Enabling care
Enabling care services
Helping Hands is a CQC-regulated homecare provider with over 30 years of experience. We’re proud to deliver compassionate enabling care services for the elderly, those with disabilities, or those recovering from injury or illness.
Our enabling care services in Northumberland can improve independence, confidence, and positive wellbeing, allowing service users to take back control of their lives wherever possible.
Find out more about our independent living care services, and get in touch with your nearest Helping Hands branch to arrange your free, no-obligation initial assessment.
Our enabling care and independent living services
Our enabling care services are designed to support independence. Our visiting carers are fully trained and qualified to help service users re-learn, manage, and take control of daily tasks in a safe and supportive environment.
Independent supported living is hugely beneficial for many individuals, especially those looking to regain autonomy after illness, injury, or a sudden hospital stay.
We know that enabling care can look different for everyone, which is why we curate bespoke care plans to ensure that all needs, goals, and requirements are met.
Personal care
Dignified assistance with washing, dressing, toileting, and grooming. Our visiting carers will be on hand to encourage and support rather than overstep.
Day-to-day domestic assistance
Compassionate support with household tasks, including washing, cleaning, tidying, cooking, and shopping. The goal is to improve confidence and independence wherever possible.
Medication oversight
Helpful prompts and gentle reinforcement to encourage service users to build their own medication management routines. This can help build a sense of autonomy and confidence.
Physical support
Hands-on support with safe transfers and mobility in and out of the home. We can also provide recommendations for mobility aids for an improved sense of autonomy.
Companionship care
Genuine emotional support offered through 1-2-1 quality time, which can help reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation.
Our services can be extended, reduced, or combined as needed. Feel free to check out our full range of homecare services, or contact us for more information.
Why choose Helping Hands for enabling care?
All of our homecare services are delivered with our core values of dignity, respect, and compassion. These values allow us to ensure the highest standard of care at all times.
As independent living visiting carers, it is our job to create a positive and encouraging environment for all of our service users, regardless of age, ability, or medical condition. This is a responsibility that we take pride in, and the difference is noticeable.
As well as loving what we do, we have over 30 years of experience within the homecare sector. We know how important flexibility and transparency are to our service users and their families, and this is something we always aim to provide through our flexible delivery options.
Our services can be provided in the form of day homecare, overnight homecare, or couples’ homecare to suit your needs. They can also be extended, reduced, or combined as required.
Get started with enabling care from Helping Hands
The transition to homecare can feel overwhelming at first, but we’re here to support you throughout the process.
Step one: Contact your Helping Hands branch
To make a referral either for yourself or a loved one, simply contact your nearest Helping Hands branch, and we’ll be in touch as soon as possible to support you with your enquiry.
We have branches across Northumberland, delivering the best enabling care services from Ashington and Morpeth to Corbridge and Bellingham. You can easily check your location by seeing where we offer homecare services in Northumberland.
Step two: Attend your free, no-obligation initial assessment
An at-home assessment will be organised for you or your loved one as soon as possible following your enquiry.
This is where our visiting carers attend the service user’s home to discuss their current challenges, goals, and any personal preferences or requirements. This information will then be used to develop a bespoke care plan.
Step three: We build a bespoke complex care plan
Our detailed care plans outline the services required, ideal visiting times, chosen delivery methods, and any other useful information. It is what our visiting carers use to provide the most beneficial enabling care.
The care plan can also be adapted. Once approved, our enabling care and independent living services can begin as soon as you’re ready.
FAQs
Can anyone have enabling care?
Enabling care service users can vary in age, ability, and medical condition. It is a type of care suited to anybody looking to regain independence and confidence following an illness, injury, accident.
Is enabling care a short-term solution?
The ultimate goal of enabling care is that the service user will one day feel confident enough to carry out their care activities independently. However, there is no set timeline, and this is something we respect. All of our services can be used as short-term or long-term solutions, and we can adapt our delivery as needed.
What other homecare services are available at Helping Hands?
At Helping Hands, we can also provide personal homecare, complex homecare, enabling homecare, and dementia homecare services alongside enabling care.
“My carer has truly become like family to me. Their support and constant presence have made my daily life easier and more enjoyable.”
Harry
