Step Down Service

Curo’s Step Down from hospital accommodation is designed to offer a home from home for patients in Bath & North East Somerset who are ready to leave hospital but are unable to return home.

Curo has six self-contained Stepdown properties throughout Bath & North East Somerset, all furnished to a high standard. The accommodation is fully funded to stay in for up to 12 weeks, with a person-centred care and support package.

Our Step Down Practitioner also offers practical and emotional support, tailored to each individual.

Step Down offers...

• Fully furnished properties ready to move in to.
• A home-like environment - partners can stay and families and friends can visit any time.
• A tailored care and support package provide by B&NES.
• Privacy and a quiet environment to aid rest and recovery.
• 24-hour personal response service via our community alarm system.
• Fully adapted bathroom, equipped kitchen, bedding and towels, and a TV.
• All bills included, apart from food (customers will need to buy their own).
• Support to look at alternative options if existing home is not suitable to return to.

Step Down is for customers:

• Recovering in hospital and are medically fit for discharge but, for whatever reason, are unable to return home at this point.
• With physical or emotional conditions that mean they need time to adjust to living independently again - with the level of care and support that they need to maintain independence.
• Waiting for a care package assessment to see if they could manage at home.
• Recovering from a fracture or an operation
• Needing further rehabilitation to enable them to return to their own home.
• Medically fit for hospital discharge but need adaptions or work to their property to return home safely.
• At risk of hospital admission.

To access Step Down please forward a Care Act assessment or any supporting information to enable us to assess your suitability for this service. 

The service can help anyone who meets this criteria, who is aged over 18 and lives in or has a GP in Bath & North East Somerset.

We also consider people who would be at risk of hospital admission following a fall or ongoing health conditions.

How to access Step Down

To access Step Down please forward a Care Act assessment or any supporting information to us via  the email below, this will enable us to assess your suitability for this service. Please ensure there is a clear exit plan at point of referral. 

Email us at ils@curo-group.co.uk

Referrals to Step Down can be made by any hospital clinician or other health professional. Contact us to discuss how we can support you.

This service is available thanks to funding from Bath & North East Somerset Council, and is provided through Curo’s Independent Living Service, in partnership with B&NES.