are extremely important in planning the future place of care, but there are also issues of professional advice, guidance and resource which will be taken in to account.

Next steps

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