Navigating your through the maze of moving into care can be very confusing and emotional. We have gathered together some links from website to help you.
We provide several different levels of care dependent on the requirements of our clients.
Below we give an overview of the different categories of care. Please feel free to contact us and discuss the care required with our qualified nurses.
Information on the fees for the care levels can be found here.
The National Care Standards provide details of what each individual person can expect from a care home.
Enhanced Residential Care is a relatively new concept within care homes. It is designed to be a step in-between nursing care and residential care. Its aim is to provide the maximum of independence for the resident while providing 24 hour assistance from care staff for their personal needs.
We have a specially built Enhanced Residential Care Unit within our Hogganfield Loch Care Home.
The frail elderly care category covers those who are over 65 and suffer from reduced movement or physical disablement. This limits their ability to live independently.
Frail Elder Care differs from Enhanced Residential Care in the level of dependency of the resident. Fully trained nursing staff and a higher level of carers are required within a Frail Elder Care unit due to this.
Both Arran House and Hogganfield Loch care homes are registered to provide frail elderly care.
Dementia is a general term which covers many different brain disorders, and goes beyond what might be expected due to normal aging.
With dementia many areas of a person’s brain can be affected. They can have problems with their memory, have a reduced attention span and have problems with communication. They may experience disorientation; such as not knowing which day of the week it is, where they are or who people are.
Our new specialised dementia unit located in Airdrie is on schedule to be open in the summer of 2009. It will offer the highest standard of care within a dementia friendly building.
People between 65 who require constant nursing care are classed as Young Chronic Sick. They can have neurological or physical disability.
Both Arran House and Hogganfield Loch care homes are registered for Young Chronic Sick residents.
Respite care is a temporary stay which allows you and your carers to have a break, or to allow you to evaluate a home before deciding if you want to move in permanently.
Convalescence care allows for someone who was in hospital to come to the care home for a period of time to allow them to fully recover from their illness.
Both Arran House and Hogganfield Loch care homes are available for respite or convalescence stay, either privately funded or through social work funding.
Palliative care is an approach to care which aims to alleviate the symptoms which the person is suffering from and improve their quality of life. The aim is to achieve the best quality of life for both the resident and their family.
We have nurses trained in palliative care in both Arran House and Hogganfield Loch care homes