ELDERLY HOME CARE

Elderly home care is provided to older adults living in their own homes when additional support is needed with day-to-day life. A competent and compassionate home carer for the elderly will help you with:

  • Household tasks
  • Personal care
  • Preparing and cooking meals

… or any other activity that enables you to maintain independence and improve your quality of life.

For over 75 years, Prestige Nursing & Care has been trusted by our clients and their families to provide competent and compassionate elderly home care. Our care is focused on improving health and overall well-being, and all in the place people love most, their own home.

Our elderly home care services can be provided from a one-hour visit once per day to as many hours/visits as you require throughout the day or week. One or several days of the week, depending on your care and support needs. For people with complex needs, home care for the elderly can be provided over a 24-hour period.

Staying at home with the help of our professional carers means that you can continue to live life your way, while benefiting from one-to-one care provided by a competent and compassionate carer. A carer who is solely focused on improving the quality of your life and enhancing your well-being.

YOUR HOME IS BEST FOR ELDERLY HOME CARE

For many, a move into a nursing home or specialist care setting can cause much upset, worry and even confusion. Having routines imposed on how you live, leaving your loved ones, and feeling isolated from family and friends or your local community are all common concerns experienced by those facing a move away from home.

With our specialist elderly home care, leaving your treasured home and its precious memories is not necessary. Our elderly home care services are nurse-led and delivered by highly-trained professional carers right in the comfort and safety of your own home.

We are experts in the specialist care of conditions that impact a person’s ability to live well. As part of our complex care service, we assess your care needs and plan the best care and support required through a bespoke care plan. We continually monitor and evaluate our care plans so that our care meets changing needs and always produces positive health outcomes.

Our team’s focus is to improve your quality of life and ensure you can continue living life your way – with none of the strict routines and rigid timetables of a care home. Thanks to our responsive and reliable local management teams, we can put a private care pathway and plan in place for you quickly. When time is of the essence, often within 24 hours.

WHAT DOES A HOME CARER FOR THE ELDERLY DO?

A home carer will provide a range of care and support services to you in the comfort of your home, including:

  • Specialist care of complex conditions, like dementia or Parkinson’s
  • Sensitive and discreet personal care
  • Help with domestic tasks, such as laundry, cleaning and shopping
  • Meal planning and preparation
  • Rehabilitation and home from hospital
  • Palliative/end-of-life care
  • Overnight care
  • Medications management and administration
  • Companionship and emotional support
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HOW WE PROVIDE ELDERLY HOME CARE

Our trusted elderly home care service is flexible and can be provided in the following ways:

  • Hourly care or visiting care is flexible and can be provided for as many hours as required throughout the day or week to ensure our clients are never without the support they need.
  • Respite care for those needing a short-term arrangement after hospital discharge to rehabilitate or when a family carer needs a break from their caring role.
  • 24-hour care is for people with substantial care needs who need round-the-clock support to live well at home. A team of dedicated carers will take turns being with you throughout the day and night, so you’re never left without the support you need.

WHAT DOES OUR ELDERLY HOME CARE SERVICE INCLUDE?

BENEFITS OF ELDERLY HOME CARE

There are many compelling benefits to receiving elderly home care in the comfort and safety of your own home:

  • Improved quality of life: People who receive elderly home care maintain a higher level of independence and have more control over their daily routines. This leads to a better quality of life with greater autonomy.
  • Personalised care: Elderly home care provides one-on-one care and support from a dedicated and expertly-trained carer. This level of bespoke and highly-personalised care is hard to achieve in other care settings.
  • Familiar environment: There truly is no place like home to receive the care you need. Home is a familiar and comforting environment, which can be particularly beneficial for people living with complex medical needs or conditions.
  • Reduced risk of infection: Hospitals and other medical facilities can be breeding grounds for infections. By receiving care at home, you’ll be exposed to fewer germs and have a lower risk of developing infections.
  • Cost-effective: Complex care at home can be more cost-effective than receiving care in a hospital or other medical facility, particularly for people who require long-term care.
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COMPLEX CARE FOR HEALTH CONDITIONS

Our complex home care services are delivered by vetted and highly-trained carers. Each of our carers completes an industry-leading training programme created in collaboration with our registered nurses, clinical experts and other healthcare professionals. This hands-on nurse-led training means our carers can competently undertake a range of clinical interventions.

We are experts in the specialist care of conditions that impact a person’s ability to live well, including:

We provide nurse-led clinical interventions including, but not limited to:

  • Respiratory and airway support
  • Tracheostomy management
  • Feeding support (including PEG feeding)
  • Stoma and catheter care

WHY CHOOSE PRESTIGE NURSING & CARE?

See for yourself why our valued clients choose Prestige Nursing & Care to provide the elderly home care they need:

A FULLY MANAGED SERVICE

Prestige Nursing & Care is not an introductory agency. Unlike a home care agency, we provide a fully managed and regulated care at home service. This means our clients, their families and our professional partners can be reassured that the care and support we provide is of the very highest quality. Families can focus on spending quality time together rather than managing care arrangements.

CQC REGULATED CARE

Our service is inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in England and the Scottish Care Inspectorate (SCI) in Scotland. We are proud that 96% of our inspected services have been rated as providing a ‘Good’ service, with 4% rated ‘Outstanding’ in England.

Our accredited service for complex care, which meets local and national quality standards and ensures a consistent approach to the care we provide, provides peace of mind and reassurance that our service is of the highest quality.

RIGOROUS RECRUITMENT & TRAINING PROCESS

Our commitment to excellence starts with our care team. Our rigorous recruitment process ensures only the most qualified and dedicated individuals join our team. Our carers undergo comprehensive training to ensure they possess the skills, knowledge, and compassion required to provide exceptional care. All of our carers have at least six months of care or health sector experience before being placed with a client or community partner.

COMPLEX & SPECIALIST CARE

Our service is nurse-led and our carers are expertly trained to provide care for complex, terminal and other medical conditions. They are supported by a registered home nurse who provides unrivalled monitoring and supervision of our clinical care. With this leadership and oversight, carers can perform many delegated healthcare tasks and interventions at home.

CARE MANAGEMENT LOCAL TO YOU

Our responsive and reliable local nurse-led service allows us to put a care pathway and plan in place quickly and, in many cases, within 24 hours. We work in partnership with healthcare professionals, Case Managers, families and personal injury lawyers to ensure we have an in-depth understanding of a client’s needs. Our local registered nurse will conduct a comprehensive assessment of your needs at home or in any specialist care setting, enabling a plan of care and support to be developed that meets all your needs.

Our approach to care planning, whether it is for an hourly, respite or live-in care service, ensures we capture all your preferences and wishes so you can live a contented life in the comfort of your own home. We take time to find the nursing carer that would best meet your nursing needs, making sure they are closely aligned with how you wish to live your life.

Once care is in place, our local teams made up of care and clinical experts, provide you, your family and our carer with an abundance of ongoing support. This gives you reassurance that you or your loved one is receiving the very best complex care at home.

HOW MUCH DOES ELDERLY HOME CARE COST?

The cost of elderly home care is dependent on the level of care and support you require. The overall cost is determined by the number and frequency of visits to you at home. Our experts will conduct a comprehensive assessment of your needs at your home or in hospital if you are awaiting discharge to truly understand what you need and how much care will cost.

Various funding options exist in the UK to help people with ongoing or complex medical needs receive the support they require. At Prestige Nursing & Care, we work closely with our clients to help them navigate the funding process to ensure they receive the best possible care and support.

If you have an identified healthcare need, you may be entitled to healthcare funding through your local Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) or, depending on your financial circumstances, you may qualify for all or part of social care funding. There may also be other Government funding that you may be able to access.

ELDERLY HOME CARE FAQS

HOW TO ARRANGE ELDERLY HOME CARE

We are here to help you and your family every step of the way. You can call us on 0808 239 1525 and one of our friendly care advisors will provide information and advice on your care options.

To find the nearest Prestige Nursing & Care service to you, use the search function on our website.