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Home care services tailored to your needs Our dedicated care staff and management team ensures we are able to offer a broad range of home care services. The support we offer is always tailored to meet individual needs. Flexibility is built into our working systems. We provide the following types of care services Personal care at home At Caremark we deliver personal care with continuity, discretion and dignity. Introducing Caremark’s personal care services Our approach to personal care is based on understanding your or your loved one’s personal needs, preferences and values, so that we can provide support that retains as much independence as possible. A member of our friendly team will be happy to give you further details about Caremark’s personal care service and how we can help you or your loved one We can provide personal care with all our short or long-term home care services. Here we run through a few of them to give you an idea of the kind of services we can combine our personal care with, depending on your or your loved one’s needs: Live-in care: ongoing daily and nighttime support in your or your friend or relative's own home. PatchCare® services: designed to combat loneliness and help clients enjoy more regular, tailored visits throughout the day. Dementia care: tailored support for those living with dementia. Respite care: Caremark carers can visit you or your loved one’s home to give the main carer a break away from their day-to-day duties, enabling them to recharge and revive. Companionship care: companionship and friendship at a time when it is most needed. Home from hospital: practical and rehabilitation support for you or your loved one after a hospital stay. Respite care at home Looking after someone you love can be rewarding, but it can also be extremely physically and emotionally draining. Our respite care service is designed to give you - as a carer - a break away from your day-to-day care duties, so you can recharge and revive. Live In Care Live the life you want - Live-in care is our specialised care service for people who need care and support with day-to-day life, but also want to live as independently as possible. A popular alternative to living in a residential care home, our live-in care service enables you or your loved one to receive tailored, professional support 24-hours-a-day, at home. Dementia and Alzheimer’s care at home Helping someone you love to cope with the challenges that come with dementia and memory loss can be exhausting, upsetting and isolating. But Caremark is here to offer practical support, advice and reassurance. We can provide professional and fully trained care assistants for day care at home as little or as often as you need it, as well as respite care and live-in care. We also have plenty of experience to share with you, enabling you to feel better equipped to deal with any situation that might arise. We can let you know about useful outside resources too, including details of support networks and local dementia groups that you and your loved one might find helpful. Familiarity, regular routines and being cared for at home can slow the progression of many common dementia symptoms. Gone are the days when the only option facing someone living with a progressed form of dementia was residential care. Here we look at what Caremark’s dementia and Alzheimer’s disease home care services can offer you and your family. Companionship Care elping to overcome loneliness Did you know that, according to Age UK, nearly a million older people in the UK go for more than a month without speaking to anyone? Not only is loneliness and isolation a huge problem, it has also been associated with health issues such as depression, sleep problems, hypertension, stress and mental health problems. At Caremark we strongly believe that no one should feel loneliness or isolation, which is why we’ve created our companionship care service. One of our companionship care assistants can visit you or your loved one as often as is needed to offer support and add that all-important human element to your/their day. A friendly face, or companion, to support with daily activities is often crucial to you or your loved one’s happiness and wellbeing. Our companionship carers very often become good friends with our clients, someone they feel they can easily chat to and discuss and share things with, both when they are at home and out and about. We provide companions who will genuinely be able to share you or your loved one’s interests, from sport and crossword puzzles to cookery, knitting, gardening and much more besides. We know that spending quality time with someone who understands you and is genuinely interested in your life, interests, hobbies and what’s important to you is very important on many different levels. Medication Assistance If you or your loved one is taking medication - particularly a few different sorts - it can be challenging to manage. Caremark is here to take the stress out of medication management and organising prescriptions. Our carers are only too happy to manage your or your family member’s medication and liaise with doctors and pharmacists to order more, or we can assist in prompting you to take your medication and simply be there for vital extra support. Here we look at what Caremark’s medication assistance services can offer you and your family. Shopping & Meal Preparation We know that caring for someone who is elderly or has physical or mental difficulties often involves helping them with so much more than just their personal care. That’s why we offer a holistic service that considers people’s different lifestyles and needs, and aims to ensure they are happy, independent and leading as full a life as possible. Having a healthy, nutritious and delicious meal is so important for both mental and physical wellbeing, as is being in control over your food choices and being able to feed yourself if possible. Being able to shop for food is also an important part of staying well and independent, especially as we age, but it is also something that can become too tricky or logistically impossible without extra help. Our shopping and meal preparation service ensures that the people we care for enjoy the process of planning, buying and cooking regular, healthy meals. Even if the contribution towards these tasks is small it helps our clients to feel empowered and valued. Domestic Duties Domestic care and housekeeping services- You or your loved one might think of help in the home as support with personal care, including getting dressed or undressed and support with medication or mobility around the home, but many of our clients also ask Caremark for help with domestic care or housekeeping. Introducing Caremark’s domestic care services- Support with some of life's more tedious tasks such as emptying the bins or changing the bed sheets and dusting, can be very physically demanding and often we find clients simply cannot manage to do them due to being older and less able bodied or having physical disabilities. Social activities for older people Everyone benefits from meeting other people and taking part in social activities. Not only do shared activities and positive relationships contribute to our wellbeing but they also improve our brain health too. According to the Global Council on Brain Health’s 2017 report, “older people who are more socially engaged and have larger social networks tend to have a higher level of cognitive function”. Life events, such as bereavement, ill health, lack of mobility and confidence, and retirement can all contribute to reduced social networks, making it more difficult to stay active socially. Our social activity support service is tailored to our clients’ individual needs and we can assist with overcoming many of the challenges older people face with socialising. Here we take a closer look at why social activities are so beneficial and how Caremark can help you or your loved one meet friends, try something new and reap the rewards. Healthcare Professionals Caremark are able to support a wide range of organisations This includes, but not limited to, the following: Residential Care Homes - private and public Sheltered housing Extra-care schemes Private hospitals and public hospitals Local Authority and Social Services Primary Care Trusts or GP Commissioning HSC Trusts Caremark are dedicated to providing a high quality and consistent service to all types of organisations. We can supply staff for an immediate start or pre-arranged terms to support you during shortages. Or where you are looking to get a contract with a provider on a long term basis. Caremark also work very closely with local authorities. Aiming to support them with their demand for care and support services. This can be done contractually or on a case by case basis. Staffing Supply Whether you are in need of long-term, or short-term care staff supply, Caremark can help support you. Caremark operates a continuous recruitment process. This enables us to always have a constant surplus of Care and Support Workers available for any sudden changes to the demand on our service. For you, this means that we will always have staff, trained and immediately available to draw upon. If you would like to pre-arrange a supply of staff, or would just like to feel safe knowing that there is a provider you can turn to for immediate solutions, Caremark can help. Caremark is currently providing services to various extra Care schemes across the UK. We are equipped and committed to offering this service nationwide. This accounts for existing or developing schemes. Please speak to your nearest office to discuss this in any further detail. PatchCare PatchCare® responsive home care services - PatchCare® is Caremark's revolutionary responsive home care service. Designed to combat loneliness and isolation, the service help clients enjoy regular, tailored visits throughout the day. Research has highlighted the devastating impacts of loneliness and social isolation upon individuals. Isolation can increase the risks of mental health problems, including depression, dementia, social anxiety and low self-esteem. PatchCare® – our revolutionary new home care concept – has been specially designed to combat this. Offering the support and help you want, whenever you need it, in the comfort of your own home, our PatchCare® assistant’s visits can make all the difference on both physical and emotional levels. With help from as little as a few hours of personal assistance a week to multiple daily visits, you or your loved one will enjoy more tailored, regular visits, with a focus upon individual goals and outcomes to improve self-confidence and well-being.