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Care Home Supports Independent Living
Have you struggled to cope on your own after a stay in hospital? If so, help is at hand thanks to a recently opened Reablement unit.
Based at St Peter’s Court care home, the unit will cater for anyone who needs overnight care and doesn’t have the help in place to remain at home.
The aim is to allow residents to retain their independence as they wouldn’t need to have a prolonged stay in hospital or long term residential care, instead they can stay in the “hotel” style residential unit.
With the focus on short term care, up to a maximum of six weeks, the hope is that a person would be able to move back into their own home after only a short period away.
To assess whether a person is fit to move out of the unit, a dedicated social worker will examine their living arrangements and any remaining health issues.
Almost ten staff have been recruited by owners of the care home, Helen McArdle Care, to solely work at the reablement unit with all of them trained to a high standard through the council’s specific training.
At least two members of staff will be present 24 hours a day, seven days a week with additional staff being on hand to help overnight with any issues residents may have.
This is combined with therapy services from the South Tees NHS Trust who will be providing physiotherapy, occupational therapy and therapy assistants in order to further prepare people to move back into the home.
Working alongside the local NHS trust, the council is aiming to integrate the care services currently on offer by better co-ordinating how care is delivered with the hope that use of the reablement centre will reduce the amount of acute hospital admissions.
Councillor Sheelagh Clarke, cabinet member for health and social wellbeing, said: “The ability to allow members of the community the chance to receive 24 hour care whilst still maintaining their independence in comfortable, ‘hotel-like’ surroundings is a great addition to our care offering.”
For more information, contact the adult access team on: 01642 771500.