Live in care Shropshire
The Good Care Group has been providing high quality live in care to clients in Shropshire for over 10 years. Our care is focused on keeping people safely and happily in the comfort and familiarity of their own home.
‘Outstanding’ live in care in Shropshire
The Good Care Group has been providing high quality live in care to clients in Shropshire for over 10 years. Our care is focused on keeping people safely and happily in the comfort and familiarity of their own home, whilst improving their overall health and wellbeing. Care is provided on a one-to-one basis and is highly personalised reflecting not just a individual’s care needs, but their choices, wishes and social preferences so they are able to maintain as much independence as possible.
We are the only live in care provider in Shropshire to have been rated ‘Outstanding’ by The Care Quality Commission in all five key measures – safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. We know this provides families in Shropshire with peace of mind that their loved one is receiving the best possible care.
For those living with specialist conditions, like dementia, Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) or for those requiring stroke care, cancer care or palliative care, our expert care teams are highly trained to provide care and support that positively enhances quality of life, enabling people to live well in their own homes.
Staying at home with high quality live in care in Shropshire
According to a survey conducted by the Live In Care Hub, 97% of us given the choice would prefer to carry on living at home whilst receiving the care we need. However, when families are faced with the realisation that their loved one or family member needs increasing levels of care and support, many still feel the only option is to move into a care or nursing home. Whilst there are many good care homes in Shropshire, live in care is fast becoming the preferred choice for those who wish to continue to live in their own home, whilst receiving the care and support they need to have a good quality of life. There are many other compelling benefits to receiving care in your much-loved home as opposed to enduring the upheaval and disruption that comes from moving into a care home.
Highly personalised one-to-one care just cannot be provided in a care home and the way you choose to live your life will be restricted by imposed routines – when to get up, eat your food and when to socialise. For couples, live in care means you can stay together as a loving couple with the care and support you need, something that is not guaranteed if both of you move into a residential care home. Live in care for couples is a very cost-effective option when compared to needing two packages of care in a care home – with live in care in Shropshire there is only a nominal additional fee to provide care to a couple.
What does a live in carer provide?
Providing discreet and sensitive personal care
This can include the task-orientated aspects of caring for someone, like bathing and getting dressed, but also those that promote self-esteem, like having your nails maintained or your hair styled.
Companionship as and when you need it
Our carers will provide companionship whilst ensuring your privacy is respected. We ensure that a perfectly matched carer shares similar values and interests to make life interesting, stimulating and enjoyable, whilst being there for you to support your emotional and psychological needs.
Managing and administering medications
Our professional carers are trained in medications management and use an electronic medications system to ensure all medications are managed proactively and effectively. They will also collect prescriptions from the pharmacy.
Specialist nurse-led care
We provide nurse-led care which means our professional carers are trained to monitor and identify any changes in your health, responding appropriately and avoiding any unnecessary hospital admissions. As part of our commitment to delivering a high-quality home care service, we monitor and measure health outcomes to ensure we continually improve the care we provide.
Planning and cooking meals
Meals will be planned and cooked according to your choice, preferences and nutritional needs, all served at a time that suits you.
Facilitating social arrangements in the home
Your carer will ensure you can invite friends over for socialisation and celebrations, providing the support you need to enjoy yourself and not worry about organising anything.
Trips and visits out of the home in your local community
Our carers know how important it is to ensure you can continue to do as much as you wish and that you remain connected to your local community – whether that is a stroll round the local park or attending clubs or groups in the local area or visiting friends or those shops you always have.
Domestic tasks
This includes cleaning of all rooms and vacuuming throughout to keep your house to the standards of cleanliness and tidiness you always have.
Caring for your much-loved pet
Carers will happily support looking after your pet, including taking dogs for regular walks.
How we provide live in care in Shropshire
There are several different situations when live in care can be used to support your care and support needs, including:
- 24-hour live in care for when round the clock care is needed to ensure a person can continue to live well in their own home.
- Respite care can provide a family carer with a much-needed break from caring for a loved one, or can be used as an opportunity to see how live in care works and whether it is right for you and your family.
- Short term care or intermediate care following discharge from a Shropshire hospital or for those needing post-operative rehabilitation.
- Complex care of medical and specialist conditions like dementia, Parkinson’s or Multiple Sclerosis can be supported with 24-hour home care – there is no need to go into a care home to receive this level of care.
- End-of-life/palliative care which ensures a person’s needs and preferences are met until the very end of their life.
- Emergency care at home for those who need an urgent live in care arrangement put in place following unexpected surgery, an accident or sudden illness.
Care management in Shropshire
A fully managed live in care service
We provide fully managed and regulated live in care in Shropshire which offers families reassurance at a time they need it most. Unlike introduction agencies who are not regulated by The Care Quality Commission (CQC), all our professional carers are directly employed and managed by us. We ensure they are supervised by an experienced Regional Manager and Care Manager, with support from our clinical experts and central office team – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Expertly trained care teams in Shropshire
Our professional carers complete our industry leading training programme which has been created with leading charities and experts and goes well beyond industry standards. This enables our professional carers to support a range of conditions affecting older people, including complex conditions that require more monitoring, care and support. From training, through probation, into placement and beyond our carers never stop learning new skills that ensure they can deliver the quality care our clients should expect, whilst finding new ways to further enhance the level of care they provide.
A local dedicated Care Manager
Whilst we operate nationwide, our approach to live in care in Shropshire ensures you have a dedicated Regional Care Manager who has accountable for the service we provide, with a dedicated Care Manager who will be available to you and your family, as well as our care teams on a day to day basis to ensure the live in care we provide is to the very highest standards.
Unrivalled levels of support
Our management team in Shropshire provide unrivalled levels of support. Each Care Manager only has a small portfolio of clients to support, enabling the care team to provide a highly personalised and quality live in care service in Shropshire, whilst clients receive more levels of monitoring and day to day support.
We take a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to caring for our clients in Shropshire, working and liaising closely with other health professionals included in your care, including GP’s, hospital discharge planners, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists and district nurses.
Our team has forged strong relationships with discharge teams at the following hospital in the Shropshire:
- Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
- Princess Royal Hospital
We work collaboratively with these discharge teams to ensure fast and safe discharge from hospital, freeing up hospital beds in Shropshire, whilst ensuring a high-quality live in care service is in place that results in unnecessary hospital readmission. Much-needed reassurance for all involved.
Why choose The Good Care Group?
The Good Care Group is dedicated to delivering exceptional live-in care services, consistently achieving the highest standards in quality and service. We are proud to hold a range of industry accreditations and awards, ensuring clients and their families have confidence in our care.
Local charities supporting older people in Shropshire
There are several local independent charities working in Shropshire supporting older people to help them get the most out of life. Whether it is information on certain conditions that affect older people, provision of a support network, help with accessing funding for care, local charities are there to provide products and services in Shropshire that enable older people to live a fulfilled, enjoyable and dignified life.
Below are some local charities in Shropshire that may be able to provide information, guidance and support for you and your family:
How to arrange live in care in Shropshire
If you get in touch with us, you can speak to a dedicated care advisor who will answer any questions you may have and provide any information you need to make the right decision.
We will then arrange a no-obligation home meeting with you and your loved one, either at your home or in hospital if you are awaiting discharge following treatment. We can all discuss their needs and how we will match the perfect professional carer for you so we can get the right team and right care package in place at the right time.
Talk to us about your live-in care needs
We are experts in providing a fully managed, high-quality live-in care service in Location. Call our friendly and approachable team today to see how we can help you and your family.