Types of care provided

• Residential care
• Nursing care
• Dementia care
• Respite care
• Palliative care
  

Residential Care Homes

Residential Homes provide 24/7 personal assistance within a homely, relaxed and secure environment. These homes are appropriate for residents with basic mobility and who are able to retain a degree of personal independence within a safe and supportive environment. Assistance with tasks such as dressing, washing and going to the toilet is readily available as required. Medical provision is limited and care for minor ailments is generally provided by a District Nurse who attends the care home, on a regular basis.

The main emphasis of care provision is on creating a homely environment with good social interaction and regular, stimulating activities being organised, often involving the local community. Meals are provided and residents are encouraged to socialise in communal rooms.

Nursing Care Homes

Care Homes with Nursing cater for residents who require a high level of nursing care and ongoing medical attention. The home is managed by a Registered Nurse and there is at least one Registered Nurse on the premises at all times. Levels of care one can expect include 24-hour medical care, as appropriate, as well as assistance with all aspects of personal care.

Although Nursing homes tend to be larger and purpose-built in order to accommodate the necessary nursing facilities required for the care of highdependency elderly persons, they are furnished and decorated to create a homely environment. As with residential care homes, nursing homes also provide care in a homely, relaxed and secure setting.

Nursing homes are suitable for people with chronic medical conditions or illnesses that require a high level of on-going attention from a Doctor or Nurse. People who are bedridden or extremely frail would also benefit from the level of care offered in a nursing home. A flexible care package which combines both elements of personal and nursing care is negotiated which enables individuals to 'pick-n-mix' the type of care they required at any given time. Nursing homes also provide rehabilitation or convalescences services as standard, with nurses, therapists and social workers on hand to ensure that each resident receives the individual care they need.

Dementia Care

EMI Care Homes provide quality care for older people who are suffering from Alzheimer's, dementia and other similar conditions.

Care provided follows the principles of person-centred care which aims to adopt a holistic approach to the individual, rather than focusing on their illness and on abilities they may have lost. Instead of treating the person as a collection of symptoms and behaviours that need to be controlled, person-centred care seeks to recognise and maintain, as far as is possible, an individual’s unique qualities, abilities, interests, preferences and needs.

The nurses and care assistants receive extensive and specialised training in how to care for people with dementia. This enables them to understand and respond to the communication difficulties that people with dementia experience in expressing their wishes and needs.

Respite Care

Respite care means giving a carer a short break from the person they care for. It also gives the cared for person a short break from their carer. It applies to people who may have a carer but who need a break from their home circumstances.

Whatever the case may be, respite care can be provided in any of Cedar Care residential or nursing care homes.

Palliative and Terminal Care

Nursing homes will admit people who require palliative care. Palliative care is care that improves the quality of life of residents and their families facing life-threatening illness. Particular attention is given to the prevention, assessment, and treatment of pain and other symptoms, and to the provision of psychological, emotional and spiritual support.

The nurses and care assistants in all nursing homes are trained to follow a philosophy which includes:-

• A focus on quality of life which includes good symptom control
• A whole person approach taking into account the person’s past and current situation
• Care which encompasses both the person with life-threatening illness and those that matter to the person
• A respect for resident autonomy and choice (e.g. over place of care, treatment options)
• An emphasis on open and sensitive communication.