Integrated care service for ICBs

A new fixed-price solution to productivity challenges and improving patient outcomes 

Often patients can’t be discharged from hospital (or avoid admission) due to the delay in assembling care packages from multiple providers, e.g. Domiciliary Care, Community Physiotherapy and Community/District Nursing. These delays cause deconditioning of patients, additional costs and a shortage of beds for elective care and admissions from Emergency Departments.

Our Integrated Care at Home service provides an ‘at home ward’ of hospital beds, at a fixed price. The ‘ward’ enables patients to receive Intermediate Care at Home for up to 6 weeks as soon as they are medically stable. During this time patients will then either complete their recovery, be in a position to be supported by family members, or HomeLink Healthcare will oversee the transfer to a other providers for longer term support. Once a ‘bed’ is freed up, the ward can take on another patient.

Key features 

Patient-centred holistic care:

Our Integrated Care Service prioritises the individual needs of patients, ensuring a personalised and patient-centred approach. Traditional models are based on available resource and can be a postcode lottery. With our new Integrated Care Service, care and support is delivered based on patient needs to maximise recovery in whatever form it takes. By focusing on holistic care, we empower patients to regain independence and achieve optimal recovery within the comfort of their own homes.

Proven cost-effectiveness: 

As a provider with a track record in clinical hospital-at-home care since 2016, HomeLink Healthcare brings you a cost-effective solution. Our Integrated Care Service delivers quantifiable improvements and reablement, contributing to lower future costs while maintaining high-quality care standards. Providing care at home is a lower cost alternative to providing additional inpatient beds (escalation capacity), in one study in the East of England our service was (on average) 45% of the cost of the patient remaining in hospital.

MDT approach for comprehensive support: 

Our multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach ensures targeted, timely, and holistic care at home for complex patients post-hospitalisation. By addressing the most critical phase of the post-hospital journey, we facilitate a smoother transition for patients, helping them achieve the best recovery they can make. This focus on patients reaching a higher level of independence than standard discharge reduces the dependence on longer term system support (saving cost) and helps people return to being economically active.

System-wide productivity benefits: 

Embracing our Integrated Care Service translates to system-wide benefits, including increased inpatient bed capacity facilitating flow from ED and achieving elective targets, better patient outcomes, reduced strain on stretched services/reduce needs for ongoing social care, and a positive impact on overall healthcare costs. It’s a win-win solution that elevates patient care and streamlines healthcare resources.