HOME CARE EDINBURGH
Social care providers in Edinburgh offer a range of domiciliary care services for the elderly living at home to assist with their everyday life and everyday tasks. 1st Focus Homecare, with its comprehensive range of home care services, can provide the support you or a loved one needs.
We work closely with the City of Edinburgh local council and the NHS, where we provide care and support packages in the community for people waiting to be discharged from the hospital.
Care at home vs care homes
At 1st Focus Homecare, we understand that getting older can be challenging, and some people need assistance to enjoy everyday life and tasks. We believe that the personal touch of home care can make a significant difference. While residential care has its benefits, we strive to replicate these in your home, ensuring you feel reassured and cared for.
A person’s care needs vary depending on the person and any illness they live with. We can support you or a loved one in spending time in their own community, close to family and friends, and most importantly, allow them to remain at home to live as independently as possible.
Home care offers a range of support services, from personal care and support to respite care for a family member or live-in care for those seeking an alternative to residential care. With home care, you receive one-to-one care, empowering you to be in control of your care plan. In contrast, in a care home, the ratio of carer to service user is higher, potentially limiting the individualised attention you receive.
We can deliver an alternative to a care home, giving everyone involved peace of mind.
Can I arrange my own home care?
For some families, organising care and support at home can be daunting, not to mention how they will pay for the care their loved one deserves. Local councils provide their care service, but we deliver a premium service in comparison.
At 1st Focus, we can help you or a family member arrange care via the local authority. Depending on your needs assessment, you may be eligible for financial support from the local council to cover some or all of the costs involved.
We can advise on direct payments and help you decide whether home care is an affordable alternative to care homes.
We can discuss the costs involved and arrange for an assessment of your care needs. The cost of care can, at times, appear high, but we fully understand that some people can manage their own care. We try to ensure the people using our service remain as independent as possible, and we would never pressure people into paying for more care than they require.
Once we have completed your needs assessment, we can build a care plan and arrange a carer or personal assistant. If you require emergency care or your family or friends who help require emergency respite care, we can also arrange that.
Our care staff
At 1st Focus Homecare, we understand how important caregiving is for you in every way possible. We want to assure you that our staff are not just caregivers, but also companions who provide the highest-quality care, making you and your family or loved ones feel confident and secure.
We are extremely selective when recruiting candidates for our local care staff. 1st Focus Homecare believes a happy, dedicated and motivated workforce creates a positive client experience.
We have a rigorous recruitment process, extensive training and development, and an ongoing assessment and support process for all our care workers, so you know you will be in safe hands. Although we can’t always guarantee the same carer every day, all of our staff are trained to the high standard that you, your family, and loved ones would expect and will definitely meet your care needs.
Home Care Services
There are many different types of service, for example :
- Personal care
- Supporting you or a loved one with meals
- Medication support
- Weekend respite care
- Temporary home care for the elderly
- Emergency respite care
- Support services for dementia patients
- Short-term live-in care
- 24-hour care (live-in carer)
- Waking night care
- Respite services for carers
- Companion sit-in carers
- Hospital to home
- Respite care
- Assisting with social services financial assessment and other financial support
- Short stay visits
- Alzheimer elderly care
- Home help services
If you feel that 1st Focus Homecare is a company you can trust, please contact our office on 0131 510 7878, where we can discuss your care needs. If we can help you or your loved one, we can arrange to meet you in person at your home to assess your care needs. Once an agreement is in place with you privately or via the local council, we will build you a care and support plan and agree on a start date.