Where Compassion Meets Comfort in Every Moment

At Holywood Homecare we can assist with hands on support for daily routines such as bathing, showering, dressing, personal grooming and using the toilet (including incontinence care). Our fully trained Care Assistants are at hand to provide this assistance to individuals who need this due to illness, disability or age. Our goal is to help an individual stay clean, remain safe, dignified and confident in their own home.

At Holywood Homecare we can assist with an individual’s medication requirements. Our Care Professionals are fully trained to support an individual with self-administration of their medication (we can prompt and/or remind a person to take their own medication. Or we can administer medication for the person directly.)

Our Care Professionals can support an individual with preparing and serving meals at mealtimes and are trained in food hygiene to ensure meals are prepared and served safely. Our Care Professionals are trained in Oral Health and Dysphagia, and can also tailor meals accordingly to Speech and Language ( SALT)

Our Care Professionals can accompany an individual to the shops to carry out their shopping tasks or can go shopping on an individual’s behalf. They can also carry out general errands of this nature which may include, collecting prescriptions and going to the post office. Our goal with this service is to assist an individual to maintain their independence and provide convenience to their daily life.

At Holywood Homecare we can provide a “sitting service”. Essentially this is a type of respite care where a Care Professional provides supervision and companionship to an individual at home, allowing a regular caregiver to take a break. Our main goals with this service are to ensure the individuals safety and well-being and provide social interaction and allow the care giver some rest time.

We can arrange for a Care Professional to stay overnight in an individual’s home to provide support and supervision assisting the individual to remain secure and safe in their own environment. The aim of this service is to provide extra help overnight to an individual who may require this due to anxiety, medical needs or to offer general reassurance. A “Waking” sitter stays awake and a “sleeping” sitter rests but is available if needed.

Our Care Professionals can accompany an individual to attend appointments when necessary.

Dusting, hoovering, mopping floors, and provide all laundry services such as washing, ironing, putting away the laundry and bed changes. A general tidy or the area, sweeping and dusting.

We would be delighted to take our clients for a warm cup of tea or coffee and enjoy a friendly chat together.

Alzheimer’s is the most common type of dementia in the UK. It is caused by a build up of proteins in the brain which damage the brains cells’ ability to transmit messages. Symptoms of tend to get worse over time. There is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, but medication is available to help slow its progression. At Holywood Homecare, our Care Professionals are fully trained to work with an individual with Alzheimers.

Dementia is typically used to describe common symptoms such as memory loss, confusion and problems with speech and understanding that get worse over time. Each type of dementia can stop an individual’s brain cells working properly in specific areas and this can then affect their ability to remember, think and speak.
Dementia can affect a person at any age, but it is more common in people over 65.
There are different types, subtypes and causes of Dementia. The most common are Alzheimer’s Disease, Vascular Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia and mixed Dementia. At Holywood Homecare, our Care Assistants are fully trained to work with an individual with Dementia.

Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurological disorder that affects the brain and gets worse over time. It is caused by a lack of the chemical dopamine, which is produced by nerve cells that gradually die. This leads to a range of symptoms, primarily impacting movement, such as tremors, slowness, muscle stiffness, and balance issues. At Holywood Homecare, our Care Assistants are fully trained to work with an individual with Parkinsons.

Mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, and social well-being that affects how you think, feel, and act, and it is as important as physical health. While everyone experiences periods of poor mental health, a mental health condition occurs when feelings of distress or a change in thinking, feeling, or behaviour disrupts daily life. At Holywood Homecare, our Care Assistants are fully trained to work with an individual with a Mental Health condition.

End-of-life care provides support for individuals in their final months or years of life to ensure they are as comfortable and dignified as possible, encompassing physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious or life-limiting illnesses, focused on improving their quality of life by providing relief from symptoms and stress. It is provided by a team of specialists who work with other doctors to offer an extra layer of support. At Holywood Homecare, our Care Assistants are fully trained to support an individual with End-of-Life Care or Palliative Care needs.

PEG feeding is a method of delivering nutrition, fluids, and medication directly into the stomach through a feeding tube inserted through the abdomen, bypassing the mouth and throat. This is called Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) and is used for people who cannot swallow safely or adequately, such as those with conditions like stroke, head injury, cancer, or neurological diseases. At Holywood Homecare, our Care Assistants are fully trained to support an individual with their feeding/medication requirements via PEG.