Hourly Care

Our sensitive care staffs provide Personal Care services, which may include:

Bathing or washing, and the monitoring of pressure areas
Day-to-day hair care
Brushing of teeth or dentures, or any other oral hygiene
Getting in or out of bed
Getting dressed or undressing
Feeding
Basic hand & foot care (excluding nail cutting)
Basic skin care, where there is no inflamed or broken skin
Shaving as required, (using electric shaves)
Toilet needs, including the management of continence
Prompt, assist and administer medication in accordance with the Care Plan
Manual handling with or without the use of a hoist
Monitoring general safety and welfare of user
Assistance with toileting, disposal of incontinence pads, emptying colostomy and catheter bags
(though not tubes) and help with maintaining personal hygiene

Please note – Cost dependent on time and frequency of visits.
Kindly call our Hourly Care team on 0208 699 9184 or 05601 181 290. Local call rates apply.

Personal Care excludes the following primary health care functions:

Administration of drugs including by injection
Application of dressings, Care of wounds or changing of colostomy or catheter bags
Treatment of pressure sores, Supervision of specialist medical treatment, pet feeding, nail trimming (people with diabetes) / cooking
Preparing of complex foods

Practical and Social Support includes:

Domestic cleaning but only as part of a Care Plan which includes personal care
Monitor Personal Care, excluding general safety and welfare of Service User and home environment
Preparation of light meals
Seeking basic information and assisting with form-filling
Ensuring that the user is warm and secure

Domestic tasks include:

Dusting, vacuum cleaning, washing floors, washing crockery and cutlery
Polishing large items of furniture, cleaning baths, sinks, work surfaces
Toilets and ovens, removing cobwebs from ceilings and walls
Laundering sheets, towels, personal clothing
Ironing, shopping, pension and prescription collection
Changing bed linen, emptying commode, pet care (not harmful ones- discretionary)

The care plan arrangement will accommodate the unique and complex needs of a service user, and allow the service to quickly respond to changing needs of the service user. For a full list of our services, and the conditions we care for, please contact us at admin@firstchoiceforyou.com.