BackAlzheimer's care at home
Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s can be overwhelming. Our team is here to help make the process as smooth as possible. You can schedule a consultation with a dementia care specialist in a way that’s most convenient for you.
What does Alzheimer’s care at home include?
Alzheimer’s care at home involves several key components, with a strong focus on maintaining a familiar routine and a safe environment. In addition to these crucial aspects, it also encompasses a person-centred approach, emotional and psychological support, and family support, all while ensuring the client’s comfort and well-being. Alzheimer’s homecare can help manage a wide range of behavioural and cognitive symptoms, including memory loss, confusion, anxiety, and changes in mood. While it may not be possible to completely eliminate these symptoms, a specialist care team can work towards controlling them at a level that is comfortable for clients, enhancing their quality of life.
Alzheimer’s care at home aims to provide clients with a sense of normalcy and security. It is dedicated to supporting individuals with this advanced, incurable illness, providing memory and behavioural management, along with practical support as the disease progresses.
Memory and behavioural management
A core component of Alzheimer’s care is the effective management of memory and behavioural symptoms. This is crucial for improving a client’s quality of life. The care team, which may include nurses and specialist carers, works to address confusion and distress. This often involves close collaboration with a client’s GP and other specialists to ensure the client has the most appropriate medication and care plan.
Other aspects of at-home Alzheimer’s care
Person-centred approach
Care plans are tailored to each individual’s unique needs and preferences, respecting their wishes and values.
Emotional and psychological support
Care extends beyond cognitive symptoms to include emotional and psychological support for both the client and their family.
Family support
The care team provides guidance and support to loved ones, helping them navigate the emotional challenges of caring for a family member with Alzheimer’s.
Maintaining comfort and routine
Caregivers and nurses are dedicated to ensuring the client’s overall comfort and a consistent routine, which includes assistance with positioning, personal care, and oral hygiene, all in a safe and familiar environment.
Why choose us?
At Cavendish Homecare, we understand that Alzheimer’s care is never a “one-size-fits-all” solution. We tailor our services to each unique person, ensuring they receive the very best care possible. Our nurses and carers are able to help throughout the various stages of Alzheimer’s, recognising that the disease poses different challenges at different times.
Our team is both highly skilled and deeply compassionate, helping clients maintain their independence and autonomy for as long as possible. We treat every client with the utmost respect, dignity, and empathy, providing comprehensive care to ensure they receive the holistic support they need.
Specialist expertise and proven results
Cavendish Homecare is a leading provider of expert Alzheimer’s and dementia care. Our team has extensive experience in providing care for individuals with cognitive impairments. We are devoted to delivering the highest standard of care, complying with CQC and ISO standards and regulations. Our awards and nominations serve as a testament to the positive impact our team has on the lives of our clients and their families.
Tailored care solutions
We offer a variety of services to help you and your loved one navigate the journey of Alzheimer’s.
Help understanding a diagnosis
We provide personalised guidance and comprehensive resources to help you understand the diagnosis and manage symptoms.
Specialist home care
Our services are customised to fit the specific needs of individuals at every stage of the disease, ensuring personalised support.
Managing challenging behaviours
Our skilled team is trained to use effective techniques to manage challenging behaviours associated with Alzheimer’s, creating a safe environment for everyone.
Recommendations for dementia-friendly activities
We can recommend a variety of stimulating and engaging activities tailored to the individual’s needs.
Home adaptations
Our experts can assess the home environment and recommend suitable equipment and improvements to ensure safety, comfort, and independence.
Fully regulated by CQC
As a provider fully regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Cavendish Homecare sets the benchmark for quality and safety. When choosing care, we always advise checking a provider’s CQC registration and inspection reports, which are publicly available. Our commitment to exceptional care is independently verified through their rigorous inspections, evidenced by our ‘Outstanding’ rating specifically for care and an overall ‘Good’ rating. This gives you complete confidence in our professionalism, compassion, and accountability.
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Making a consideration about whether to place a loved one into a care facility is indeed an emotional and complex decision. It requires taking into account various factors, such as finances, safety concerns, ability to perform activities of daily living, the family’s ability to provide care, severity of symptoms and the individual’s preferences. Homecare can significantly delay the need for a care facility placement, even prevent it. High-quality homecare can help individuals with Alzheimer’s disease live in the comfort of their own home, ensuring their safety for as long as needed.
Early signs of dementia and Alzheimer’s often are subtle changes in memory, with common signs, such as memory loss (remembering events, names, conversations, appointments), difficulties finding words, disorientation (confusion about time, people and places), mood or behaviour changes (mood swings, unusual behaviour, being withdrawn), even challenges with familiar tasks. It is very important to consult a healthcare professional regarding any of these, as they may be caused by other conditions.
Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s demands understanding and patience. When communicating, use simple language and offer reassurance. Creating a familiar routine for an individual with Alzheimer’s helps reduce confusion and anxiety and creates a sense of safety. Recognize the uniqueness and individuality of their preferences. Remember to maintain a balanced healthy diet, including exercise and sufficient sleep if you are the primary carer for your loved one.
When caring becomes overwhelming, Cavendish Homecare is here ready to help. We provide compassionate and experienced carers and nurses to support you and your loved one.
To answer children’s questions about dementia, it’s important to be honest, simple, and reassuring:
What’s happening to them? Explain that dementia is an illness that stops the brain from working properly, affecting memory, thinking, speaking, or seeing, and that it’s not like a cold and won’t go away.
Why do they keep asking the same question? Clarify that people with dementia might remember old things but forget recent ones, so they may not remember asking a question just moments ago. Emphasise patience.
Will I get it too? Reassure them that dementia is not contagious like the flu, and having an older relative with it doesn’t mean they’ll get it when they’re older.
Will they get better? Explain that there are no cures for dementia and it will stay with the person, but doctors and nurses can help make their lives easier and suggest helpful activities.
How can I help? Encourage them to be present, show love, ask about old memories, look at photos, watch films, and listen to music. Reassure them that it’s not their fault if their loved one has a bad day.
Cavendish Homecare provides homecare services tailored to the specific needs of individuals at various stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Our experienced and trusted team of cares and nurses can offer personalised support, including:
Early stages – assistance with activities of daily living, social interaction and memory aids
Middle stages – assistance with personal care tasks, increased supervision and help in managing behavioural changes
Late stages – bathing, feeding, complex care
Cavendish Homecare is committed to making sure of the safety of Alzheimer’s patients in their homes. Our skilled team of nurses and carers undergo regular training to learn about Alzheimer’s disease, it’s advancement and how to create a safe environment.
We also enforce safety measures, such as regular risk assessments, medication management, supervision and monitoring of the individual’s well-being. We work closely with the families healthcare providers to establish a comprehensive plan.
The enquiry process - What to expect
Initial Enquiry
An initial enquiry is taken when you call on behalf of yourself or someone else. An initial enquiry can be via a phone call, submitting a contact form or an email. Your enquiry is then picked up by the office team who will gather the information and pass it through to one of our nurse managers.
Call Back from Nurse Manager
One of the experienced nurse managers will give you a call back to discuss the needs in more detail and to provide their expert recommendation on the care that may be required. They will then discuss with you, what Cavendish Homecare may be able to provide, what the cost is and what timescale we would be able to commence your care.
Selection of Staff
Once an initial agreement is established, the nursing manager will start working with the bookings team to determine the most suitable nurse and/or carer are best matched with your needs.
Proposed agreement
Following the tailored care recommendation and the selection of staff. We ensure you (the client) are happy with the proposed course of action and the care is able to commence. In some cases, an assessment visit may be required and this will be undertaken by one of our nurse managers.
Active Client
You will begin receiving outstanding homecare from our team, tailored to your needs. Your care plan will be under constant review to ensure the correct level of care is addressing your needs and being provided at all times.
An initial enquiry is taken when you call on behalf of yourself or someone else. An initial enquiry can be via a phone call, submitting a contact form or an email. Your enquiry is then picked up by the office team who will gather the information and pass it through to one of our nurse managers.
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