Costs of visiting care

The options for funding your care

How to fund long-term care is an important consideration when looking at home care.

Depending on your personal circumstances, there may be public funding or benefits available to you, or other finance options.
Most of our customers fund their care privately or via direct payments. If you’re funding care yourself, we do recommend that you first research whether any benefits are available to you. We’ve provided lots of advice here to help you get started and point you in the right direction.

Other funding options you may want to consider include purchasing an immediate needs annuity. We also get asked many questions around lasting power of attorney and other asset-related matters.

the effects on your stroke, and focuses on helping you and your family get back on your feet.

Information about funding we think you’ll find useful:

Recover more quickly

The home is a good place for relearning skills and adapting to physical limitations, which can make the recuperation process quicker after a stroke

Maintain your routines

With the support of your own personal carer, you’ll be able to continue with your regular routines, activities and chores to whatever extent you wish

A friendly, familiar environment

Receive all the additional care you require without having to leave the familiar sights, comforts and surroundings of your own home

Personalised care

Whether you opt for visiting care or live-in care, being supported at home means your care plan will be fully tailored to your personal support needs

One-to-one support

The alternative to care at home is usually to move to a residential care home, which involves having to go through the stress and strain of moving your life

Avoid the stress of moving

The alternative to care at home is usually to move to a residential care home, which involves having to go through the stress and strain of moving your life

Call us to find out more about stroke care at home

The cost of home care

We offer two types of home care: visiting care or live-in care, each having their own pricing structure. Your care plan and quote will be personalised to your specific needs.

 

The beauty of choosing home care with Graceden Healthcare Services is that your local care specialist will work closely with you, your family, district nurse, hospital, GP and other healthcare organisations to develop a stroke care plan that suits your needs.

Our number one priority is making sure you have an aftercare plan in place that that’s entirely focused around your needs, your routines and your lifestyle. You’ll even get the chance to choose a carer with similar interests and hobbies to you.

Verbal exercises

If you’re struggling with speech, your carer can help with verbal exercises as recommended by a Speech and Language Therapist

Physiotherapy

Our carers are trained to assist with physiotherapy exercises that can help with your mobility and physical rehabilitation

Household chores

From tidying the sitting room to cleaning the bathroom and hoovering the stairs, your carer can help with just about any chore

Personal care

From toileting and bathing, to dressing and continence care, our carers can provide discreet, dignified personal care

Mobility support

Every Graceden Healthcare Services carer is fully trained in mobility support, so they can help you move around your home and get out and about

Meal preparation and feeding

Your carer can prepare and help you eat your favourite meals and snacks, as well as ensuring you get all the nutrients you need

We are a fully regulated service

Closely monitored by an external regulatory body

At Graceden Healthcare Services our care is fully-regulated

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Specialist carers for Costs of visiting care support

Our fully-trained carers are standing by to provide expert, transformative Costs of visiting care

At Graceden Healthcare Services, we’re extremely proud of our wonderful carers. They truly are exceptional at what they do, and that’s because we only hire the most compassionate and dedicated carers to our care teams up and down the country.

Every Graceden Healthcare Services carer receives comprehensive, industry-leading training that equips them to offer high quality, empathetic stroke care to people with different types and levels of support needs.

Home care has changed my life. Before, I had no hope and had given up on life; now I wake up with a purpose, full of plans for the day ahead.

We aim to make it easy to arrange the support you want so that we can focus on what really matters: your care needs. Speak to our team today to begin your journey.

The stressful aftermath of a Costs of visiting care
can often affect family and friends emotionally, leading to them also requiring support. This is particularly true for anyone who finds themselves in the position of caregiver, or for those living with a stroke patient.

In these instances, it’s important to ensure a suitable arrangement is in place to provide emotional support to anyone who may need it. That’s why we embrace a holistic, flexible approach to our stroke care that allows us to support the whole family.

The home care services we offer

We offer both visiting care and live-in care services to suit your needs.

Visiting care

With visiting care, our carers will visit you at home as little or as often as you need – whether that’s a couple of times per week, or several times per day.

With care visits starting from as little as 30 minutes per week, your visiting care can be planned around your routines and schedules

Visiting care allows you to benefit from having a type and level of support that is fully tailored to your specific needs and wishes
 
Your visiting carer will proactively help you to manage the symptoms of your condition
Live-in care

With visiting care, our carers will visit you at home as little or as often as you need – whether that’s a couple of times per week, or several times per day.

With a live-in carer, you will benefit from the round-the-clock support and companionship offered by having a carer in your home

A live-in carer will enable you to get the most out of life and continue doing the things you really enjoy

We know that having a carer move into your home is a big step for you to take, which is why we'll help you find someone who shares your interests and personality

How to arrange home care

Speak to our team

Call our team of experts to talk through your options and any questions you may have.

Free home care assessment

Your local Graceden Healthcare Services manager will visit you to discuss your requirements and learn about the type of carer you’re after.

Find your carer

We’ll help to pair you with a carer who meets your preferences and has the right skills and experience for your needs.

Call our friendly team to arrange home care

Fully regulated by the CQC / CIW

At Graceden Healthcare Services, our Costs of visiting aftercare service is fully managed and regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We offer a fully regulated Costs of visiting ftercare service that is provided fully in line with UK care industry standards and regulations.

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CQC overall rating

Good

16 August 2018

Why is being a regulated company important?

What does regulation mean?

Being regulated by these two bodies means our care must meet certain criteria and standards

Why do we choose to be regulated?

We offer a regulated care service so that every customer can have full peace of mind

How does regulation affect my care?

Regulation means that care from Graceden Healthcare Services will be reliable, consistent and industry-approved

Costs of visiting care FAQs

After they’ve been discharged from hospital, stroke patients can be cared for in the comfort of their own homes just as comprehensively and lovingly as anywhere else.

 

Caring for a stroke survivor can be hard work, but by doing things such as encouraging daily rehabilitation exercises, working alongside social workers and occupational therapists, making home modifications and supporting with medication, it is possible to look after a loved one after a stroke.