Carmarthenshire launches convalesence service
A new convalescence service to help people recuperate following discharge from hospital will launch on June 7. Carmarthenshire County Council secured £200,000 of funding to provide 20 convalescence beds under the Welsh Assembly’s Invest 2 Save Improvement Fund. Eight convalescence, or ‘step down’ beds will come in to service at Maesllewellyn, Newcastle Emlyn, and a further 12 at Llys-y-bryn, Llanelli, to provide additional support to medically fit patients who have been discharged from hospital. Two new social workers have also been employed. Managed in partnership with Hywel Dda Health Board, the beds will allow patients a short period of recuperation in a home-based setting where they can regain confidence and independence, and ultimately return to their home. The beds will also allow social care teams more scope to assess each service user’s long-term needs. The investment will mean long-term savings and will also mean people will be able to return to their own communities, supporte...