Intermittent Services
Intermittent Service
A Carer comes at appointed times depending on your care needs. The duration of each visit lasts a minimum of 30 minutes to whatever time is agreed in your care plan. The number of visits per day is dependent on your care package., for example:
Morning visit: Assisting you in getting out of bed and serving breakfast.
Midday visit: Preparing your dinner and light housework or as needed.
Evening visit: Preparing your supper and getting you into bed.
We help our clients to:
Build, rebuild or maintain relationships with friends and family.
Access community services such as attending appointments, college, volunteering or employment.
Achieve skills such as keeping diaries, managing bills, budgeting, eating healthy, cooking and household skills to encourage independence.
Our accommodation is individually adapted to meet our clients’ physical, sensory and social needs. We also invest in assistive technology to allow our clients more independence.
How your Carer Supports you
- Assistance with dressing/undressing – getting up in the morning and preparing for bed at night
- Assistance with bathing, showering, and washing
- Assistance with skincare, washing hair, and cleaning teeth
- Manicuring and foot care (but not cutting toenails)
- Assistance with bed bathing
- Assistance with toileting and use of incontinence aids
- Assistance with medication and health-related duties (following the written Care Plan)
- Night sleepover or sitting service and day sitting services
- Assisting with the feeding
