Kanye West is reportedly being kept in hospital until he is "ready to go back home", while Kim Kardashian remains by his side.

The Famous rapper - who was admitted to the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, last week for exhaustion and sleep deprivation - remains under care, with sources claiming it is "for the best".

A source told E! News: "Kanye is the kind of person if he gets released and isn't mentally ready he will go back to his old ways and push himself over the limit again.

"He needs to keep up with counseling even though he has an intense work schedule. He is just really drained and still weak. He isn't himself."

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According to TMZ, sources with direct knowledge of the situation told the gossip website that Kanye - who had to cancel the remaining dates of his Saint Pablo Tour as a result of his hospitalisation - has not yet recovered enough for him to be allowed home .

When he is released, the Flashing Lights hitmaker's personal doctor will take care of him.

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Kanye's wife Kim Kardashian West - who he has three-year-old daughter North and 11-month-old son Saint with - will also help him as much as possible as she has done while he has been in hospital, lying by his side and even feeding him at times.

A source recently said: "Kim has been amazing. She knew he couldn't keep going the way he was.

"She has been by his side through all of this, helping to feed him and laying by his side."

It's been a particularly traumatic few months for Kim who, last month, was robbed at gunpoint by masked invaders who stormed her Paris apartment, tied her up, put her in the bath, and stole $10 million worth of jewellery.

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Despite this, she has been visiting Kanye in hospital constantly and been his rock.

Meanwhile, it's said his children don't know their parent is in hospital and think he is just on a trip.

Speaking about the Famous rapper and his brood, a source told E! News : "North and Saint [West] just think their dad is away now. Kanye wants to get better, so that's a big part in this healing process.

"Kanye is trying to get better, but he has not been released yet because he and the doctors feel he needs more time to recover.