Domiciliary Care
DOMICILIARY CARE
Respecting boundaries and personal time
Dementia Care
How will you care for someone with Dementia?
The Answer is very simple with Godwill Care Ltd.
We recognise that their 100 types of dementia and it can be very a devastating condition. Gradually when one loses the ability to remember, plan, use language and control the body can be frightening.
Everybody needs help at some point. You can go to work and sleep with piece of mind knowing that your relative is receiving the best care available. We are helping people every day – across all parts of England to cope with the various challenges that come with dementia and memory loss. With hundreds of different strains of this sometimes-debilitating condition, and many different stages, one of our handpicked carers will maintain your loved one’s everyday routines and can ease the strain on your family.
We provide loving and compassionate domiciliary care support to help people live well with dementia. The impact can be a devastating time for everyone.
We understand the significant adjustments you will have to make. It is our goal is to maintain confidentiality, independency and the lifestyle you want .
Providing much needed support to family carers.
We talk to you and your family to find out what is important to you, what you can do and what you would like to achieve from your care and support and what help you need.
Live In Care
We understand your circumstances may change quickly as they unfold. We are here every step of the way offering tailored support that is built around your needs.
Your morning routine.
Whether it is an early morning wake-up call with a cup of your favourite tea or coffee, your preferred breakfast ready for when you awake, a prompt about medication, or support with personal care, which could involve assistance with toileting, bathing or getting dressed.
If you need assistance with getting out of bed and moving safely around the home, your live-in carer can help with this. They are well-trained in using various types of hoists, and proficient with safe transfers too, whether it is from your bed to standing on your own, to a walking frame, or to a wheelchair
What is most important to remember is that your live-in carer will be someone who you feel comfortable around, carefully matched to your personality, interests and even outlook on life. Many of our carers become more like friends with the people they support.
All staff at Godwill Care Ltd go through rigorous checks before joining our team, ensuring they are fully competent and have a good level of written and spoken English.
Learning Difficulties or Autistic Spectrum Disorder
All our carers are trained specifically to support clients who might display challenging behaviour. Our care workers will be trained in the procedure before performing any task with the service user, and a trainer with a relevant qualification will sign a form to indicate that the care worker has completed the training and is competent in undertaking the assigned care work.
Physical Disability Care
We also provide Care support services to those people who may need intensive support in their own homes. Such clients could be: People who have physical disability difficulties/challenging behaviour, epilepsy, autistic spectrum conditions, have various disabling syndromes, also Ileostomy and colostomy care - changing of bags.
Elderly Care
Temporary nursing and care staff that meet your budget and needs
If you require temporary nursing or care staff to help cover demanding periods, long-term sickness or maternity leave, then Godwill care can help. Based in Gloucester and operating across the South West and beyond, our flexible nursing staff are fully trained and qualified, meaning that they are able to begin work straight away
Domestic Home Services
We can provide extra support with personal care needs and bathing, meal preparation, medication prompting, shopping, and social calls.
We also provide you with domestic services, home help, Laundry service, shopping service, errands and any other support that you may require.
If you do not have the laundry facilities we can visit the local launderette for you.
The floating 24 hour staffing support, is to ensure someone can respond to emergencies quickly, such as medical emergencies, alarms and falls.
Hospital Discharge
Sometimes events can happen so fast that families are left wondering how they will cope. Whether there’s been an accident, a sudden illness or you’ve been let down by your current carer, we’re here to help at the last minute.
By contacting us now, we can urgently arrange:
• live-in care after an accident or unplanned hospital discharge
Visiting Care in an emergency, for as little as 30 minutes
• our carers are fully trained and experienced with many conditions
• Emergency care if you’re struggling to find cover at short notice
• Urgent Palliative Care so your loved one can stay at home for those difficult last days.
Palliative Care
What is palliative care?
End of life care includes palliative care. If you have an illness that can't be cured, palliative care makes you as comfortable as possible, by managing your pain and other distressing symptoms. It also involves psychological, social and spiritual support for you and your family or carers. This is called a holistic approach, because it deals with you as a "whole" person, not just your illness or symptoms.
Palliative care isn't just for the end of life – you may receive palliative care earlier in your illness, while you are still receiving other therapies to treat your condition.
Who provides palliative care?
Many healthcare professionals provide palliative care as part of their jobs. An example is the care you get from your GP or community nurses.
Some people need additional specialist palliative care. This may be provided by consultants trained in palliative medicine, specialist palliative care nurses, or specialist occupational therapists or physiotherapists.
Palliative care teams are made up of different healthcare professionals and can co-ordinate the care of people with an incurable illness. As specialists, they also advise other professionals on palliative care.
When does end of life care begin?
End of life care should begin when you need it and may last a few days, or for months or years.
People in lots of different situations can benefit from end of life care. Some of them may be expected to die within the next few hours or days. Others receive end of life care over many months.
People are considered to be approaching the end of life when they are likely to die within the next 12 months, although this isn't always possible to predict. This includes people whose death is imminent, as well as people who:
have an advanced incurable illness, such as cancer, dementia or motor neurone disease
are generally frail and have co-existing conditions that mean they are not expected to live for 12 months
have existing conditions if they are at risk from a sudden crisis in their condition
have a life-threatening acute condition caused by a sudden catastrophic event, such as an accident or stroke
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published guidance on the care of adults in the last days of life. This guidance covers how to manage common symptoms, as well as dignity and respect for the person, their relatives and carers.
How do I find out about end of life care services in my area?
If you are approaching the end of life, or caring for someone who is, and you want to find out about the care and support available, your first step is to speak to your GP or to call the number your healthcare professionals have given you.
Part of their job is to help you understand which services are available locally. You can ask about all sorts of help – for instance, there may be particular night-time services they can tell you about. You can also search for specific types of care services near you.
Planning ahead
In this end of life care guide, "end of life care" also covers legal issues to help you plan ahead for your future care. These include creating a lasting power of attorney so the person or people of your choice can make decisions about your care if you are no longer able to do so yourself.
We agree a care plan that is tailored to your personal needs and choices. Our dedicated care assistants support our clients to be as comfortable as possible in the familiar surroundings of their own home.
Families can find out more about palliative care and support at the NHS website.
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