Preparing to leave
Soon it will be time for you to leave Bluebell Ward. This may be for a short trial, or to go home or to a care home.
Before you leave Bluebell Ward, we will make plans with you at a Care Programme Approach review. We sometimes call this a CPA. Your family can come to this meeting if you want them to.
Sometimes we visit your home to check it is safe. We will work out if you need help at home and make sure you get this.
We will only send you home if it is safe. If it is not safe, we will talk to you about where you can go next. We will always listen to what you want.
Care Programme Approach review (CPA)
Before you leave, we will invite you to a meeting with your care co-ordinator. This is called a Care Programme Approach review or CPA. It will be part of your MDM.
Multidisciplinary meeting (MDM)At this weekly meeting you will meet your consultant and other people taking care of you. We sometimes call this an MDM.
The CPA is your chance to tell us what is important to you. We would like your family and carers to take part but only if you are happy with this.
Your named nurse will work out what needs doing before you can go home. The nurse will write down all the arrangements and who has been told.
At the CPA, we will talk about the arrangements and if you need any extra support.
Before you leave, the OT might visit your home to check if you need anything to help you and keep you safe.
In your care plan, we will explain what will happen once you are home. This includes:
- when you will go home
- which services will help you at home
- who you can call if you need to talk to someone
- when someone will visit you to make sure you are ok.
If you need extra support, we will refer you to the right people. They may work for another organisation. We will let you know who they are and when we have done this.
If it is not safe for you to go home
We care about your health and safety. It may not be safe for you to go home. If so, we will organise a nursing assessment.
We will talk to you and your carer or family at your MDM. We will talk to you about the safest place for you to live. We will do our best to let you choose where you live. Sometimes it might not be possible to go where you want straight away. We will always talk to you about this.
Please fill in a Family and Friends Test survey before you leave. Please ask ward staff for details.