Good hourly visiting care
Highly personalised hourly home care
At ICare Resource Limited our hourly home care service provides families with a tailored care at home service designed around your needs, enabling loved ones who require some additional support in the tasks of daily living to remain in the comfort of their own home whilst maintaining the highest quality of life achievable.
Our hourly visiting care service is a flexible care option enabling you to stay at home with support from a professional carer for as little as 1 hour a week through to multiple hours a day, or even sleepovers or waking nights.
Hourly home care enables you to continue to live the life how you want to, on your terms, providing support with anything from basic domestic support, companionship, personal care, medication help, through to support with more complex conditions such as dementia or Parkinson’s.
CQC regulated home care
Unlike introduction agencies we are fully regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) giving you the peace of mind that the care and support we provide is regularly monitored, inspected and regulated by the independent regulator of health and social care in England.
At ICare Resource Limited, we have been rated Good and we know that this gives our clients and their families the comfort that they are receiving the best care service available.
Locally managed hourly visiting care
Our professional carers are matched to our clients to support them at home and we pride ourselves on delivering a highly personalised home care service underpinned by basic principles such as continuity of carer, introductions before care commences, minimum visits of 1 hour and a genuine focus on health and social well-being.
Our carers are fully employed by us and they undergo an extensive recruitment and selection process including interviews, reference checks and an Enhanced Criminal Record Check. They are also trained in all aspects of the care we deliver including specialist training for complex conditions.
Our hourly home care service is supported and managed 24/7 by our care management team. This is a key reason families use ICare Resource Limited as many other care providers are either large national organisations, franchises, or they are focused on providing 15 – 30 minute care visits under contracts to councils which prevents them from being able to offer a high quality, tailored care service.
Our care management team also undertakes regular monitoring of the care we provide, including an initial review after the first 4-weeks, formal reviews at least every 6 months, annual feedback questionnaires and ongoing monitoring of any concerns, events or issues. We also invest a huge amount of time in training, supervising, developing and supporting our carers which is key to enabling them to provide the highest quality care.
What is Hourly care?
Hourly home care is a flexible care service providing those who require additional support to remain independent at home with a package of care to suit their needs.
At ICare Resource Limited, our hourly home care service involves one-to-one care visits of 1 hour upwards from your carer at the most suitable times for you. The service can also include longer visits or even sleepovers or waking nights. We also understand that your hourly home care needs may change over time, so we’re here to support you every step of the way.
Your carer can support you with anything from companionship, cooking, cleaning through to personal care, medication management or more complex support for specialist conditions such as dementia care, Parkinson’s care or post stroke care.
What do hourly care assistants do?
An hourly care assistant can support you with a range of activities, all of which can be included in your care plan, including:
Companionship
Company and companionship from a carer matched to you so you can enjoy life with the right level of stimulation and emotional support.
Personal Care & Hygiene
Help with your personal needs such as dressing, personal cleanliness, lavatory needs and grooming, all with dignity and discretion.
Medication Help
Our carers are trained in supporting you with managing and administering your medications. They can collect prescriptions from the pharmacy.
Staying Active
We’re able to work closely with occupational therapists and other health professionals to ensure your mobility needs are met.
Shopping for Food & Essentials
We can help you with shopping whether it involves popping out to the shops or arranging an online delivery.
Light Housekeeping
This may include washing and ironing, cleaning rooms or vacuuming, to ensure your usual standards of cleanliness are maintained.
Meal Preparation & Nutrition
Your carer can help you plan and prepare nutritious meals to ensure your dietary needs are met, at a time that suits you.
Social Activities & Connecting
Your carer can support you to continue to socialise and keep close to family and friends.
Transportation & Errands
This may involve helping you get and about in your local community, going out on trips or running errands on your behalf.
Hobbies and interests
Continuing to enjoy hobbies and interests helps maintain your independence and our carers will support you to do this both inside and outside of your home.
Specialist Care
We will monitor your health and well-being outcomes and our carers are trained to support you with complex conditions such as dementia.
Hourly home care FAQs
Hourly home care is a type of elderly care service in which a carer provides additional support in the client’s own home. Hourly home care is a flexible service which can be personalised to your needs and can include anything from basic domestic support, companionship, personal care, medication help, through to supporting people with more complex conditions such as dementia or Parkinson’s. Hourly home care can be provided from 1 hour to 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, and may involve sleepover night care or waking night care.
Most older people would prefer to remain in their own home rather than being forced to move into a residential care home or nursing home. Hourly home care enables an older person to retain their independence in the comfort of their own home with the peace of mind of one-to-one care from a professional carer when they need it. With hourly home care you can continue to enjoy the things we may take for granted such as control over daily routines, friends and family being able to visit anytime, couples being able to remain together and staying with pets. Hourly home care also reduces the risk of incidents occurring and families having to make ‘reactive’ unplanned decisions regarding care.
Hourly home care is a flexible service so whether you or your loved one are looking for high quality but low level assistance, often whilst getting used to receiving help, or a more involved service, requiring us to work closely with GPs and district nurses for support with specialist conditions, our hourly care service can be tailored to meet your needs.
Hourly home care is a flexible option and can be designed around your needs and routines. You may only require 1 hour of support per week, a single or a number of daily visits may be best or you may require overnight support. Your care is agreed with you following an assessment of your care needs and can be adjusted at any time should your needs or preferences change.
Yes! We also provide a locally managed live-in care service which enables families who require more extensive care and support to remain in the comfort of their own home rather than having to move into a residential care home. Find out more about live-in care from ICare Resource Limited