| Nursing Care | In this situation, the type of care you need will vary depending on the individual and what they’re recovering from. Convalescence care can involve manual handling (lifting and moving people) or simply helping them remember when to take their medication. |
| Palliative Care | Also known as ‘end of life’ care, palliative care is as much about obeying the wishes and ensuring the physical comfort of the person needing care as it is about offering support to their family and friends. Palliative care should start as soon as it’s required, and can last as little as a number of days, or up to 12 months or more.
Discuss your needs with Health Care Cafe to begin receiving care as soon as possible. |
| Respite Care | Respite care offers a much-needed break to full-time caregivers, and gives people receiving care a nice change of pace too. |
| Physical Disabilities Care | Physical disability broadly describes the types of physical difficulties experienced by the person needing care, which can have a major impact on the type of service you need. In addition to any specific care requirements, helping them to maintain an independent and active lifestyle should be a major consideration when seeking care. |
| Learning disabilities care | As with physical disabilities, establishing a care plan for someone with a learning disability should take into account the complex needs of the person needing care. A tailored care plan with Health Care Cafe can focus on skill development, as well as helping the care recipient form and maintain social relationships. |
| Home care | Not wanting to leave home can delay many people from seeking care, Health Care Cafe offers support, information and advice, and guidance on home care. |
| Live-in care | Live-in care is perfect for people with full-time needs who are seeking round-the-clock care from the comfort of their own home. Both the person receiving care and their loved ones can really benefit from this type of care. Not only does the person receiving care get to enjoy the companionship associated with full-time care, but family and friends can rest easy knowing their loved one is receiving the full attention of an experienced care professional. |
| Overnight care | Everyone’s care requirements are different, which means, for some, there may be an overlap in the types of care you require. Overnight care can be very complementary to a daily or part-time care plan. Waking up throughout the night can cause some people to become disoriented.
In addition to providing other types of personal care, like visiting the toilet, having an overnight carer can help minimise the risk of falls or accidents throughout the night. |
| Dementia care | If you’re seeking care for someone with dementia, it’s a good idea to find someone who has experience as a dementia carer in the past and has completed dementia awareness training. |
| Extra care | Extra care housing is a form of sheltered housing that provides a higher level of support. For example, help with personal care is available to those who need it. Extra care is sometimes known as ‘housing with care’, ‘very sheltered housing’, ‘assisted living’ or ‘close care’.
Residents live in self-contained homes – often a flat or bungalow – but care staff are available to help with getting in and out of bed, washing and dressing. They might also help with cleaning or provide meals. Care staff are sometimes based onsite, but can also be community based, and are typically available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. |
| Residential care | Residential care is care provided in a home for people who struggle to live independently and need additional support, but aren’t yet in need of nursing care.
Residential care homes provide living accommodation, usually in an en suite room with meals in a dining area and help with personal care, such as washing, dressing and going to the toilet. By its very nature, life in a residential care home is usually more varied and active than in a nursing home. Staff are on hand to care for the residents 24 hours a day, seven days a week, although in residential care homes this won’t include nursing care. |
