Home care after hospital discharge in Bradford

Coming home from hospital can happen quickly. If you need home care after hospital discharge in Bradford or Airedale, this page explains what to ask before discharge, what free support there is in Bradford and Airedale, and how our care workers can help at home. Call 01274 214093, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

If someone is at immediate risk, call 999. For urgent medical advice, call NHS 111.

Questions to ask before discharge

Before your relative leaves the ward, it helps to ask:

• What help will they need at home, and for how long?
• Has the hospital arranged any short-term support, such as reablement?
• Who do we call if we have questions after they're home?
• Is any equipment needed, and who is arranging it?
• What medicines are they going home with, and is the GP being told?
• Has the carer been offered a carer's assessment?

Write the answers down and keep them with the discharge letter. They'll also help whoever provides care at home.

Free support after hospital in Bradford

Reablement

Bradford Council runs a short-term reablement service to help people regain everyday skills after illness or a hospital stay. It's usually arranged by hospital or social care staff and is time-limited. Read about Bradford's reablement service, or call the council's Independence Advice Hub on 01274 435400.

Home from Hospital

Carers' Resource offers free, short-term practical help across Bradford, Airedale and Wharfedale, such as shopping, welfare calls and pointing you to other support. It works through a health professional's referral. See Home from Hospital from Carers' Resource (01274 531377).

Discharge to Assess

Some people are assessed for longer-term support once they're home rather than on the ward. Ask the ward team which applies, or read the Bradford guide to hospital discharge and community support. TEC Bradford also explains equipment and technology that can help at home.

Home care after hospital discharge in Bradford: how we help

Our care workers help with personal care and daily routines while the person settles back home. Depending on the care plan, that can include:

• washing and dressing
• toileting
• moving around the home safely
• meals and drinks
• medication prompts in line with the care plan
• company.

Home care can follow on once reablement ends, and visits can be adjusted as the person gets stronger. If a family carer needs a break, see respite care at home. If more support is needed through the day, see live-in care in Bradford and West Yorkshire. For regular visits, see home care visits.

How quickly can care start?

Our Registered Manager visits for a free, no-obligation home assessment. Care can often start within a few days of the assessment, depending on the support needed and care worker availability. If something unexpected happens, call us during office hours. We'll do our best to help at short notice and tell you straight away what's possible.

For hospital and social care staff

You can refer an adult to us through our referral form or by calling 01274 214093. We cover Shipley, Saltaire, Baildon, Bingley, Keighley, Ilkley, Otley and Wharfedale, and the Bradford district.

Cost and funding

Home care from us starts from £25 an hour for people paying privately, with no travel or call-out charges. Rates may differ at evenings, weekends and bank holidays, and are confirmed before care starts. Council funding may be available after a care needs assessment. If you get a Direct Payment, you may be able to use it to pay a CQC-registered agency such as ours, by agreement with the council. Attendance Allowance is paid to the person who needs care and they decide how to spend it. Read more about the cost of home care in Bradford, using Direct Payments for home care and Attendance Allowance help in Bradford.