Personal Care
The Personal Care services that we offer include bedroom mobility, dressing, bathing, medical administration, household tasks, eating and mealtimes, companionship and continence care.
Home's Best
Personal Care Service
With our Personal Care Service, we can provide you with both the physical and emotional support you
may need when faced with disability or illness. We deal with our clients compassionately and with the utmost discretion, allowing you to feel comfortable and fully at ease at all times.
As well as offering our full support to you, we also encourage and promote independence where possible, so that you are able to continue living a full and content life.
Personal Care
Our Care Process
Your Care Plan will be entirely built around you and your personal requirements and circumstances, and we do our best to fit in with your normal routine and lifestyle. If you choose us as your care provider, our Care Manager will complete your initial visit.
They will assess your care needs with you and your family. Together we will organise and arrange your Care Plan so that it meets every one of your needs.
Our carers can assist you in the mornings and evenings with getting in and out of your bed at times to suit you and your personal lifestyle. We ensure that you feel comfortable and safe, and can have a peaceful night’s sleep.
If you have difficulties getting dressed and undressed, our carers are able to assist you. We are aware that you may have trouble moving into certain positions and we can provide a gentle and patient service helping you to do these daily tasks.
Our carers are able to assist you with getting in and out of the bath or shower and can also aid you with any help you may need with washing, cleaning and drying yourself.
Our personal care is always gentle and discreet; we take every care in maintaining your dignity with intimate support such as this, ensuring that you are always comfortable and at ease. If you are able to perform these tasks by yourself but nevertheless would like somebody there just in case, we can sit with you whilst you bathe and be at hand if you have any trouble.
We encourage your independence but understand that you may still have concerns; everybody has different needs and we work our Care Plan to suit you.
Your health is of utmost importance to us and if you require help remembering, taking and managing medication, our staff can be there to help. For more complex medical requirements, one of our registered nurses will administer the medication. A full assessment will be carried out to ensure you have the right medication service to suit your needs.
Maintaining a household can be a daunting prospect. Your home is personal and special to you and should be the place where you feel most safe, relaxed and comfortable. However, being unable to keep on top of the chores can mean it becomes a stressful and unhealthy environment.
We are here to help you maintain your home as it should be by aiding you with tasks such as cleaning, vacuuming, dusting, washing up and laundry. If you are able to do some of these tasks yourself, our staff can be with you to assist where needed or just to provide support. We can help take the load off your mind and allow you to relax in a clean, tidy and healthy atmosphere.
Our staff also provide services to help you prepare and eat healthy nutritious meals. We can assist you with your weekly food-shopping, cook and prepare your meals for you or with you, help you with eating, and support you with managing a healthy lifestyle. We take into account your personal preferences and are also keen to suggest and introduce new foods and recipes into your diet.
Again, as with all of our services, we encourage your independence, and if cooking is something you enjoy and would like to take control of, we can be there to assist and reassure you.
Mobility issues can sometimes hinder your ability to visit friends and family. We can assist you with this and make sure you see them as often as you would like. All our staff are all very friendly and chatty and are also happy to just stay with you to keep you company if this is desired.
Please see our social companionship brochure or on our website for more information on our companionship services.
Home’s Best can provide you with continence care as part of your personal Care Plan. Our staff are highly trained to be discreet and maintain your dignity at all times during intimate and personal tasks such as helping you get to and from the toilet, changing incontinence pads and catheter bags, and helping you keep clean, hygienic and comfortable.