HomeSafe provides patients who are leaving hospital, or who are at risk of hospital admission, with the non-medical support they need to be safe and well in their homes. The service is free and delivered by a partnership of local charities including; Southend Association of Voluntary Services (SAVS), South Essex Advocacy (SEAS) and Citizens Advice Southend (CAS).
Utilising existing assets and the experience and knowledge of partners, it provides an effective gateway to community support provision to support the hospital discharge process, or prevention of admission to hospital.
How we can help:
- Daily Living Tasks
- Home Visits
- Shopping
- Medication/Supplies Collection
- Advocacy
- Debt Support & Money/Budgeting
- Food & Fuel Support
- Form/Application Filling
- Community Connection
Support via this programme is short-term, not ongoing (2 weeks’ maximum). For longer-term support, residents are signposted and referred to statutory, health or community-based services.
Who we can support:
- People who are being discharged from hospital
- People who have left hospital in the past 7 days
- People who are at risk of needing to be admitted into hospital
Referral Process
Individuals can be referred into the service via:
- Selected partner organisations.
- Direct from Hospital Discharge Teams.
- A self-referral if they have bene discharged from hospital in the previous 7 days.
