Enhanced Care at Home
The Enhanced Care at Home (ECAH) Service has been developed through an
Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) to provide person-centred care for individuals
with acute illness in their own home as an alternative to hospitalisation,
additionally facilitating early discharge.
The person's needs for therapeutics, assessment and monitoring are provided in
their own home, with agreed goals and interventions.
As a result of Enhanced Care at Home (ECAH) Service
interventions 8,951 bed days have been saved between
February 2017 - October 2018.
• 81% were discharged from ECAH to their own
home
• 39% of referrals have a respiratory condition
• 100% of patients who responded said they felt
safe with the level of care they received
• 31 patients had consultant input while remaining at
home.
Comments
received
"Hospital care excellent but care at home same
with regular monitoring and feedback, liaising
with patients GP and a home visit by the team's
Consultant".
"Tremendous backup for patient
and family in own home".
"The standard of care surpassed hospital care".
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