Tel : 01225 445511
Oriel Lodge, Oriel Gardens, Swainswick, Bath, BA1 7AS
The Best of Care in Your Own Home
Our aim is to offer a wide range of personal, domestic and social care to disabled and elderly people in their own homes to enable them to live a full life, as independently as possible, for as long as possible.
Our Services
We offer the following services :-
- Personal support
- Assistance with washing and bathing
- Assistance with dressing
- Assistance with toiletry
- Assistance with dental hygiene
- Shopping
- Light domestic tasks
- Laundry and ironing
- Food preparation and cooking
- Pension collection
- Prescription collection
- Help with correspondence/administration
- Use of car with escort for visits/outings/shopping
- Day Care opportunities at Oriel Lodge
- Assisted bathing at Oriel Lodge (with adapted baths)
- ‘Sitting’ services (day or night)
Assessment
Following the initial referral, and prior to any care being provided, the Home Care Manager will arrange an appointment with you in your own home.
During that meeting an assessment of the following will be carried out :-
- Personal care and physical well being
- Family involvement and other social contacts
- Sight, hearing and communication
- Continence
- Mobility, dexterity and the need for any disability equipment
- Mental Health and cognition
- Medication requirements
- Personal safety and risks
- Specific condition-related risks
- Dietary requirements and preferences
- Social interests, religious and cultural needs
- Preferred method of communication
If, following a review of the assessment with the Care Co-ordinator, the decision is made to provide care then a detailed Care Plan will be prepared. You will be given a copy to retain, so that it can be accessed by all parties and will be reviewed on an annual basis unless an interim change is necessary.
Contract
If you are a privately funded client you will be issued with a contract which outlines the main Terms and Conditions of your agreement with Bath Community Care Ltd. Details of other key policies and procedures can be supplied on request.
Insurance
Bath Community Care Ltd has all appropriate insurances. Our Employers Liability Insurance Certificate can be viewed at the company's office.