What Services Are Included In A Home Care Package

Home Care Packages allow for funding for assistance of a range of different services, depending on your needs. If you choose Gratitude In-Home care as your home care services provider, you can have the peace in mind knowing that all of the services that Home Care Packages fund for can be offered by Gratitude In-Home Care.

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Gratitude In-Home care provides all the services that government home care packages fund for, such as..

Personal Care

sometimes the simple activities that are part of everyday living become more difficult or impossible to manage. This can be due to illness, disability, frailty, or other reasons. Our friendly support workers can help with a range of tasks in a considerate way with a focus on dignity and respect.
• Bathing / showering and drying• Oral care• Dressing• Grooming & shaving• Changing of continence aids• Assistance with toileting• Repositioning bed-bound clients• Assisting with range-of-movement activities

Respite Care

Respite care provides a well needed break for families and other primary carers to maintain the health of the primary care giving relationship. Our services may be organised at regular intervals, ad-hoc, or in response to an emergency or crisis.We have no waiting lists, so you can feel confident that we can respond to your needs in a timely manner. Each respite care booking is specifically designed to meet individual needs and may include:• Domestic Assistance • Personal Care • Companionship• Live-in Care• Oral Hygiene• Basic Foot and Skin Care• Fitting Aids and Appliances• Medication Prompting• Assistance with Eating and Drinking

Nursing Services

We provide clinical Nursing services for treating and monitoring medical conditions at home from short periods of time as well as overnight and 24-hour care
Our clinical nursing services Our clinical nursing services can be for as little as 30 minutes (after the initial assessment), up to 24-hour care, if that is what is needed. We are flexible and responsive to our clients’ needs and services can be adjusted immediately where needs change, this means that our clients are not locked into particular services.• Case Assessment and Care Planning• Wound Care• Continence Care• Diabetes Management• Medication Administration and Management• Palliative Care• Post-operative Care, to allow for early discharge from hospital• Medical companionship for travel

Overnight & 24-hour care

Gratitude In-home Care understands that people need different levels of overnight care. We offer two types of overnight care – active care and inactive care – to provide assistance and a sense of security overnight.

Inactive overnight care

Inactive Care is for people who need a few hours of care before bed and the morning after. Over a 12-hour period, the support worker sleeps in your home and will be available to support you when and if required before, during and after the inactive sleeping period.

For some people, having a carer stay overnight provides peace of mind and security so they can wake up fresh, well rested and with good company to start the new day.

Active Overnight Care

Active care involves continuous active support throughout the night. Our carer will not have a designated sleep time and provides assistance when required.

Medication Assistance

Keeping track of which medication to take at specific times can be difficult to manage, regardless of age or ability, and taking incorrect amounts can have serious consequences.Gratitude In-home Care can help relieve this stress by providing support to ensure prescribed medication is taken as prescribed and at the right time.

After Hospital Care

After going through surgery or prolonged hospitalisation, your home is a good place for you or your loved one to heal physically and emotionally.Gratitude In-home Care lets you shorten your hospital stay and lets you get home sooner after surgery with our post-operative care services in the comfort of home.
Companionship
It can be difficult for people living at home as they age if they do not have a large social network or family to support them. Our dedicated care staff are more than happy to provide companionship to our clients. These services can include: • Taking clients to appointments• Attending a day service or community event• Attending religious events or places of worship• Spending time with clients enjoying their favourite activities they have always enjoyed • Accompanying clients on walks or to the theatre or cinema

Shopping Support & Meal Preparation

At any stage in life, having regular balanced meals is essential to maintaining good health. The benefits of healthy eating include higher energy levels, better management of chronic health problems, increased mental acuteness, stronger resistance to illness and disease and shorter recuperation times. Healthy eating can also help people maintain a positive outlook and stay emotionally balanced.

Gardening & Home Maintenance

We believe a well-maintained home and garden provides a great look and feel while also ensuring homes are safe and secure.Gratitude In-home Care gardeners and handymen are all police checked, fully insured, punctual, friendly, and professional.Some of the services we offer include:• garden maintenance• lawn mowing & edging• home maintenance tasks• window cleaning

Palliative Care

Through palliative care at home, your loved one can spend their remaining days in familiar surroundings with the people they love. Our nurses are experienced in addressing the healthcare needs of patients with cancer and other life limiting and terminal illness. They are also equipped to provide emotional and psychological support for patients and their family members during what can be a very trying time.Working closely with our clients, their families, doctors, pharmacists and other health providers, we provide our clients with the peace of mind that their care needs will be met in the comfort of their own home.

Allied Health Services

We provide a wide range of Allied health services to assist with enhancing physical and mental function. Some of the Allied health services we provide are include:

• Physiotherapy

• Occupational Therapy

• Massage therapy

• Mobility equipment

• Pressure reducing equipment

• Safety equipment

 

Contact us to have a no-charge, no-obligation chat about your options.
For more info, visit our website at: http://www.gihc.com.au/ Call us on (03) 9863 6959, email us at info@gihc.com.au
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