Personal Care
Mayfield provides the following types of care:
- Daytime Care
- Night Waking / Sleep-in
- Sleep in care
- Dementia Care
- Alzheimer Care
- Respite Care
You may require help for personal care tasks. Our sensitive Home Carers will allow you to maintain your independence in a dignified manner. Personal care services may include:
- Escort to appointments
- Holiday Escort
- Attend clubs, theatre etc.
- Social and leisure trips
- Escort for shopping trips
- Night and daytime sitting service
- Companionship and conversation
The Home Carer will introduce him or herself and should be recognisable by their identification badge and uniform. Once assigned their duties the carer will carry out the tasks in accordance with the wishes of the Service User. These may include the following:
Personal Hygiene
- Help with dressing/undressing
- Help with shaving
- Help with mouth care
- Help with washing / bathing
Toileting
- Help to and from Toilet / commode
- Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness with equipment used.
Continence
- Help with incontinence pads i.e. changing and disposing of
- Emptying and changing of catheter bags
- Assistance as required to and from toilet
Feeding
- Help with food preparation
- Feeding Service Users as necessary with meals and fluids
Domestic
- Washing and ironing
- Maintaining the Service Users own standards of cleanliness
Learning Disability Services
We can support you with:
- Looking after yourself
- Keeping you safe
- Finding you the right accommodation
- Managing your tenancy
- Managing your finances
- Cleaning, Shopping, Cooking
- Accessing the community
- Going on holiday
- Leisure activities
- Finding work paid or voluntary
- Going to college
- Accessing Day Centre
The above is a general guide to what you should expect from your Home Carer, however, a flexible approach to all care tasks is encouraged.
Home Help
Our homecare services include:
- Domestic Work
- Meal Preparation
- Make Beds / Change Beds
- Washing / Ironing
- Pick-up Prescriptions
- Grocery shopping, either for you
or with you - Assist with bill paying
- Escort service to your appointments
- Companionship
Learning Disabilty Services
We can support you with:
- Looking after yourself
- Keeping you safe
- Find you the right accommodation
- Managing your tenancy
- Managing your finances
- Cleaning, shopping and cooking
- Accessing the community
- Going on holiday
- Leisure activities
- Find work paid or voluntary
Day Centre Activities
We can offer a variety of Day Centre Activities at a town centre location.
- Have more choice and support
- Improve your independence
- Meet new people
- One to ones
- Games, crafts, cooking
- Computer club
Staff are fully vetted, CRB police checked and insured.
- Have more choice and support
- Improve your independence
- Meet new people
- One to ones
- Games, crafts, cooking
- Computer club