Home care in St Albans

The support that the team provide covers a whole variety of areas and is completely unique to the person receiving care. Starting from a half-hour visit a week all the way to several hours each day, our carers are on hand to support with the day-to-day activities you might be finding difficult.

Visiting care is an ideal solution if you know that you need or want some extra help but don’t want to move into residential care. Our carers will come to you working to your timetable, and the support we can provide covers:

• Personal care and hygiene: helping you to use a commode or the shower, while always giving you privacy and space
• Managing medication and ensuring you’re safe when swallowing pills
• Tending to aspects of complex care such as stomas and catheters
• Helping you to get dressed in the morning or at night

Though the practical support our carers provide is incredibly important, they also place a lot of importance on helping you when you’re out in the community. They’ll be by your side if you need to go to the shops or if you want to meet up with family and friends.

It’s for this reason that we choose our carers based on a combination of experience and personality.

A live-in carer, carefully chosen by us, will live with you in your home and make sure you have everything you need to remain comfortable and safe at all times. Over the last 30 years, our live-in care in St Albans team have cared for people with various conditions, such as dementia, Parkinson’s and those recovering from a stroke.

Whether you just need live-in care for a short period of time after a stay in hospital or a more permanent arrangement, live-in care is a viable alternative to residential care.

Domiciliary care gives you to freedom to choose the frequency, duration and intensity of your care, ranging from 30 minutes a week to several overnight stays.

You might just need a helping hand hanging the washing out in the mornings, or you may require more complex clinical care, such as catheter management. Nonetheless, our expert carers are fully trained in all aspects of care, giving you and your family peace of mind.

Caring for a person with dementia can be a lot to take on for a family. As a dementia care specialist, we’ve been supporting people with different forms of the condition for over 30 years, and understand the need for consistency in dementia care.

Dementia affects people in different ways – someone might just need gentle encouragement or reminders to take their medication for example, while another person might need constant supervision. The solution we provide is always unique to the individual we support and can be easily altered if your needs change.

A part of growing older can mean that we find those once simple tasks more difficult. Taking the bin out, weeding the patio, watering the hanging baskets and hoovering the stairs are just a few examples that you might need a helping hand with.

You might just need 30 minutes per week, or several hours, no matter the duration, our friendly and professional carers are always here to assist you.

Supporting a loved one each and every day can be a lot to take on. And if you’re juggling other commitments, it can feel incredibly overwhelming.

Though it can be rewarding, being a loved one’s full-time carer can make you feel fatigued and in need of a break. Respite care, arranged on a short-term basis, lets you take some time for yourself so you can recharge your batteries but still be assured your loved one has the same level of support you’d expect for them.

You can also use respite care as a way of seeing how care in your home can work further down the line. Or you might need to leave your loved one to resolve a family emergency. We can often arrange care to start swiftly so as to cause as little disruption as possible to your routine.

Neurological conditions and complex injuries often need specific care. Our carers have the backing of a team of experienced clinical nurses, which allows them to support people with conditions such as motor neurone and people who have sustained brain or spinal injuries.

Our carers can assist with various areas of complex care, always maximising comfort and independence. From changing catheters to managing various medications and using specialist equipment such as hoists and ventilators, our team has the right solution to help you stay as independent as possible.

Following the latest practices and constantly ensuring a safe service is at the front of everything our carers do.

To make sure they’re well-equipped to deliver care around St Albans, each one goes through a thorough training programme which covers a host of areas such as personal care and how to maintain safety in the home.

As well as going through our endorsed carer training, our carers also go through a full background and DBS check, and because our carers are directly employed by use, we can also take care of all the employment paperwork as well.

Like all our branches, our St Albans office is regulated by the Care Quality Commission which means that we’re fully committed to providing a safe, secure service.