What Are The Advantages of Residential Care?
Residential care is a great option for those who are looking for personal care alongside extra support with their daily lives. When you live in a care home, you’ll find you can live a happy, healthy lifestyle with plenty of opportunities with other like-minded individuals.
Deciding whether you or a loved one needs residential care will all depend on each individuals personal situation. It could be sudden, following an incident, accident or situation such as an unexpected illness, fall or bereavement. Others could experience more of a gradual increase in care needs and then this decision would happen slowly over time. To provide you with a better understanding of who residential care is most suitable for and why it could be the best option for you or your loved one, we have provided you with our top 5 benefits of residential care…
1. 24/7 Care & Support
Within a residential care home, there will be trained staff members who are on hand to provide 24 hour care and support. Care can cover anything from medication management, mobility, personal care and communication support alongside so much more. Being surrounded by experienced and skilled staff provide comfort to everyone as they’re assured that there is outstanding levels of care provided around-the-clock. If a resident is in need of medical care, this can either be provided in-house or externally, yet depending on the needs, nursing care or dementia care could be more appropriate.
2. Safe & Secure Environment
A resident’s environment can have a significant impact on ones quality of life. Most residential care homes are considered to be designed for residents to live all within a safe and secure environment which also promotes independence. Individuals can find peace of mind knowing everyone in a care home are in safe hands with assistance available during all hours of the day ad night.
3. Social Opportunities
Residential care homes are also beneficial for the elderly to provide them with more social opportunities due to living in a group setting. Residential care homes offer residents everything they may need to ensure they can live their own way of life, whether that’s quietly reading, spending a day at the beach or finding companionship with other residents during an arts and crafts class.
4. All-Inclusive Living
When you choose to reside in a care home, it means you can enjoy the all-inclusive way of living. With regular and nutritious meals provided by an in-house chef to an exciting and engaging activities programme; residents can experience a varied lifestyle. With a variety of events and activities on their doorstop, elderly residents can gain both physical health and mental health benefits by utilising what’s available to them. No matter what type of care someone is receiving, everyone gets treated equally, meaning they have the opportunity to make the most of all-inclusive amenities and facilities.
5. Reduction in Responsibilities
Due to the cost of living rising, residents are free from the stress and worries of paying bills. In this case, all stressful admin duties are taken care of, likewise with mundane household tasks such as cooking and cleaning, alongside washing; all taken care of, meaning each individual can focus on the things that matter most to them.
Our Residential Care Services at The Fleet Care Home
Within our wonderful care home; our home manager and deputy manager are both supported by a dedicated team of registered nurses, senior carers and health care assistants. Residential care is delivered to residents on our ground floor where they receive outstanding levels of care at all times, day and night included. We have a person centred approach to care needs, which means we look after every resident as a whole, providing opportunities to give residents their independence back; all within a safe and supportive environment.
We Welcome You to Contact Us
If you or your family members have any questions or queries regarding residential care or any of our other care services such as dementia care, nursing care or respite care; our friendly staff are here to help in any way they can, so please don’t hesitate to get in contact with us today.
