As we are promoting independence care wherever possible YoD Care Services ensures dignity is maintained at all times:
Service
Medication
- General care and supervision
- Bathing or showering
- Oral hygiene care
- Incontinence care/bathroom assistance
- Dressing assistance
- Walking and transferring/wheelchair/walker/cane assistance
- Medication reminders
- Eating and feeding assistance
- Assist with emergency monitoring systems
Personal care
If assistance is needed with meal preparation – carers will offer choices, to ensure your dietary and nutritional needs are fully met.
- Meal and menu planning
- Grocery shopping
- Preparing, cooking and serving meals
- Special dietary restrictions
- Assistance with eating
- Washing and putting away
All our staff are fully trained in food hygiene.
Meal Preparation
Our carers can provide vital assistance in:
- Taking your medication
- Ordering of prescriptions
- Liasing with chemists with ordering of medication
- Collecting prescriptions
- Liasing with doctors/district nurses and other medical professionals
- Monitoring of medications
All our staff are fully trained in food hygiene.
Social Care
- Assisting with Maintaining Social Contact
- Assisting in Making Appointments
- Assisting with Attending Clubs /
- Day Care Centres
Nutritional Care
- Preparation of Breakfast
- Preparation of hot meals
- Preparation of Light Meals / Snacks
- Preparation of Drinks
Administrative
- Provide Advice and Supportive Information
- Risk / Health and Safety Assessments
- Quality Assurance Visits.
- Telephone Calls and Questionnaires
- Regular Communication with Your
- Assigned Co-ordinator
- Care Plan Reviews
- Interagency Liaison (e.g. attend review
- meetings with Care Managers as requested)
Financial Care and Correspondence
- Assistance with Budget Planning
- Assistance with Correspondence
- Collection of Pension / Benefits
- Assistance with Use Of Telephone
- Assistance with Paying Bills