BackStoma Care at Home
We understand that navigating the challenges of living with a stoma can be overwhelming. Our team is here to help make the process as smooth as possible. You can schedule a consultation with a stoma care specialist in a way that’s most convenient for you.
What Does Stoma Care At Home Include?
At Cavendish Homecare, our specialised stoma care includes a dedicated team of nurses and carers with extensive expertise in managing your needs. We understand that living with a stoma requires sensitive and knowledgeable support, so our approach is flexible and responsive, ensuring you receive the highest quality of care. Your care plan is completely tailored to your unique needs, lifestyle, and routines. Our goal is to enhance your quality of life, promote independence, and provide peace of mind by having a skilled nursing or care team by your side.
Stoma Management and Personalised Care
Managing a stoma involves more than just practical assistance; it requires a deep understanding of your personal needs and preferences. Our carers and nurses are specially trained to provide expert support, including bag changes, skin care, and monitoring for any complications. The Cavendish Homecare team will support you every step of the way, taking a flexible and supportive approach to your care and recognising the need for discretion and dignity.
Other Aspects of Our At-Home Stoma Care
Symptoms and Stoma Management
A core component of our care is the effective management of your stoma, including any associated symptoms or discomfort. This is crucial for improving your quality of life and ensuring your comfort.
Patient-Centred Approach
Your care plan is highly tailored to your unique needs and preferences, respecting your wishes and daily routines.
Emotional Support
Our care extends beyond physical symptoms to include emotional support for both you and your loved ones, helping you navigate the challenges of living with a stoma.
Collaboration with Your Care Team
We work closely with your existing multidisciplinary team, including your Stoma Care Nurse, to ensure your care is coordinated and comprehensive.
Why Choose Us?
At Cavendish Homecare, we understand that getting a stoma often signifies a major shift in your life. Following this, your care should focus on independent self-care, managing any complications that may arise, and providing support to enable full rehabilitation. Whether you have just started to adjust to life with a stoma or have been managing one for a while, our team can offer expert support and advice on how best to care for it.
Our dedicated team of Homecare Managers, Registered Nurses, and Carers are trained in the complexities of stoma care and are committed to providing personalised and compassionate private stoma care at home. Our goal is to help you rehabilitate to your optimum so you can continue to live a productive life.
Our Service Includes:
Private Stoma Care Expertise
Our highly trained and skilled Registered Nurses and Carers possess the expertise to provide exceptional stoma care.
Advising on Best Practices
We offer expert advice on how to care for your stoma to ensure your comfort and health.
Monitoring and Infection Prevention
Our team is trained to monitor your stoma and help prevent potential complications and infections.
Emotional Support
We provide emotional support to help you navigate the changes to your body post-surgery.
Promoting Self-Care and Independent Living
Our approach is designed to empower you with the skills and confidence to manage your stoma independently.
Flexible Care
We offer a flexible care plan tailored to your specific needs, ensuring you have the support you need, when you need it.
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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Frequently Asked Questions
Stoma care is aimed at providing comprehensive support and advice to new and long term stoma patients. A stoma care nurse or carer will show you how to care for your stoma, change and empty the appliance and give advise on your diet, returning to work and any common stoma-related concerns that may arise.
Stoma care is necessary for anyone that has undergone an operation to create a stoma. This will be anyone with a colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy. If you have recently undergone surgery, stoma care after surgery is crucial to help maintain the health of the site and support you during this change.
The purpose of stoma care is to ensure that you are able to manage the condition while maintaining a high quality of life. This will extend to a holistic approach and include lifestyle guidance, psychological support and ongoing care. The ultimate aim is to empower you to lead a comfortable, independent and active life.
Having a stoma might require some adjustments initially, but it shouldn’t significantly limit your daily activities. If you’re active, you can still enjoy most sports and hobbies. While extreme contact sports are best avoided, there are special support garments, caps, and bags designed for stoma wearers during physical activity.
For travel, post surgery, you are at a higher risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and should consult with your doctor before any air travel and obtain a travel certificate. Remember to pack enough supplies for the time away and be prepared for more bag changes while travelling.
Adjusting to life with a stoma may be daunting at first. But, with the right support, stoma care will become a part of your daily routine while you enjoy a fulfilling life. Support from a private stoma nurse can help ease this transition so you can get back to feeling like yourself again.
Having a stoma is a significant change, but it doesn’t mean you have to give up your favourite activities. With the right care and support, most people can return to a full and active lifestyle, including hobbies, exercise, and travel. We are here to help you navigate these adjustments and provide emotional support to ensure you maintain your confidence and well-being.
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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.
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
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I wish I had found Cavendish Homecare a long time ago
Many thanks for your help and support – I keep saying to everyone I know that I wish I had found Cavendish Homecare a long time ago. Everyone cared for mum was so professional, capable and caring.
Nurse M is just fantastic
Nurse M is just fantastic – we are so pleased to have her and she is looking after my mum with such great care.
Wonderful care that was provided
“Thank you Mairead for your thoughts and for the wonderful care that was provided by your nurses I am eternally grateful.”
