What Can a Residential Home Offer You?

When it comes to making the decision to move into a care home, we understand that it can be an incredibly difficult choice to make. It’s one that requires a lot of forethought and effort, and we really do recognise the value of considering all of your potential care options before packing your suitcase and moving in.

The NHS recommends that you should start considering a care home for yourself or a loved one if they’re “struggling to live alone”, has a “needs assessment that suggested a care home is the best choice”, or if they have “a complex medical condition”. We know there are lots of things to think about, such as paying for care and finding individualised, suitable care for yourself or your loved one. However, if you’re wondering what a residential care home can offer you, then we’re here to offer support.

What are the Benefits of a Residential Home?

The term 'residential' refers to a house where the individuals who reside within its walls can use the environment as their home and live there while taking full advantage of the many options and facilities available while on the premises. These residents will always be provided with a safe environment in which they can truly feel like the best versions of themselves, alongside a personal care plan that’s been devised by qualified nurses and nursing care staff.

The key benefit of living in a residential home is the fact that you’ll still be supported no matter what life throws your way, but you’re free to continue living your life the way that you want to. Residential care also doesn’t have to remain residential care; depending on different situations and circumstances, another type of care might be better suited for you as time goes by. Living in a residential home gives a resident a ‘safety net’, as well as peace of mind.

What Makes Residential Care Different to Other Types of Care?

There are many ways in which residential care differs from other types of care offered in a standard care facility. However, there are three key elements of residential care that really make it stand out from the others. When it comes to choosing a care home or moving into a care facility, it’s important to make sure that a care home offers you the opportunity to have access to the following:

Living Life Your Way

In most residential facilities, and especially with residential care, individuals are encouraged to continue living their normal routines with as much or as little assistance as they require. Many care homes promote individuality and independence for their residents, and through residential care, all residents are encouraged to continue with their hobbies and interests.

Around-the-Clock Support

Residential care is a type of care that focuses on providing a level of support for its residents, but only as and when they want it. No matter the time of day, if a resident urgently needs assistance, a nurse or team member will be on hand immediately to solve the issue.

Generalised, Varied Care

It’s important to remember that no types of care are entirely fixed. Depending on the circumstances of a resident, the type of care that one receives is always subject to change. Residential care often provides access to various medical services, such as chiropractor visits and physiotherapy sessions to those who need them.

How Does Residential Care Work?

Residents can receive long-term, short-term, respite, urgent, and even palliative care when staying at a residential care home. Individuals who experience difficulty with daily living due to old age, physical disability, learning disability, mental health conditions, or other care needs can benefit from living in a residential facility.

A residential care home will cater to a wide range of care needs or focus on conditions such as physical disabilities or dementia, with care professionals on hand 24/7. Each resident has their own room, which they can personalise to make them feel more at ease. Some facilities also enable residents to bring their own furniture, to really make the house feel that little bit more like home.

Often a financial assessment of each potential resident will be conducted to ensure that each person looking to reside in either a residential or nursing home can afford to do so, and that the care home is appropriate for their needs.

People who live in a residential care home are provided with delicious and nutritious meals each day created by the kitchen staff, all with additional snacks in between, as well as access to plenty of regular social events and activities, which enables residents to socialise, make new friends and feel part of a family.

The Right Care Changes With You

One thing that’s fantastic about living in a residential care home is that not a single type of care is fixed. No matter what, residential care facilities are built to provide older people with the care they need, and care that develops with residents over time.

If a resident struggles to complete the day-to-day activities they used to be able to do, or they find it difficult to take part in things they once used to find joy in, the level and type of care that residents receive can be altered in their care plans to best suit their new way of living.

The Care We Offer at Boclair

Boclair Care Home is set on delivering a warm and comfortable atmosphere for each and every resident and providing them with a place where they can socialise in a luxury environment with like-minded people.

As well as Residential Care, we also offer Nursing, Dementia and Respite Care to residents, and we provide all care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All of the types of care we offer are registered for those over 65 years old. Each of our residents will be provided with a specific care plan that’ll be updated as and when required to best suit the lifestyle and needs of our residents.

If you have any queries regarding life at Boclair Care Home or specifically about how we go about conducting our residential care, please contact our friendly staff. Please send an email to info@boclaircare.co.uk to contact a member of our staff.

You can also get in touch with Age UK’s helpline if you feel you need an initial chat with someone to discuss your or your loved ones' options. Call the general company number on 0800 678 1602 to speak to the team at Age UK.