At Hartley Group, we provide personalised home care designed around each individual’s needs, preferences, routines, and goals. Our aim is to help people remain safe, comfortable, and as independent as possible in their own homes.
Care can be arranged as a short visit, regular daily support, overnight assistance, or a more comprehensive package, depending on the individual’s circumstances.
Our care professionals can provide respectful support with personal routines while protecting privacy and dignity.
This may include assistance with:
Personal care is delivered sensitively and according to the individual’s preferences and care plan.
Loneliness and social isolation can affect wellbeing. Companionship visits provide conversation, reassurance, friendship, and social interaction.
Companionship may include:
The purpose is to help clients remain connected, engaged, and confident in everyday life.
Some people need additional support with everyday tasks. Our care professionals can assist with activities that help clients maintain their routines and independence.
This may include:
Support should be agreed in advance and focused on the person’s wellbeing and independence.
Good nutrition and hydration are important parts of everyday wellbeing. Care professionals can support clients with preparing meals and maintaining regular eating and drinking routines.
Support may include:
Care professionals should follow the care plan and report concerns about appetite, hydration, swallowing, weight, or changes in eating habits.
Medication support may be available where it has been assessed, agreed, and included within the client’s care plan.
Depending on the level of support required, this may include:
Care professionals must only provide medication assistance within their training, competence, and agreed responsibilities. They should not diagnose conditions, change dosages, or give medical advice.
Care professionals can support clients with safe movement around the home, where this is included in their care plan and staff have received appropriate training.
This may include:
Any equipment or transfer method should be assessed and used correctly. More complex moving and handling may require specialist assessment and additional training.
Returning home after illness, an operation, or a hospital stay can be challenging. Short-term care may help an individual regain confidence and manage daily routines.
Support could include:
We work within the agreed care plan and do not replace medical treatment or professional clinical services.
People living with dementia may benefit from familiar routines, patient communication, reassurance, and consistent support.
Dementia support may include:
Care should be tailored to the individual’s history, preferences, abilities, communication style, and changing needs.
We can provide practical and personal support for people living with physical, sensory, learning, or other disabilities, subject to assessment and staff suitability.
Support may include:
The focus is on choice, inclusion, independence, and participation in daily life.
Caring for a loved one can be rewarding but demanding. Respite support gives family members time to rest, work, attend appointments, or manage other responsibilities.
Respite care may be provided:
The service is arranged around the needs of the client and the availability of the family carer.
Night support may be available for clients who need assistance or reassurance overnight.
This may include:
Night care may be arranged as a waking night or sleeping night, depending on the level of support required and the agreed care plan.
Live-in care provides a higher level of support for people who wish to remain at home and may require assistance throughout the day and night.
Support may include:
Live-in care arrangements should clearly define working hours, rest periods, accommodation, responsibilities, and the level of support required.
Remaining active in the community can support confidence, independence, and wellbeing. Care professionals may accompany clients to agreed activities and appointments.
This could include:
Any transport, mileage, parking, or admission costs should be discussed and agreed in advance.
Where appropriately trained and within the agreed service scope, care professionals may provide compassionate support to individuals and families during the later stages of life.
This may include:
End-of-life care must be carefully assessed and coordinated with the appropriate clinical professionals.
Care needs can change over time. A client may begin with a small number of weekly visits and later require additional support, or they may only need short-term assistance while recovering from illness.
Care packages can be reviewed when circumstances change, including:
Every package should be reviewed regularly to ensure it remains safe, suitable, and person-centred.
Whatever support is arranged, our approach is based on:
We begin by understanding the individual, their needs, and the outcomes they want to achieve. We then work with them and, where appropriate, their family or representatives to create a suitable care plan.
Our mission is to deliver exceptional, high-quality care at home empowering people to live independently, safely, and with dignity in the place they feel most comfortable.
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