Home from Hospital and Community Support

The Home from Hospital and Community Support project is for people over 55 years old discharged from hospital without formal support.

It helps you to to recover at home safely after leaving hospital. To use the service you need a referral from the NHS Hospital Discharge Team at the RVI and Freeman hospitals.

You are then given a flexible, short-term support package to meet your needs. A trained volunteer will help you with things like:

• collecting food or prescriptions for you
• friendly conversations and emotional support
• practical tasks such as helping to fill in forms and making sure your home is safe

The project is ran by Volunteering Matters