Most families start here, trying to work out what the options even are. In short: visiting home care means a carer coming to the house for set calls each day, live-in care means a carer living in the home full time, respite care is short-term cover, residential care means moving into a care home, and nursing care is a care home with registered nurses on site. Reedsfield Care provides home care only (visiting and live-in). We do not run care homes, and we will say so plainly if we think a home is the safer option for someone.
A carer comes to the house for planned calls, often thirty minutes to an hour, once or several times a day. It suits someone who is largely managing but who needs help with washing and dressing, medication, meals, or simply having someone check in.
It is usually the first step families take, because it adds support without changing anything else about a person's life. Our visiting care starts from £22 per hour.
A carer lives in the home, sleeps there, and is present through the day and overnight. It suits someone who is no longer safe on their own, who is up in the night, or who has come out of hospital needing constant support.
Live-in care starts from £1,150 per week with us. For a couple it is often the cheaper route overall, because one carer can support both partners.
Short-term cover, usually so a family carer can rest, recover or go away. It can be a few hours a week, a fortnight of live-in cover, or emergency cover when something happens unexpectedly.
Respite is worth arranging before anyone reaches breaking point. Families who build a regular break into the plan tend to keep caring at home for far longer.
Residential care means moving into a care home where staff are on site around the clock. Nursing care is the same, with registered nurses on the premises for people with medical needs that cannot safely be met at home.
We do not provide either. If a person's needs point that way, we will tell you honestly and you can search registered homes on the CQC website.
Ask what is actually going wrong. If it is a few tasks, visiting care is usually enough. If it is nights, safety or loneliness through the whole day, look at live-in. If it is the family carer who is struggling, look at respite first.
No. Most families start with a couple of visits a day and change the plan as needs change. There is no minimum contract with us, so care can be scaled up, paused or stopped with a week's notice.
For one person, live-in care and a mid-range care home are usually broadly comparable. For couples, home care is normally cheaper because one carer supports both people.
You do, usually after a care assessment. Your local council can carry one out free of charge, and we also carry out our own free assessment before any care starts.
No. Reedsfield Care is a CQC-registered home care provider rated Good. We provide visiting and live-in care in a person's own home only.
Call us and talk it through. Plenty of the conversations we have end with us saying that paid care is not needed yet, and what to watch for instead.
Talk it through with our care manager on 01784 740078. No obligation, and we will tell you honestly if you do not need us yet.
Talk it through with our care manager on 01784 740078. No obligation, and we will tell you honestly if you do not need us yet.
