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Nurseplus Ltd
Glenruthven Mill                  , Abbey PlaceAuchterarder PH3 1DP
Nurseplus
Nurseplus has 5 divisions;-Community Care
Nurseplus delivers both personal and nursing care in the community allowing people to stay in their own homes
Disease Management
Nurses assisting the NHS to review patients with long term conditions such as diabetes and improve their health outcomes
Occupational Health
Pre employment medical checks and full Occupational Health reviews including workplace risk assessments.
Consultancy
Nurseplus also provide individual advice on health related projects.
Courts
Nursplus supports District, High and Sheriff Courts providing Healthcare for prisoners throughout Scotland.
Nurseplus Community Care
Was launched in 2002 in Scotland. Since that time Nurseplus Community Care has grown extensively and gained local authority approval in a number of areas. We currently deliver > 6000 hours of care per month in people’s own homes and have > 100 carers and nurses working for us mainly in the central belt of Scotland.
We specialise in people with more complex needs either due to physical or psychological reasons and most of our clients require > 20 hours per week of care. Some examples are;- people paralysed after accidents, head injury, congenital conditions, medical conditions in younger adults (Hungtinton’s Chorea, Multiple Sclerosis), medical conditions usually in older adults (stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s Disease).
On Call – Out of Hours
All clients and their relatives are provided with an on call number and have access to trained Nurseplus Staff out with office hours.
Rotas
All clients receive weekly rotas with named carers and times of each visit. Each client will have at least 3 carers allocated to their care ensuring consistency and reliability.
Assessing Our Clients Needs
Nurseplus always conduct an assessment with new clients and frequently review existing clients to ensure care plans are up to date. We can support
Personal care (drop down List) Skilled Support (drop down list)
Bathing Cancer Care
Incontinence Care Colo/ ileostomy Care
Mobility Dementia
Positioning Alzheimer’s Care
Toileting Medication supervision
Feeding Nursing Duties vary depending on the
complex needs of our client e.g.
Ventilation, PEG feeding, IV Medications
Support Services (drop down list)
shopping
light housework
social outings
travel to hospital
holidays
family respite
Our Staff
All of our staff are vetted – Enhanced Disclosure before commencing work and receive general and specific training to meet the needs of the clients they care for. Training and supervision is ongoing for all staff members. Our Staff are passionate about supporting our clients, often going the extra mile to ensure they can stay in the comfort of their own home.
Nurseplus is regularly inspected and regulated by the Care Commission and inspected by local authorities such as Perth & Kinross.
Testimonials
Nurseplus is committed to continually improving our service and conduct annual customer satisfaction reviews so that we can identify ways in which to improve. These questionnaires are sent out to all our clients and we provide feedback to all involved so that they can continually improve.
We can provide testimonials on request.
New clients
We can provide care anywhere in Scotland and especially keen to support those people with complex needs who are eager to get back home after a lengthy stay in hospital . Please phone for more information.
Contact Name
Karen in Community Care on 01764 663004
Email
Karen@nurseplus.org or admin@nurseplus.org
Web
www.nurseplus.org
Capabilities
Carers for both sexes
Care Commission – registered Care at Home and Nurse Agency, last assessed 6 September 2006 Web link to our reports http://www.carecommission.com/index.php?option=com_content&task;=view&id;=312&Itemid;=198&bereNextPageId;=ReportDataDetails_action.php&action;=displayReport&repId;=CS2004079807
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Housing Support Provider
- General counselling and support including befriending, advising on food preparation, reminding and non-specialist counselling where this does not overlap with similar services provided as personal care or personal support.
- Assisting with the security of the dwelling required because of the needs of the service user
- Assisting with the maintenance of the safety of the dwelling
- Advising and supervising service users on the use of domestic equipment and appliances
- Assisting with arranging minor repairs to and servicing of a service user's own domestic equipment and appliances
- Providing life skills training in maintaining the dwelling and curtilage in appropriate condition
- Assisting the service user to engage with individuals, professionals and other bodies with an interest in the welfare of the service user
- Arranging adaptations to enable the service user to cope with disability
- Advising or assisting the service user with personal budgeting and debt counselling
- Advising or assisting the service user in dealing with relationships and disputes with neighbours
- Advising or assisting the service user in dealing with benefit claims and other official correspondence relevant to sustaining occupancy of the dwelling
- Advising or assisting with resettlement of the service user
- Advising or assisting the service user to enable him or her to move on to accommodation where less intense support is required
- Assisting with shopping and errands where this does not overlap with similar services provided as personal care or personal support
- Providing and maintaining emergency alarm and call systems in accommodation designed or adapted for and occupied by elderly, sick or disabled people
- Responding to emergency alarm calls where such calls relate to any of the housing support services prescribed in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Housing Support Services) Regulations 2002, in accommodation designed or adapted for and occupied by elderly, sick or disabled people
- Controlling access to individual service users' rooms
- Cleaning of service users' own rooms and windows
- Providing for the costs of resettlement services
- Encouraging social intercourse, and welfare checks for residents of accommodation supported by either a resident warden or a non-resident warden with a system for calling that warden where this does not overlap with similar services provided as personal care or personal support
- Arranging social events for residents of accommodation supported by either a resident warden or a non-resident warden with a system for calling that warden
Care at Home
providing a non-personal Care and Support service
- Cleaning
- Basic Housework
- Shopping
- Washing Clothes/Laundry
- Lighting Fires
- Paying Bills
- Collecting Pensions
- Ironing
- Escort Work
- Meal Preparation*
- Other
* Meal Preparation can be either domestic or personal dependent on level of disability. The position of the council, as supported by COSLA, is that meal preparation is only considered to be a personal task where the client requires the combination of meal preparation and assistance with feeding. Otherwise it is considered to be a domestic task.
Care at Home
providing a personal Care and Support service
- Washing
- Using the toilet
- Dressing
- Feeding
- Sitting service
- Administration of Medication
- Bathing
- Getting in & out of Bed
- Ted Stockings
- Continence Care
- Personal Help
- Meal Preparation*
* Meal Preparation can be either domestic or personal dependent on level of disability. The position of the council, as supported by COSLA, is that meal preparation is only considered to be a personal task where the client requires the combination of meal preparation and assistance with feeding. Otherwise it is considered to be a domestic task.
Care at Home
providing an Enhanced/Intensive Complex Care service
- Oral Hygiene
- Specialised Diet
- Continence Care
- Catheter Care
- Peg Feeding
- Stoma Care
- Double Handling
- Use of Hoists
- Nebuliser
- Rehabilitation
- Renal Assistance