Admission criteria

You must meet all of the points listed in the admission criteria in order to be deemed suitable for the recuperative care treatment programme. The admission criteria is as follows:

• You must be aged 65 years and over
• Be clinically fit and medically stable if being discharged from hospital
• Not need nursing care. However there may be a need for district nursing services to be involved
• You may need 24 hour supervision to ensure safety and security
• To maximise your independence, your potential must be assessed
• You and your carer must be aware of and agree to the timescale as part of your treatment plan
• Motivation: you must be able to understand the purpose and process of recuperative care. You must agree to admission in the knowledge that you will be taking part in a programme of therapy
• Mobility: you should be mobile with any equipment appropriate to your needs. You should need no more than the assistance of one carer
• Transfers: you should need no more than the assistance of one carer when transferring from or to a bed, chair or otherwise
• Continence: managed continence problems are acceptable
• Communication: you must be able to communicate your needs in a manner appropriate to you
• Mental ability: acute or chronic confusional states, including short term memory loss may not be appropriate to allow participation in the recuperative care programme
• A planned discharge venue must be identified.

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