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When to Consider Help

There is no set time, health condition or diagnosis to consider help at home from a professional home care service provider. It is simply when you feel that you need extra support to balance the completion of everyday tasks whilst ensuring you live life the way you want to.

The ultimate goal of home care is to promote independent living that suits you by way of a bespoke care plan reflecting your exact needs. Your support is focused entirely around you offering as little or as much support as you need.

Home care can be sought for anyone over the age of 18 as well as to help care for and support specific conditions that require an specialist level of care such as dementia or stroke.

How Can a Home Care Service Help Me?

There are many elements of home care that can help you, or your family. Not only does home care support you directly, but it also provides extra reassurance for family members who can’t always be there that you are getting the help you need.

Benefits of our homecare services include:

Maintaining independence
Living at home and not moving into residential care
Bespoke support for your specific needs and preferences
Condition-led support for learning disabilities, dementia care and other complex care requirements

Our flexible domiciliary care services can cover anything from a check-in visit to personal care to specialist care for more complex needs. Our dedicated team of home care assistants are fully trained to:

Personal care; may include support with washing, dressing, personal hygiene, oral care, applying makeup, shaving, footcare, toileting / continence assistance
Support with medication; remind and assist you in taking medicines, as well as collect or return medication from your pharmacy or dispensing GP surgery
Mealtime; prepare meals with or for you and assist you at mealtimes
Outings; collect your pension for you or with you, shop with you or help you to make a shopping list, go to the shops, plus come back and put it all away
Household; help with your laundry or ironing and keep your home clean and tidy
Social outings; support you with social activities like going out for a walk, attending a day centre or visiting friends or family
At the end of each day, some help with getting ready for bed

Why Choose Handle With Care?

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Handle With Care is an independently owned and established care service provider operating since 2008. Our team are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care possible and all of our staff are fully trained to deliver the highest standard of care with a person-centred approach and are managed by us. We incorporate the use of the latest electronic software to monitor care visits and all of our staff are fully background checked with an Enhanced DBS check in place for each carer we employ. Carers are continuously monitored and receive regular training and supervision. Why is this important you may ask?

Handle With Care is a reputable care provider - not an introductory agency. We are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) who closely monitor our services, leadership, training, and the overall quality of the care we provide. This ensures that the support we provide is safe, responsive and effective, whilst ensuring each one of a tailor made care plans is fulfilled exactly as required.

Operating from our Bromsgrove and Coventry-based offices, Handle With Care have been serving the Midlands community for over 15 years provding an expert level of service with over 100 trained carers. Our business is built on a strong foundation of honesty, commitment and integrity. We work closely with our clients and their families to respond quickly to changing needs with many of our clients using our services based on the recommendation from others that have histortically turned to us for help or who are engaged with an active care package.

We understand the uniqueness of individual needs and strive continually to ensure the best outcomes for our customers. We are dedicated to providing the level of home care you or a loved one requires and deserves.

How to Arrange Home Care

If you or your loved one have reached a stage where you feel care support is required, the first point of contact is usually your local authority. A needs assessment must be carried out to ensure the correct advice support is given. You can complete the assessment online. Assessments can be carried out over the telephone or face to face and usually last around one hour. If you do require additional needs such as equipment a home assessment may also need to be carried out.

Find an office local to you - We have offices based in Bromsgrove and Coventry specialising in domiciliary care throughout the Midlands.
Get in touch - Call us on 01527 68 68 0 and speak to one of our members of staff. Alternatively, contact us via email, and we will be in touch soon to talk about your needs and see how we can help you or your loved one.
Assessment - Give as much detail as you can about your daily living and the tasks you struggle with. Even little details such as lifting the kettle, turning on a tap, etc. This gives the professional carrying out the assessment a true insight to what care you require. Leaving out things might reduce the care that is recommended for you. Have a family member / friend with you, if possible. It will help relax you explaining your situation and they could take notes for you. If you are unable to have a friend with you, you could use an advocate. Advocates are people who speak on your behalf. They can support you with completing forms and sit with you in meeting and assessments. They are often free.
Care begins - We’ll make all the arrangements for the start of your care – whether that’s introducing you to your visiting carers or working with you to find the right live-in carer for you. After that, your care manager offers regular reviews, carer supervisions and extra support as needed, for example, monitoring how many calls per day may be required, medication, etc. Your care and support plan will be regularly reviewed to ensure the plan is still relevant and supporting your needs. If you feel your plan needs a review you can also request this.

Locations / Links to Other Help

NHS Social Care & Support Guide

Apply for a Needs Assessment with Local Authorities

Adult Social Care and Health (Coventry)

Adult Social Care (Warwickshire)

Adult Social Care (Worcestershire)

Age UK (0800 678 1602). Lines are open 8am - 7pm daily.

Citizens Advice (0800 144 8848)