Disability Care

Disability and carers

Disability care can support function and help people affected by disability to live independently and with dignity. Each disabled person has different challenges and needs, so there can’t be a one size fits all disability and carers service. Emary Home Health Care performs a careful assessment to work out what disability home care and support is needed, makes a disability care plan, then finds the right person to provide that disability care at home.

What is disability live-in care?

Disability live-in care is a type of practical care, support and healthcare that takes place in the individual’s own home. Expert carers live-in the home, providing a helping hand twenty-four hours a day. The carer can maintain safety, assist with chores and support personal care like bathing, dressing and toileting, as well as helping prepare food and offering a friendly face and a little company. Disability live-in care services can be beneficial for those who can no longer live safely on their own. Depending on needs, live-in carers can offer complex nursing care, manage incontinence and administer prescribed medication as well as providing sensitive support and ensuring safety, day and night.

Disability Care Act

The Disability Care Act put an individual’s wellbeing at the centre of care. A worrying 1 in 4 disabled people say that they have little control over their day-to-day lives. Emary Home Health Care’s disability care service offers the individual choice and control over care.

Disability home carers can support physical, mental and emotional health and facilitate work, education, hobbies and personal relationships. The person needing care is in charge, they identify their targets and the support they would like to have, then Emary Home Health carer assist them in reaching their aims. The professional carers can do as much, or as little as is needed, supporting independence and always treating the individual with respect.

Who is disability care suitable for?

Disability care can support anyone who is finding it difficult to manage independently and wants to continue living in their home. A disability is a physical or mental impairment, which has significant and longstanding effects on someone’s ability to carry-out the normal activities of daily living. There are more than 11 million people in the UK living with disabilities, which can include loss of limbs, stroke, paralysis, learning difficulties such as Down’s Syndrome and neurological conditions like multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease.

Any disability can present challenges. Moving, washing, cooking and using the toilet can all be a struggle without assistance. However, with the right support, life with a disability can still be comfortable, satisfying and full of joy.

Disability respite care

Disability respite care can provide family carers with time to relax, rest and recharge the batteries. Family carers do an incredible job, but stresses and strains of caring can affect physical and mental health. Studies have shown that carers report nearly double the level of diseases, disabilities and chronic conditions.

Disability respite care replaces the care that family carers provide, so that they have to time to look after their own health and wellbeing. Whether you need regular short breaks to exercise, work or see friends or a longer period for a holiday, live-in carers and disability home carers can offer the respite needed, without disrupting your loved one’s regular routine and environment. You will be able to return to caring rested and refreshed.

What are the benefits of disability care?

Disability care can help someone with a disability continue living in their own home,, surrounded by family, neighbours and home comforts. The right caregiver can help each individual lead a comfortable and fulfilling life, in their own home.

Expert disability care: Emary Home Health Care has specially trained carers, experienced in working with people living with disabilities. Carers can provide practical help with the activities of daily living, like cleaning, cooking and dressing, support mobility, transferring and toileting and help with complex needs like incontinence or tube feeding.

Control and choice: Personal budgets and direct payments can help individuals affected with disability access the right care for them. Making informed decisions about the type of care wanted, the times it is needed and the right person to administer that support can empower each individual and make the care experience a positive one.

Flexible care: Home care can be flexible and can be adapted to it any changing needs, which is particularly important if someone is affected by a degenerative disease, or finds themselves temporarily disabled.

The right carer: Care is about a personal interaction. We don’t all get on with the same people. When you hire a home carer, you have the opportunity to check them out. You can review their references, meet them and even run a trial shift, so that you know that they suit you and can be trusted, it’s about balancing the information that an agency like Emary Home Health Care can provide with your own gut instinct.

Emary Home Health Care provides High-Quality Disability Care

We provide high-quality disability care for adults and children with wide-ranging issues and conditions. Offering support inside and outside the home, our highly-trained staff have the key aim of helping our clients to enjoy as active and fulfilled lives as possible.

We encourage our clients to contribute to the choices and decisions related to their care when they can, allowing them to feel in control of their lives. We utilise a ‘person-centred’ approach when compiling our care programmes, consulting with broader family, friends and medical professionals to ensure we’re offering bespoke care to each client. In instances where clients are not older enough to make decision for themselves or do not possess the mental capacity, we will always look to make those decisions on their behalf in their own interests.

We pair each care assistant according to the client’s circumstances and requirements. In those instances where a client’s behaviour may be challenging, we’ll employ carers with the respective training while working to maintain the client’s dignity and respect. At the end of the day, it’s vital we’re pairing clients with carers who they can trust and build a relationship with.