Silver Chain Home Hospital is part of the broader Friend in Need - Emergency scheme. We have strong links with the other components such as the care co-ordination teams in the public hospital Emergency Departments, the complex care co-ordination teams and other services such as the Residential Care Line. In addition, Silver Chain provides a wide range of services funded by other programs (such as HACC nursing) which further facilitates seamless care provision.

Silver Chain Home Hospital caters for patients who have a range of short term clinical care requirements, offering the following services:

• Priority Response Assessment (PRA) is a non-emergency service that provides advanced clinical assessments within four hours. This assessment may lead to the provision of short term acute care interventions to address an immediate need or admission to other services.

• Hospital@Home provides care in the home for patients who would otherwise require hospitalisation, are clinically stable and require 24 hour medical governance. Treatment is available for ambulatory care sensitive conditions requiring IV antibiotics, anticoagulation therapy, rehydration therapy etc.

• Post Acute Care service provides care interventions for patients in the immediate post discharge period from hospital or a HITH program.

• Community Nursing provides care for patients not requiring 24 hour medical governance, as an alternative to admitting patients to hospital. All Silver Chain Home Hospital services include the option of home support services or allied health as required.