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Getting home

Getting home is a huge step on the road to recovery. While it is often an enormous relief to be back home, some may find the first few weeks a bit of an emotional rollercoaster in terms of readjusting to everyday life. In this section, we've provided some general information and advice on the common physical and psychological issues you might face, what you can do to help the recovery process along, and the types of help that might be available to you and your family after you get home. We've also included a few short pieces on other people's experience, which we hope you will find helpful. 

 

 

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Web Link: Attendance allowance

Attendance Allowance is a benefit for people of pension age or over, and who need help with personal care (washing,dressing or eating, for example). Some patients need this type of help in the first few weeks and months after they get home. You do not have to have someone caring for you in order to claim.This link will take you to the UK government's page which will tell you more about what this allowance is, who is eligible and how to claim it.

Web Link: Attendance Allowance

Attendance Allowance is a benefit for people aged over state pension age who need someone to help look after them.You must have needed help for at least 6 months (unless you are terminally ill). This link will take you to the NHS Choices web page, which will tell you more about what this allowance is, who is eligible and how to claim it.

Article: Balance and dizziness after critical illness - Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital

Patients sometimes tell us that they continue to have issues with balance after they go home. This can be due to a number of things: muscle wasting and weakness changes in sensation (numbness or tingling) in the feet or legs inner ear problems from medication used in the ICU to treat infections loss of confidence when they first get home At Guy's and St Thomas's there is a balance clinic and they will see patients with any of the following...

Web Link: Balance exercises

This link takes you to the NHS exercise page, with some specific exercises to do if you have balance problems. Please note that if your balance is bad enough to make you fall, please discuss this with your GP, who can rule out any medical causes and refer you for help to prevent falls.

Article: Balance issues

Patients sometimes tell us that they continue to have issues with balance after they go home. This can be due to a number of things: muscle wasting and weakness changes in sensation (numbness or tingling) in the feet or legs inner ear problems from medication used in the ICU to treat infections loss of confidence when they first get home At Guy's and St Thomas's there is a balance clinic and they will see patients with any of the following...

Web Link: Being discharged from hospital - general information

Each hospital has its own discharge policy. Once you're admitted to hospital, your treatment plan, including details for discharge or transfer, will be developed and be discussed with you. A discharge assessment will determine whether you need more care after you leave hospital. You should be fully involved in the assessment process. With your permission, family or carers will also be kept informed and given the opportunity to contribute. This weblink providing general information...

Web Link: Benefits - GOV.UK

Benefits explained - GOV.UK This page links to the government's page on benefits. Explains all the benefits available in different circumstances, including Low income While looking for work Temporarily unable to look for work Families Disabled or living with a health condition Carers

Web Link: Benefits calculator

Benefits calculators can be used to work out what you might be able to claim for. You can also use it to work out how your benefits might be affected by you starting back at work. You will need some information to use them, such as any savings you have, your income, existing benefits and what you pay out each month in bills. You will also need this information for your partner if you have one, and a Council Tax bill.

Web Link: Benefits for those over State Pension age

Once you reach state pension age, you can't claim all of the same benefits as you did before this age. This link will help you work out what you can claim for at pension age.

Web Link: Benefits if you're caring for someone

This link gives you information about what financial support you might be able to get if you are caring for someone.