A clearer route for professional referrals.

For hospital discharge teams, NHS and ICB colleagues, local authorities, social workers, community clinicians and case managers.

Talk directly with the relevant home.

Each placement is considered individually. Contact the home to discuss needs, timing and whether an assessment may be appropriate.

Kimbolton Lodge has an established rehabilitation and discharge-to-assess pathway. Other homes support needs only where their service offer and assessment confirm suitability.

What to include

Current needs, key risks, mobility, clinical or care requirements, likely timescale and the best contact for follow-up.

Contact a home