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Continuing Care Units

Older people are sometimes admitted to a continuing care unit when they need a longer period of focused treatment or care in a hospital setting.

The care on these units is usually offered to a small number of older people after they've been assessed on an assessment ward and have been found to require NHS continuing healthcare.  Reassessments take place regularly, so that if a person's needs change, he or she can be transferred to a more appropriate service.

Each person has a named nurse and a psychiatrist. Physiotherapists, occupational therapists and psychologists are also involved in a person's care.

Staff put together an individual care plan with the patient, their carer and their family.  Carers and families are encouraged to complete a likes and dislikes chart, personal profile and a life book for their relative. The life book is a detailed account of important events in a person's life, often with pictures. This helps our teams understand the person's background and in turn their present behaviour. 

Continuing care units also offer individual and group programmes and leisure activities which are based on developing a person's senses. This can involve music, smell and hand massage.The primary goal of care being to maintain and improve the wellbeing of each person.

All of our continuing care units have a carers support group. These groups provide support for carers and families, and are also an opportunity for staff to look for ways to improve the service provided by engaging with carers and families and listening to their opinions and ideas.