Supporting people with physical disabilities

Supporting learning disabilities

Having specialist care support needs should not prevent you from taking full advantage of everything life has to offer. Our carers provide support helping people with learning disabilities to lead independent and active lives, whether they live with family carers, in their own homes or in a supported living setting.

At Guardian Homecare, we use person-centred approaches to support people with learning disabilities to fulfil their potential and to make as many choices about their own lives as they are able. We also work hard to ensure that where our support staff make choices on behalf of a client who lacks the mental capacity to make those choices, they do so in the client’s best interests.

We see the person before the disability, even where a client’s behaviour is very challenging. Our support staff receive extensive training in supporting people who might present behaviour that is difficult to manage and we always have the rights, dignity and safety of our service users at the forefront of our minds.

We support dozens of people with learning disabilities to maximise their independence whatever the extent of their impairment. Whether providing sensory stimulation to the most profoundly disabled or supporting young adults to set up independently in a new home, we adhere to our principles of empowerment and person-centredness, making a real difference to every individual we support and focusing on achievable aspirations and goals.

Importantly, we take special care to ensure that we match the right care assistant with the right client looking to build a relationship centred on trust and companionship.

End of life care

Just as every person has the right to live the life of their choosing in dignity, so we believe that everyone also should have the right to die in a dignified manner. Our specialist end of life care teams help many people with terminal illnesses to die at home in the way they feel most comfortable, in many cases surrounded by their families and loved ones.

Working closely with palliative nurses and other care teams, our end of life teams help clients to plan and manage the final weeks, days and hours of life, managing pain and discomfort and putting into effect agreed plans of care. Our staff are trained and supported to understand and cope with the unique challenges and pressures of this type of care, providing unobtrusive, sensitive support which promotes dignity.

Receiving end of life care at home, rather than in a hospital or hospice, allows a client to be close to their family and to draw comfort from familiar surroundings. Family members can also be more confident that their loved one is receiving a personalised programme of care, helping to raise the quality of the time they have left.

Complex care

Having complex care needs needn’t prevent you from living in your own home. Guardian Homecare provides support to people with multiple and profound disabilities, offering maximum independence for clients and relief and support for family carers.

Each care team is individually built to ensure the right blend of skills and experience to meet the particular needs of the individual. Our teams have the practical competencies as well as the personal attributes to provide friendly, proficient support that puts the client at the centre. As with all our services, we work closely with family carers and advocates to develop care plans that are person-centred and outcome-focused. Our care plans also consider outcomes for those family carers, taking a holistic ‘whole-family’ approach.

Our care programmes can be delivered in various ways and we have made the process of setting up and implementing new services smooth and stress-free for clients and their families. Rest assured that we will take the time to ensure that the staff assigned to complex care packages are hand-picked to ensure the establishment of a meaningful and lasting relationship.

As part of a larger group of companies, Guardian Homecare is also fortunate to be able to partner with other companies like ICCM that can provide specialised care, including nursing. Contact us today to discuss your particular needs.

Reablement

Any one of us could suffer a knock-back in life because of accident, injury or illness that threatens our independence. Our trained reablement teams support people of all ages and needs to regain their skills and confidence at home, reducing or removing all together the need for ongoing care.

Returning home after a spell in hospital can be daunting for anyone, especially where they have lost physical strength or confidence in their own abilities, sometimes in relation to the simplest of tasks. Our expert reablement teams comprise specially trained support staff who work in partnership with occupational therapists, physios, nurses and a range of other professionals to work with the individual in achieving a smooth transition to partial or full independence.

Unlike some other approaches to care support, reablement places a particular emphasis on supporting the individual to help themselves. Short and long-term goal-setting allows the clients to make small steps towards independence. Supported by our experienced and highly-trained staff, the individual will, day by day, stretch the limits of their capability in line with agreed goals, at each step regaining skills and confidence. Progress is closely monitored and the reablement plan adjusted as necessary to respond to the client’s changing abilities.