What Is The Difference Between Residential And Nursing Care?

Care homes and nursing homes are two terms that are used frequently, both of these terms can making it confusing when it comes to choosing the best solution for you or your loved one, for example, knowing which one is best. However, they're very similar.

Both nursing care and residential care homes offer 24 hour support, helping residents with day to day tasks, cooked meals etc. However, there is one main difference between the two that is important to identify. Residential care is beneficial for those who need personal care and assistance, it’s also a great form of care for those who love being around people. Where as nursing care is about the individual who is receiving the care also needs frequent medical treatment.

Let’s look into more detail between the two types of care…

Residential Care

Residential care is for those that need help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, taking medication and their mobility; an extensive way of care. Here at The Fleet Care Home, we’re always encouraging our residents to continue with independent living, carrying on with their days as normal yet within our home, alongside and whilst enjoying our facilities, services and amenities.

This type of care is mainly for older adults who enjoy being in an environment with others rather than being alone, it’s a type of care to make their life easier, allowing them to still have their independence and freedom to continue everyday living, doing what they love, alongside being cared for and among others.

We have a team of dedicated professionals who ensure it’s their priority to always provide the best level of care, comfort and fulfilment for every single one of our residents, 24 hours a day.

Our type of care is having a personalised approach whilst enhancing the mental and overall wellbeing of our residents, preventing any mental illness. We're always pushing them to continue with their passions whilst trying new activities, hobbies and interests; all within the safe and supportive environment of our residential settings.

Our aim is to bring like-minded individuals together in a community, to build those strong connections and long-lasting friendships and we’re always working hard to make sure all of our residents keep their independence whilst living within our residential care home. 

When someone resides with us here at The Fleet Care Home, they fill in some assessments supported by our care assistants to come up with a personalised care plan tailored to their needs. This means our residents can do as much or as little as they wish to, in a comfortable setting, whilst being supported.

Overall, if you, your loved one or any other family members are already quite independent and not in need of any medical attention, residential care would be the best option, allowing them to still live their life and letting you have a peace of mind.

Nursing Care

As mentioned briefly above, nursing care is similar. It’s an advanced form of care for those who have a complex medical condition such as needing continuous treatment, someone who is bed bound, or with a physical disability; needing care that is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Nursing care is ideal for those with physical limitations, health conditions or critical illnesses, all which need to be overseen by a qualified nurse.

Our all inclusive care home is able to supply our residents with what is needed, such as specific resources and equipment, ensuring accurate and effective medical care is provided, alongside being able to support residents with their personal hygiene, mental heath and physical wellbeing. 

Within nursing care, our aim is to have that perfect balance of contentment and comfortable living, alongside those unique opportunities for residents to socialise through activities for social and physical activity.

We’re lucky to have a registered nurse on hand to provide round the clock care within our residential home, with specialist knowledge and expertise to cater to all our residents’ medical needs, supporting them where they need it most.

The Fleet Care Home is a place where you can have a peace of mind knowing that your loved ones care and welfare is taken care of in an outstanding manner.

Within our luxurious care home you can find nurse call systems, hoists and walking aids and profiling beds; it’s perfectly designed to offer that special, comprehensive care. Plus, with a qualified nurse on site and care assistants on hand 24/7, they learn everything they can about each individual including any possible mental health issues. Our staff want to meet our residents expectations, medically and personally.

Overall, our nursing home for nursing care is equipped for those with more complex needs, we're able to cater for anyone struggling with their mobility, someone with severe physical disabilities, someone with complicated medical conditions or someone who has had a stroke and is struggling with their recovery. 

Deciding On The Best Care Home

Here at The Fleet, we appreciate that when it comes to choosing the best care home for you or your loved one it can be a difficult decision, especially when there are so many different levels of care to choose from.

Our care home is located in a beautiful town of Dartmouth, situated on the banks of the picturesque River Dart. Our care home is luxurious, not only offering residential and nursing care, but also offering dementia care, palliative care and respite care. We’re proud to provide exceptional 24 hour service, all within a modernised, contemporary home, with amazing in-house amenities.

Upon your decision, we always suggest coming along for a visit within our residential care home, that way you can really see what its like, meet our wonderful team and home manager, alongside seeing and being apart of our community and family. We want to help you make the right decision.

We’ve built an amazing lifestyle for our residents, placing a huge importance on living, with shared communal facilities and building relationships; supporting a nurturing setting for our residents to thrive. Our staff members always go above and beyond for our residents, they’ve all undergone comprehensive training meaning they can provide the best level of support and care, allowing our residents to remain independent. When you to choose to either come in for a visit or decide to give us a call, we will be able to answer any questions you may have.

Our Values At The Fleet Care Home

Our mission here at The Fleet Care Home is to be able to provide an inviting and warm environment for all who enters our wonderful care home; our residents feel apart of a family here. We offer advice, support and knowledge to those under our care and by building strong, long-lasting relationships we get to gain a better understanding of each of our residents’ needs, making sure we can support them and make them the happiest version of themselves.

At our care home in Dartmouth, we’re always embracing a personalised approach, fostering strong connections, enabling us to create those personalised care plans for all of our residents whilst administering medication if needed.

We’re strong about encouraging our residents to make the most out of their days, getting rid of any stress or worries they may have by supporting each other.

Our team are devoted to their roles and take pride in delivering exceptional levels of care. Each team member is chosen for their specific area because of their expertise, compassion and kindness. Our continued aim is to always make sure our residents feel valued and cared for.

Care Designed For You

It’s important that we recognise each individual is different, all requiring different levels of care, therefore we take immense pride in offering all types of care. Developing those personalised connections, brings everyone immense joy, which helps us deliver 24 hour specialised care.