Home Care & Support
Home Care That Helps You Keep Living Life Your Way
Flexible, personalised care in your own home, from a little help with everyday routines to regular support throughout the day.
Home care can make everyday life easier without asking you to give up the home, routines and independence that matter to you.
At Care & Carers, we start by understanding what you can do, what you would like help with and how you prefer that help to be provided. We then build visits around your assessed needs and normal routine.
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Built around you
Visits based on your needs, routines and preferences.
Care at home
Support in familiar surroundings.
Local care team
Care planned and managed by Care & Carers.
Practical and personal support
From meals and medication to personal care and companionship.
What Is Home Care?
Home care, sometimes called domiciliary care, is support provided in your own home. A carer visits at agreed times to help with the parts of everyday life where you need assistance.
For one person, that may mean help getting ready in the morning. For another, it may include meals, medication, mobility, personal care and an evening visit. The amount of care should reflect the individual rather than a standard package.
Who Can Home Care Help?
Home care may be useful when you are managing well in many areas but need some support to keep doing so safely and comfortably. It can also provide more substantial daily help where needs have increased.
You are living with dementia and benefit from familiar routines
Preparing regular meals is becoming more difficult
You are finding washing, dressing or other personal routines harder
You want company and help to stay connected to everyday life
Mobility or falls are affecting confidence
Medication has become more difficult to manage
You are returning home after hospital
A family carer needs additional support or regular respite
day to day
What Can a Home Carer Help With?
Your care plan sets out exactly what support has been agreed. Depending on your assessed needs, visits can include personal care, medication support, meals and drinks, mobility assistance, companionship, shopping, light household tasks and help getting out and about.
Personal Care
Medication Support
Meals & Drinks
Mobility Assistance
Companionship
Shopping
Light Household Tasks
Getting Out & About
The aim is not to take over. It is to provide the right support so you can keep as much choice, control and independence as possible.
how visits work
Your Time, Your Way
Care should fit around everyday life rather than make everyday life fit around care. We want to understand when you prefer to get up, what you like to eat, how you want personal care to be approached, which routines matter, and what you want to do for yourself.
Those details help turn a list of tasks into care that feels personal.
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getting started
How Home Care Is Arranged
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Talk to our team about what is happening and what support may help.
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We assess your needs, routines, preferences and relevant risks.
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We agree on a care plan that sets out what support will be provided and how.
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Care begins at the agreed times.
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We review the arrangement when needs or circumstances change.
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Home Care for Changing Needs
Care needs can change gradually or suddenly. If your circumstances change, for example, after a fall, illness, or hospital stay, the care plan should be reviewed rather than assuming the existing arrangement is still appropriate.
Where visiting care isn't enough
Where visiting care is no longer sufficient, we can discuss whether a different arrangement, such as live-in care or night care, may be more appropriate.
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Support for Families
Families often play a major part in helping someone stay at home. Our role is not to replace that relationship. It is to add reliable professional support around the person and the people already important to them.
Information is shared with family or representatives according to the person's wishes, consent and agreed care arrangements.
common questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between home care and live-in care?
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Can home care include personal care?
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Can carers help with medication?
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Can home care support someone with dementia?
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How often can carers visit?
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Ready when you are
Not sure where to start?
You do not need to work out the exact service before contacting us. Tell us what is happening, what support is needed and what matters to you or the person who requires assistance. We can discuss the appropriate next step.
There is no charge for the assessment and no obligation to proceed.
