Convalescent Care Services

Short-Term Convalescent Care Services

Convalescent care services assists residents during recovery from an illness, injury or hospital stay in a comfortable environment with care support around the clock, either in a friendly, welcoming residential setting or one of our specialist nursing homes.

Residents often require extra support during their journey back to full health, with a convalescent home a convenient way to ensure they have all the intermediate care and post-operation help necessary to feel confident and well before returning to their own homes.

Professional Temporary Convalescent Care Support

Care staff and team members across the network of Forest Healthcare facilities offer respectful, tailored and personalised support, ensuring that every resident who opts to live in convalescent care while recuperating has the assistance they need to make a speedy and complete recovery.

We provide flexibility, whether the ideal convalescence period is just a few days, over a few weeks, or potentially extends over a few months for residents requiring dedicated postoperative care or a more involved recovery process after a serious illness or longer stay in the hospital.

Our care teams can provide additional support, companionship, medication assistance and specialist care as needed, focusing on the comfort and physical and mental well-being of each resident while they follow care planning. That might include speech therapy, rehabilitation exercises and motor skills practice, regaining the movement, mobility and functionality needed to live independently.

Forest Healthcare’s convalescent care teams often work closely with local authority occupational therapy professionals, hospital-based consultants and family members to understand the nature and complexity of the routine support a resident may need and how we can add value while they are recovering from an illness, injury or hospital treatment.

Convalescent Homes With Nursing Care

Our nursing homes offer convalescent care with the assurance of trained medical workers and registered nurses, who provide a layer of added assistance for residents needing postoperative care that requires medication management or monitoring. Many residents requiring temporary care following a hip replacement, surgery or longer illness need more time and support to get back on their feet and benefit from nursing care during their recovery.

Every resident or family member who wishes to arrange convalescent care with Forest Healthcare is invited to participate in care support planning, where our staff members assess the level of short-term rehabilitation or assistance needed and record the individual’s wishes and preferences regarding personal care and day-to-day tasks.

This personalised approach enables us to organise convalescent care that is respectful of each resident’s needs and wishes, aligning this support with the requirements of the individual and helping them make a full recovery with light-touch or around-the-clock care support as needed.

Choosing a high-quality nursing home with convalescent care is a stepping stone between the hospital, ensuring that each resident recovering from an illness can rely on skilled professionals to assist and take care of personal care, rehabilitation and recovery without time pressures or a sudden return to the home environment before they are back to full health.

Accessing a Convalescent Home Through Forest Healthcare

We are proud to offer a wide range of care support across our nursing home facilities and residential care centres and are always on hand to provide support and advice to you or your loved one about the best short-term care for your needs.

Convalescent care is currently available through all of the below locations:

County	Location	Care Centre
Hertfordshire	New Barnet	Cedars Care Centre
Hertfordshire	Elstree & Borehamwood	Forest Care Village
Kent	Gillingham	Grace Manor Care Centre
Kent	Maidstone	The Poplars Care Centre
London	Camden NW5	Ash Court Care Centre
London	Islington N1	Bridgeside Lodge Care Centre
Norfolk	Hingham	Hassingham House Care Centre
Oxfordshire	Stanford in the Vale, Faringdon	The Grange Care Centre

What to Expect From an Experienced Convalescent Care Service

Like all professional convalescent care providers, we begin with a comprehensive plan, consulting with medical care services, loved ones and local authority healthcare teams to define the postoperative care or short-term support each resident may need. Residents who require convalescent care may be of any age and require routine support for any period up to several months.

Our convalescent homes offer a full range of support, including:

Personalised recovery and care planning, with regular updates with loved ones and family members, as we gain a clearer idea of recuperation time frames.
Ongoing monitoring to assist with rehabilitation, including follow-up assessments.
Provision of nursing as required, with nursing centres able to offer a short-term form of residential support with medical expertise on hand.
Varied therapies, which can include occupational, speech and language and physical therapies.
Psychological support – often a key element of convalescent care while a person recovers from surgery, illness or an accident.

Forest Healthcare team members can manage all domestic tasks and personal care requirements, with nutritious meals freshly prepared each day and a varied roster of entertainment and social events to ensure that residents remain engaged and comfortable during recovery.

Understanding Funding Support Options to Assist With Convalescent Care

We’re often asked for advice about organising a free consultation with our convalescent care professionals and whether the local authority will offer a financial assessment. The relevant council may indeed be able to help with convalescent care costs or top up a personal budget for a resident needing convalescent care in a nursing setting.

Depending on the nature of the person’s condition and the reason they require convalescent care, some families may be eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding, following an evaluation normally completed by the local Clinical Commissioning Group.

Can convalescent care be provided as a privately funded service? Absolutely; we often work with residents and families looking for the highest possible standards of care and the reassurance that their loved one is in safe hands with all the support necessary to return to full health.

You are welcome to contact Forest Healthcare to learn more about our convalescent care services, the centres listed above, or the right care structure required once a person is discharged from the hospital.

Generally, convalescent care will include the features listed below.