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Nursing
CATEGORIES OF HOME
There are 4 categories of home:
CARE HOME for those aged typically under 65
CARE HOME for those aged typically over 65
CARE HOME WITH NURSING for those aged typically under 65
CARE HOME WITH NURSING for those aged typically over 65.
(the age cut-off of 65 is not set in stone – many homes
are for those over 60, for example - but 65 does tend to be
the typical cut-off age)
It is easiest to define a CARE HOME by comparing it to a
CARE HOME WITH NURSING.
Both CARE HOMES and CARE HOMES WITH NURSING are residential
homes where elderly people can live and be looked after in
their later years.
Generally speaking, a CARE HOME caters for people ranging
from those who are physically and mentally fine but who find
it hard to carry out everyday tasks such as shopping, cooking
and cleaning, to those who are quite physically frail or mentally
infirm to the extent that they are incapable of looking after
themselves but who do not have any significant medical requirements.
A CARE HOME WITH NURSING, on the other hand, also caters
for people who are elderly and physically or mentally infirm,
with the difference being that these people also need ongoing
medical attention. A CARE HOME WITH NURSING will have 24 hour
nursing availability and is geared up to provide nursing and
medical care to its residents.
A CARE HOME does not have this 24 hour nursing care available.
NHS nurses will visit residents of a CARE HOME as and when
required. Different care homes cater for different levels
and types of frailty.
A CARE HOME WITH NURSING will therefore also be typically
more expensive than a CARE HOME – as a broad rule of
thumb, a CARE HOME WITH NURSING might be £200 per week
more.
Some homes can offer the facilities of both a CARE HOME and
a CARE HOME WITH NURSING under the same roof. These are called
DUAL REGISTERED HOMES. Typically these homes will have two
wings, one being the CARE HOME and the other being the CARE
HOME WITH NURSING. Residents can start in the CARE HOME wing
and then in due course move to the CARE HOME WITH NURSING
wing if necessary.
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