Types of Services and Care
Here are the main types of services and care provided by Barchester Healthcare:
- Nursing services
- Residential services
- Dual registered homes
- Dementia care
- Younger People with Disabilities (YPD)
- Specialist care services
- Respite care and holiday breaks
- Convalescent or post-operative care
- Close Care
- Barchester Homecare
- Intermediate Care
Nursing Services Or ‘Care Homes With Nursing’
These homes provide accommodation, meals and personal care, but also have professional registered nurses and experienced care assistants in constant attendance. The minimum age for admission is often 65, although please check with individual homes as many provide services for younger people with physical disabilities, from aged 18.
In addition to being registered to provide general nursing care, many Barchester
homes also offer specialist dementia care in Memory Lane Communities. Services
for Younger people with physical disabilities (usually aged 18 – 64)
are provided in a number of our care homes providing Specialist Health Care.
Dementia care
Memory Lane
Residential Services Or ‘Care Homes With Personal Care’
These homes provide accommodation, meals and personal care, such as help with bathing and dressing, for those who are finding it difficult to cope at home, or who need more help than their carers are able to provide. They do not generally provide nursing care for any medical conditions you may have.
Dual Registered Homes
These offer both nursing and personal care. They may be the right choice if you think the level of care you need may change in the future, or for couples who need different levels of care. Dual registered homes will normally be registered for specific numbers of nursing beds and personal care beds, and availability will depend upon the home's assessment of your needs and the availability of an appropriate bed.
Dementia Care
Dementia-related conditions are the most common mental illnesses in older people - Alzheimer's Disease is the best known. Depending on the level of confusion, care is available in nursing or personal care homes.
Barchester homes provide specialist dementia care units called ‘Memory Lane Communities’. These offer services with experienced staff and adapted facilities to meet the needs of residents. Our homes are bright, positive environments where we encourage family and friends to be a part of the ongoing care plan and involve them in daily life, for example at meal times and by participating in social events and activities.
If you are not sure of the care required, please contact
the manager of your chosen home, who will discuss your needs and can do an
assessment. Dementia care is often referred to as ‘Elderly Mentally Infirm’ or
EMI care.
Memory Lane
Younger People With Disabilities (YPD)
This is nursing or personal care for people with physical disabilities who are unable to live in their own homes. It may be within a care home for older people, or a specialist unit for YPD residents.
Barchester provides specialist services for younger people with physical disabilities with experienced staff and adapted facilities. Each home will be registered for different age groups, so please should check with the individual home. Please note that 'young' may refer to any age from 18 up to the age of 64, to distinguish it from care for older people, and you should check with your chosen home.
Specialist Care Services
Some care homes offer specialist care for conditions such as Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Huntington's Disease or Parkinson's Disease or for persons with challenging behaviour and younger people with physical disabilities. Specially trained staff and adapted facilities are provided.
Respite Care And Holiday Breaks
You might want to stay in a care home just for a short term stay, perhaps for a week or two. This may give you a respite period or your carer an opportunity to take a planned break. Some homes will have rooms set aside for respite stays, others can only offer it if there is a room vacant.
Many Barchester homes set in beautiful countryside locations and are ideal destinations for holiday breaks. You may select a home in a desired location and enquire about short break availability.
If you are worried about whether living in a care home is the right choice
for you for the longer term, you can often arrange a trial stay as a temporary
resident to see how you get on.
Respite Care
Convalescent Or Post-Operative Care
This is short term care for people recovering from illness or an operation. Most care homes offer both convalescent and post-operative care, while residential homes will usually only offer convalescent care.
Close Care
Close care, often known as ‘Assisted living’ is where you can live independently in an apartment within the grounds of the care home.
The major advantage is that all the care and hotel services of the care home
are available if required and are provided within the comfort of your own home.
Thus, assistance with household chores, catering and laundry, as well as personal
care, is readily accessible, enabling you to live as independently as they
wish.
Assisted living may be a good choice for couples who need different levels
of care, or if you may want to move into the care home at a later date.
Close Care
Barchester Homecare
Barchester Homecare provides long-term services for older people and those
with chronic illnesses and disabilities in their own home. We also offer short
term assistance to those who need to allow their usual carer a well-earned
break.
We offer a wide range of services ranging from a few hours a week to a 24-hour
presence. You may receive help with preparing meals, bathing, dressing and
shopping from professionally trained carers in your own home.
Barchester Homecare
Intermediate Care
Intermediate care is specialist short-term care designed for patients who are recovering for a recent hospital stay. As a care service it was developed to bridge the gap between hospital and the patients’ home and to ease the transition back home.
Intermediate care enables hospitals to move patients’ from acute beds when they are ready for a period of less intensive care. This provides an improved environment were for patients’ can recover in more therapeutic and comfortable setting.
The service will be predominantly nurse led, but provided by a multidisciplinary team.
