Home care is provided to people in their own homes. Its purpose - as part of community care - is to help people remain living at home as an alternative to moving into some form of residential or nursing home. 

Home care can include: 

• Personal care  such as help with: 
• getting in and out of bed; 
• use of the toilet; 
• getting washed and dressed/undressed; and 
• eating meals. 

Support at home  providing practical  help rather than personal care and can include: 

• collecting pensions and shopping; 
• preparing meals;   
• day or night sitting (only in exceptional circumstances); 
• lighting fires; and   
• essential household hygiene.   

Home Care is a flexible service and can be used to provide a break to carers (this is sometimes called respite) either on a one off or regular basis.   

Local service (Eden, South Lakeland, Allerdale, Barrow-in-Furness, Carlisle, Copeland).

For further information call 01228 606060.

Home care is provided by paid care staff who visit people at home. Every person receiving this service will have a Care Plan  produced by a social worker. This plan will describe how often care staff will visit, what they will do and how long this is expected to take.

Intermediate /after hospital care, Support for carers / Relief Care / Respite Care, Personal care at home (registered)

25/07/2011