Setting goals and monitoring progress is an important and ongoing process throughout your stay.
Regular progress meetings will be held between you and members of the team to discuss your progress, rehabilitation goals, and discharge plans. You are encouraged to involve your family or carers in these meetings.
To prepare for discharge, planning will begin early in your stay, and an estimated discharge date will be set. You and your relatives or carers will be closely involved in this process.
A Social Services representative may also assist, advise, and support you.
You will be allocated either a single or shared room upon admission, based on your clinical needs. It may be necessary for you to change rooms during your stay.
At no time will you be required to share a room with a member of the opposite sex.
What to Bring
- Daytime wear according to season, eg warm outdoor jacket, gloves, sun protection cream, hat etc.
- Nightwear
- Loose clothing such as a tracksuit and T shirts
- Shorts
- Trainers or supportive footwear
- Toiletries, including sanitary and continence products
- Prescribed medication
- Small aids or equipment that you use regularly (e.g., for dressing or eating)
- Any communication aids that you use (e.g., hearing aid, glasses, communication folder)
- Any splints or orthoses that you use
- If coming from home, small transfer aids such as sliding (banana) boards
- Mobility aids that you use
- Your usual wheelchair and cushion if you have one
- Small amount of money
- Writing pad and paper
- Diary
Therapy Sessions
Therapy sessions take place between Monday to Friday. You are responsible for ensuring, where possible, that you are ready for your scheduled therapy sessions.
You will receive a copy of your personal timetable each week. Scheduled therapy will include both individual and group sessions. People with a neurological conditions may also benefit from periods of rest as part of the rehabilitation process.
It would be helpful if family or carers could be present during the first day of admission to meet some of the team and discuss expectations of stay.
Family members are welcome to join sessions when pre-arranged with therapists.
Time Off the Ward
It may be possible to spend short periods off the ward. This can be discussed with your treating team.
Risk assessments may need to be completed prior to you having time off the unit.
Visitors leaving the unit with patients should notify the nurse in charge and ensure that they have signed the patient out. You will be given a copy of any guidelines that are advised by the medical and therapy team.
Following assessment, it may be appropriate to spend time at home, either for a few hours or overnight, as part of a graded discharge. This can support you to become used to being at home again.
This will be discussed with you and your relatives or carers but will be with the recommendations of the medical and therapy staff and in consideration of medical and care needs.
