What is hospital care?

Hospital care provides a high level of support for people who may have complex health needs and require assistance to move around. Care typically includes 24/7 clinical support, assistance with personal tasks such as dressing and showering, all meals, medication management, and mobility assistance.

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Hospital care

Q: What is the difference between hospital care and rest home care?

Rest home care is suitable for people who are generally mobile but may need help with daily tasks such as showering, dressing, meals, and some nursing care. Ryman offers rest home, hospital, and dementia care.

Our hospital forms part of our care centre, with rooms similar to our resthome. Hospital-level care provides for those who have significant medical needs, with most people requiring full assistance to move around.

We will assist you with all your needs, from showering and dressing to monitoring any chronic health conditions. We will also provide assistance with medications, wound care, continence management and any other health needs as required.

Using our award-winning myRyman Care app - located on multiple devices dedicated to our care centres - we create a detailed plan of care with you and your family. This will determine the level of care you require, including your own personal preferences – right down to how you like your cup of tea.

To complement this, we implement primary nursing groups. This means that registered nurses and carers are allocated to a group of residents – so where possible, you will be regularly cared for by the same person.

Rest assured at all times you will be treated with the utmost dignity, kindness and respect.

If you would like more information on how you can access care, click here for our step-by-step guide.

Questions and answers

Hospital care provides a high level of support for people who may have complex health needs and require assistance to move around. Care provided typically includes 24/7 clinical support, assistance with personal tasks such as dressing and showering, all meals, medication management and mobility assistance.

Rest home care is suitable for people who are generally mobile but may need help with daily tasks such as showering, dressing, meals, and some nursing care.

Hospital care provides a higher level of assistance, including clinical and nursing support for people with higher or more complex needs.

Ryman offers rest home, hospital, and dementia care.

Hospital-level care services can include assistance with bathing and dressing, continence support, mobility help, medication management, wound care, dementia care and 24/7 nursing, in addition to meals and help with personal care.

Ryman creates tailored care plans to ensure each resident receives the right level of support. Your care plan will be reviewed and adapted if your needs change.

HOSPITAL CARE

What you can expect

Our care centres are staffed 24-hours a day. Care is provided by trained carers and registered nurses and is overseen by unit coordinators and a clinical manager. A registered nurse is always on duty in the hospital, and whilst it is not an acute hospital, our on-call doctor service is also always available. You will benefit from staff ratios that are amongst the highest in the retirement sector.

Each resident is unique, so by listening to your needs, we can customise your care. Our custom-built electronic care app– myRyman Care – provides nurses and carers all the clinical and personalised care information they need, at the bedside.

Our staff work tirelessly to ensure your comfort and happiness and should your needs change, you have priority access to other levels of care – right there in the village.

Innovation through myRyman Care

At Ryman, our care plans come to life through our custom-made electronic care app, myRyman Care. Located on multiple devices dedicated to our care centres, the app enables nurses and carers to access and record daily care tasks and clinical data for you at the bedside. Meaning less time manually writing up notes, and more quality time caring for you. And should your primary carer be absent, everything is securely recorded on your myRyman device making the transfer of care seamless.

“The myRyman Care app has been invaluable for Ryman, in how much it has improved residents’ lives.”
Victoria Brevoort | Clinical Nurse Specialist

Eldercare Innovation Award - myRyman Care

In 2019, myRyman Care was named Innovation of the Year – Care Model at the Asia Paciﬁc Eldercare Innovation Awards in Singapore. The award recognises the best care model that improves the quality of life for older people.