If you're returning home, make sure you have everything you need for your recovery. It may be helpful to ask a friend or relative to stay with you or visit regularly. If this is not possible, make sure you have plenty of food, drink and other essentials at home.
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Staying physically and mentally well
The Healthy at Home service is a one-stop shop where you can access a range of online lifestyles services (e.g. stopping smoking and getting more active) that can keep you healthy during this time and beyond, completely free. To sign up, please complete the online Healthy at Home form, or call us on 0208 547 6815.
‘Keep Fit’ page with links to home exercises, including for older people and pre and post-natal women.
Better Bones information
Kick-It support to stop smoking
Falls Service is available for people who have fallen, worried about falling or at risk of falls. Take the Get Up and Go test to check if you are at risk of falls.
Staying connected and safe
Guide to staying digitally connected through video calls
Silverline 24 hour telephone support for older people.
Kingston Carers Network (KCN) can help if you are looking after someone returning from a hospital stay. KCN can help you with advice and advocacy, social activities and social groups.
Staywell offers support including hospital discharge, help at home with household tasks such as cleaning, handyperson service, and much more.
Princess Alice Hospice Wellbeing Centre supports people with life-limiting illnesses and their carers to live as fully and independently as possible.
Worried about finances?
Advice if you are new to benefits
Need additional care support?
If you have been admitted to hospital and you, the staff, or anyone who supports you feels that you may have difficulty managing at home, hospital staff can ask for your needs to be assessed before you are discharged.
Practical help at home may include help getting in and out of bed, washing and dressing.
The assessment will evaluate your needs with you and the support available to meet them, depending on your situation.
If it's appropriate, we may arrange services to support you when you return home (called transitional care) depending on your needs and eligibility. Please call the council on 020 8547 5000 if you would like to talk through your options.
For information about requesting a carer assessment, please visit the Carer’s guide on the Council website.
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The Active Breathing Course (ABC) is a free six-week course devised specifically to help people recover from the impact of Covid and other respiratory illnesses using breathing and singing exercises. It is both fun and creative, and has the full backing of GPs, and Kingston & Richmond Councils.
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Dance West has pioneered high-quality dance programmes in London since 2015, offering a creative response to local and social issues, including poor health.
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Our Elders Empowerment Programme aims to help older people in the community maintain their wellbeing. Our members are predominately Tamils but we welcome people from all backgrounds. We are running exercise sessions over Zoom, including yoga, dance and Tai Chi
