We provide short term interventions to people who are in an acute but stable condition, but are not fit for safe transfer home.
The integrated team take an outcomes-focused approach to enable people to return to their home safely.
We provide bed based intermediate care to people over the age of 18 registered with a Trafford GP. All referrals will be considered and triaged in line with the criteria of the service.
We enable patients to return to their own home safely. The team includes Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Patient Support Workers, Social Care Assessors, Social Workers, Doctors, District Nurses. The unit is managed by Trafford Council.
Contact information
Ascot House
Ascot Avenue
Sale
M33 4GT
Phone: 0161 912 2666 (From 8am to 10pm, 7 days a week)
Email: ascothouse@trafford.gov.uk & ascothouse.ict@mft.nhs.uk
Visiting hours
Monday to Friday:
11:00am to 12:30pm
6:30pm to 8:00pm
Saturday & Sunday:
11:00am to 12:30pm
2:00pm to 4:00pm
6:30pm to 8:00pm
Social Media
Additional Information
Visitor parking available for free at the back of the building.
Ascot House Service Information Leaflet [PDF, 174KB]
Hospital Referral Form [Word doc, 125KB]
Useful Links
- Hospital discharge and community support guidance – Department of Health & Social Care
- Intermediate care including reablement – NICE
Acceptance criteria
- The patient is aged over 18 and registered with a Trafford GP
- The patient is medically optimised with no outstanding investigations. (Note: Medical optimisation excludes patients in the last few days of life/palliative care or those requiring only routine nursing care.)
- The patient has a clear exit plan, either returning to their own address or having a planned discharge from IMC
- The patient is able to transfer with one or two members of staff, with or without a mobility aid. (Hoist transfers are not accepted.)
- The patient’s primary need is short-term therapy input in an inpatient setting
- The patient is currently compliant with therapy treatments and interventions
- The patient has consented to the referral and is willing to actively engage with a therapy treatment plan set by the therapy team
- The patient has the cognitive ability to engage with all members of the MDT, including the ability to follow and retain verbal instructions and/or information provided
- The patient’s current needs can be met by healthcare assistants over a 24-hour period
Also, please note, even if the patient is accepted by the therapy team, Trafford Council retains the authority to decline admission based on the patient’s level of need.
Service Information
Ascot House is a bed-based intermediate care unit, which delivers a time-limited, short-term service for rehabilitation, reablement and recovery.
How to refer
Referrals via Trafford Single Point of Access (SPOA)
- Tel: 0300 323 0303
- Email: tspoa1@nhs.net
- Mail referrals via SPOA, Meadway Health Centre, Sale M33 4PS
General enquiries about referrals can be made to the team from professionals via 0161 912 4413.
Information last reviewed: February 2025