Send your patients home

Silver Chain’s Home Hospital provides integrated and co-ordinated hospital-level acute and sub-acute care in patients’ homes. It’s a virtual hospital in the community, available 24/7 across the Perth metropolitan area.

An alternative to hospitalisation

Silver Chain Home Hospital is an integrated service consisting of:

Priority Response Assessment (PRA). A 24/7 advanced clinical assessment and treatment service, provided in the patient’s home or residential care facility within four hours, thereby avoiding the need for a visit to a hospital emergency department for many patients.
Hospital at Home. A 24/7 hospital substitution program. Patients will receive quality and responsive acute care at home for which they would otherwise require a hospital admission or extended hospital stay by virtue of a medical condition and necessary treatment.
Post-acute Care. Providing in-home care interventions for patients in the immediate post-discharge period from hospital after a medical or surgical intervention. On average patients require this care for up to two weeks.
Community Nursing. An alternative to admitting patients to hospital, delivering care for those who don’t require 24-hour medical governance.

Find out more about what can be treated, patient eligibility and how to refer a patient. You can also register for a Home Hospital GP workshop.

The benefits of Silver Chain Home Hospital

It’s our goal to reduce hospital presentations and the need for inpatient care, alleviating the burden on hospital resources in Perth, while delivering better outcomes for GPs, patients and their families.

GPs are able to maintain involvement in their patients’ care
Patients are treated safely at home, minimising infection risks and expediting recovery
Carers can access home support services based on their assessed need
Less pressure on public hospital beds and emergency departments

Register for a Home Hospital GP workshop for more information about how you can maintain involvement in your patients’ care.

Please note, our home care nursing services are underpinned by a robust clinical and medical governance structure, which meets ACHS accreditation standards.