Derbyshire Home From Hospital

The Derbyshire Home from Hospital Service provides practical support for vulnerable people leaving hospital, or those living at home but at risk of being admitted.

Who can use the service?
Anyone who lives in Derbyshire (outside Derby City) or is registered with a GP in Derbyshire and has limited support from family or friends.

What sort of help does the service offer?
• Undertaking simple shopping
• Making sure the home environment is warm and comfortable
• Arranging for key safes and community alarm or telecare systems to be provided
• Supporting people to pay bills and make appointments
• Collecting medication prescriptions
• Helping people to find out about and access community activities to keep them connected to their communities
• Helping people to understand care options and plan what they need for the future
• Signposting people to other organisations as appropriate

Volunteering
If you’d like to become a Home from Hospital volunteer, please call us on
01246 276 777 or email info@chesterfieldvc.org.uk
or download an application form to volunteer

Referring
If you would like to request a Home from Hospital volunteer to carry out a task for you or someone you know (for care professionals, this could be a client), please call us on 01283 817417 or email: info@chesterfieldvc.org.uk or home@dhfh.org.uk

Dedicated website to Home from Hospital with referral form >

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