Home Comfort

Please note, this service is not available outside Age UK Leeds - Head Office's catchment area.

St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
United Kingdom

Email: hctcarecoordinators@ageukleeds.org.uk
Telephone: 01133 893000
Website: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/leeds/our-services/home-comfort/

The Home Comfort Service is a support service unlike any other! We pride ourselves on offering high-quality, emotional and well-being support 9am-8pm, 7 days a week.

Our primary aim is “admission avoidance”, whether that be helping an individual stay safe and well in their own home or to avoid readmission, following a recent stay in hospital.

No two individuals are the same and so no two support plans are ever the same. Our experienced and caring team work with the service user, family, carers and healthcare team to develop a flexible and adaptable short-term plan (up to 10 days).

Highly Trained non-clinical Staff from Age UK Leeds

We offer a broad range of services, such as:

- Prescription/medication collection and delivery
- Welfare and wellbeing checks
- Emotional Support and companionship
- Support to make a light meal or snack
- Signposting to other services
- Support to leave the home, including attending medical appointments
- Assistance with documentation/paperwork
- 121 social support (home or community)
- Light cleaning and organising your home
- Shopping (with or on behalf of Client)

Referral criteria:

Available for people aged 60+ with exceptions of 55+ who have frailty and 50+ who have severe frailty. The person must be independently mobile and able to get in and out of a vehicle independently if transport/travel services are required.

You can refer to us via community or hospital professionals.