Home First

Home First is a KCHFT and Kent County Council health and social care partnership service.

This is an early support service to help people back to living as independently as possible after a hospital stay, in their own home. The team will visit people on the day they are discharged from hospital and then after 72 hours at home

The team is made up of Home First support workers and assessors and a team lead. the team link in with other health and social care services.

Our first job is to get to know people, to understand their situation and where they were before their hospital stay. We then work together to set goals, before putting together a plan to address their needs.

The plan is individual to the person. It could be a regular support carer in the home, extra equipment or an external referral to a voluntary sector group, like Age UK.

The support means people can return home from hospital sooner, or live more independently when they get home.