Types Of Care

Question 1

Domicillary care

Answer 1

Cafe provided at home 
Associated with scoial care not medical care 
Home help 
Meals on wheels 
Respite care 
Day care 
Often cheapest way to receive care 
Care is not available 24/7
Need to manage employing or appointing carers 
Agency no continiuity of staff 
Charged hourly

Question 2

Sheltered accommodation

Answer 2

Form luxury apartment to self contained flats . Ability to live independently but with help at close hand .
Usually have warden
Also with people with some degree of disability
If high level of care required is not suitable
Suitable for low to medium dependency
Similar cost to developers domicilary care

Question 3

Nursing care

Answer 3

Or the care home provides nursing or medical care they are know as care homes registered to provide nursing care - can be called nursing home .
Different yet similar to residential care homes but they provide nursing care .
Registered with cqc
Highly dependant patients
Cost higher because of medical support
If qualified for NHS funded nursing care , additional cost of nursing are met by this this reduces cost of self funding

Question 4

Hospital

Answer 4

Patients needing high degree of medical care

Question 5

Elderly mentally ill EMI

Answer 5

Elderly , mentally ill depression and behavioural issues
People sectioned
Someone requiring Emi care has. Degree of dependency.
As is complex and intensive specialist care required -likely to qualify for under NHS continuing care .

Question 6

Informal carers and charities

Answer 6

Informal carers - relatives and friends

Charities - offer help for example for ms and Parkinson’s