Caremark Watford & Hertsmere
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At Caremark Watford and Hertsmere we offer clients a tailor-made care and support service within their own homes, enabling vulnerable individuals to continue living safely and independently in their own homes. People with higher care needs can also enjoy the benefit of 24 hour live-in care, providing a real alternative to residential care.
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Simon Weitzman for Tim Ryan
Caremark Watford & Hertsmere have provided excellent care for Mr Ryan over the last 6 months. He has found their staff reassuring and comforting each day. They have helped him through a number of emergencies and appointments as well as keeping him safe in his own home. Highly recommended to anyone with elderly relatives and friends. More...
Reply from Caremark Watford & Hertsmere
Thank you for kind words, its our pleasure to look after Tim.
Ann
My mother has been receiving regular care for the past year. She has been lucky to have one continuous carer for 6 days out of 7 which is vital as she has dementia. Her carer is most professional as well as being reliable and sensitive to my mother's needs, even though these can at times be difficult. Her carer works with myself to ensure mum gets the best possible support and this gives me peace of mind when I am not able to be there! More...
Reply from Caremark Watford & Hertsmere
Thank you for kind words.
Companionship Care
Helping to overcome loneliness
Did you know that, according to Age UK, nearly a million older people in the UK go for more than a month without speaking to anyone? Not only is loneliness and isolation a huge problem, it has also been associated with health issues such as depression, sleep problems, hypertension, stress and mental health problems.
At Caremark we strongly believe that no one should feel loneliness or isolation, which is why we’ve created our companionship care service.
Here we look at what Caremark’s companionship services can offer you and your family.
We also focus on:
Typical activities involved in our companionship care
Who might benefit from Caremark’s companionship care services
A member of our friendly team will be happy to give you further details about Caremark’s companionship care services and how we can help you or your loved one. Please click here to find the contact details for your local office.
To read more about our companionship care, visit our Companionship Care Guide.
So much more than just a friendly face
One of our companionship care assistants can visit you or your loved one as often as is needed to offer support and add that all-important human element to your/their day. A friendly face, or companion, to support with daily activities is often crucial to you or your loved one’s happiness and wellbeing. Our companionship carers very often become good friends with our clients, someone they feel they can easily chat to and discuss and share things with, both when they are at home and out and about.
We provide companions who will genuinely be able to share you or your loved one’s interests, from sport and crossword puzzles to cookery, knitting, gardening and much more besides. We know that spending quality time with someone who understands you and is genuinely interested in your life, interests, hobbies and what’s important to you is very important on many different levels.
Dedicated one-to-one support
Our companionship care services can be tailored exactly to you or your loved one’s needs, be it a short visit every day, weekly trips out and about, concentrated care for a short holiday, or as a one-off while the usual carer has to go away.
Often it’s just about offering a bit of extra support and companionship to make you or your loved one feel less lonely and more human again.
Dementia and Alzheimer’s care at home
We’re here to help
Helping someone you love to cope with the challenges that come with dementia and memory loss can be exhausting, upsetting and isolating. But Caremark is here to offer practical support, advice and reassurance. We can provide professional and fully trained care assistants for day care at home as little or as often as you need it, as well as respite care and live-in care.
We also have plenty of experience to share with you, enabling you to feel better equipped to deal with any situation that might arise. We can let you know about useful outside resources too, including details of support networks and local dementia groups that you and your loved one might find helpful.
Familiarity, regular routines and being cared for at home can slow the progression of many common dementia symptoms. Gone are the days when the only option facing someone living with a progressed form of dementia was residential care.
Here we look at what Caremark’s dementia and Alzheimer’s disease home care services can offer you and your family.
We also focus on:
Dementia care at home
Home care versus residential care
Tips for caring for someone with dementia
The cost of Caremark’s dementia care services
A member of our friendly team will be happy to give you further details about Caremark’s dementia care services and how we can help you or your loved one. Please click here to find the contact details for your local office.
To read more about our dementia care, visit our Dementia Care Guide.
How can Caremark’s dementia care help you and your family
Our aim is to give everyone living with dementia a high quality of life in surroundings they know and feel comfortable in.
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease have many different strains and stages and our care assistants work with the family of the person living with dementia, as well as with specialists and other care givers, to put together a tailored care plan.
Our carers go above and beyond to understand you or your loved one’s personality, history, and personal preferences. They provide support with personal care, social activities, memory impairment, shopping, cooking and meal planning, cleaning, and mobility support. Our care assistants can assist as little or as much as you need. Not only do our services enhance quality of life, but they also provide reassurance for you and your family.
What is dementia?
The NHS describes dementia as a syndrome (a group of related symptoms) associated with an ongoing decline of brain functioning. This may include problems ranging from memory loss to difficulties carrying out daily activities.
To read more about dementia, visit our Dementia Care Guide.
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. The NHS states that it is a progressive condition, which means the symptoms develop gradually over many years and eventually become more severe, affecting multiple brain functions.
To read more about Alzheimer’s disease, visit our Dementia Care Guide.
Dementia care at home
According to Alzheimer’s Research UK, 60% of people receiving home care services are living with dementia. Dementia care at home has many advantages over residential care and it allows the person living with dementia to stay in familiar surroundings alongside their loved ones for as long as possible.
Our highly personalised managed service helps people to live well at home. We provide flexible support that is adapted to suit you or your loved one’s changing needs, be that 24-hour live-in care, day care at home, or a short-term respite service.
Staying at home helps people living with dementia to retain their independence. Changes in routine and environment have been shown to have a detrimental effect, while being looked after at home, in safe, comfortable surroundings provides enormous reassurance, which can help stabilise and slow the progression of many of the disease’s common symptoms.
To read more about our live-in care services, visit our Live-in Care guide, and to find out more about our respite services, visit our Respite Care guide.
Live-in care Personalised to your specific needs
Live the life you want
Live-in care is our specialised care service for people who need care and support with day-to-day life, but also want to live as independently as possible.
A popular alternative to living in a residential care home, our live-in care service enables you or your loved one to receive tailored, professional support 24-hours-a-day, at home.
Our compassionate carers can help with:
Personal care
Shopping, housekeeping and cooking
Meeting dietary and nutritional needs
Companionship and emotional support - many carers become more like friends
Daily activities and accessing local support
Using mobility aids
Administering medication
Attending doctor, dental or other appointments
Help with household bills and general admin
Help with pet care, dog walking and feeding
Here we look at what Caremark’s live-in care services can offer you and your family.
We also focus on:
The kind of guidance and expertise we offer
Why live-in care is different from other types of care
A typical day with a live-in carer
The cost of Caremark’s live-in care services
A member of our friendly team will be happy to give you further details about Caremark’s live-in care services and how we can help you or your loved one. Please click here to find the contact details for your local office.
To read more about our live-in care, visit our Live-in Care Guide.
Guidance and expertise for all kinds of conditions and care needs
Our care assistants are trained and experienced in supporting with a range of conditions, from dementia and Huntington’s disease to Multiple Sclerosis, cancer, mental health conditions, spinal injuries and acquired brain injuries. Read our rs for a complete list of what we cover.
Should you or your family member have complex medical needs we can help access specially trained medical staff to support the following:
Tracheostomy care
PEG and nasogastric intubation feeding
Continence care – including stomas, catheters and bladder washouts
Ventilated care
Regular insulin injections and blood sugar monitoring
Should urgent care be needed our live-in carers can call on specifically trained help day or night, giving you the ultimate peace of mind that you’ll get the right care, exactly when and if you need it.
Our main aim is to be able to help you or your loved one to live the life they want to without the need to move into residential care.
Assistance with taking your medication
If you or your loved one is taking medication - particularly a few different sorts - it can be challenging to manage. Caremark is here to take the stress out of medication management and organising prescriptions.
Our carers are only too happy to manage your or your family member’s medication and liaise with doctors and pharmacists to order more, or we can assist in prompting you to take your medication and simply be there for vital extra support.
Here we look at what Caremark’s medication assistance services can offer you and your family.
Personal Care Personal care tailored to your individual needs
What is personal care and what kind of activities does it cover?
Personal care covers activities that relate to maintaining personal appearance and hygiene, including toileting, dressing and grooming support.
Aspects of personal care we can assist with include:
Getting up and dressing
Washing, showering or bathing
Preparation for bed
Personal hygiene maintenance
Grooming support, including help with cleaning teeth, shaving, foot care and applying creams and make-up
To read more about how we can help with personal care, visit our Personal Care Guide.
Providing tailored personal care
We can provide personal care with all our short or long-term home care services. Here we run through a few of them to give you an idea of the kind of services we can combine our personal care with, depending on your or your loved one’s needs:
Respite Care
Time to recharge your batteries
We specialise in providing respite home care and support to those caring for someone else.
When you’re looking after a loved one or family member it can be rewarding, but it can also be extremely demanding and exhausting. Taking time out is important for your health and wellbeing, and even just a few days rest can be enough to recharge your energy levels and enthusiasm.
Here we look at what Caremark’s respite care services can offer you and your family.
Shopping & Meal Preparation We understand the importance of a good diet
Shopping and meal preparation services
We know that caring for someone who is elderly or has physical or mental difficulties often involves helping them with so much more than just their personal care. That’s why we offer a holistic service that considers people’s different lifestyles and needs, and aims to ensure they are happy, independent and leading as full a life as possible.
Help with shopping and meal preparation
Having a healthy, nutritious and delicious meal is so important for both mental and physical wellbeing, as is being in control over your food choices and being able to feed yourself if possible. Being able to shop for food is also an important part of staying well and independent, especially as we age, but it is also something that can become too tricky or logistically impossible without extra help.
Our shopping and meal preparation service ensures that the people we care for enjoy the process of planning, buying and cooking regular, healthy meals. Even if the contribution towards these tasks is small it helps our clients to feel empowered and valued.
