WE CARE ABOUT YOU YOUR LIFE, YOUR HOME
Kensington Home Care and Companionship
At Kensington Home Care, we understand the importance of maintaining one’s independence while receiving the support needed to live a fulfilling life. Our Personal Care services are designed with you in mind, providing compassionate and professional assistance to enhance your well-being.
Our dedicated team of caregivers are committed to delivering personalized care tailored to your unique needs. Whether you require assistance with bathing, grooming, medication management or mobility support, we are here to lend a helping hand.
New to Kensington?
If you’re looking to arrange care for the first time with us, please call our team on 01642 057 200 so we can arrange a meeting with you. Alternatively why not send us a message to find out more about our services.
Costs and Fundings
An introduction to home care costings
Understanding your home care costs can be daunting; that’s why we try to keep it simple.
We understand how stressful it can be organising home care for yourself or a loved one. That’s why we’ll aim to keep things as simple and straightforward as possible when it comes to costs.
Depending on your needs, home care costs will vary.
A care company you can trust: upfront and transparent
We’re fully upfront about our home care costs – you’ll only pay whatever is agreed in your care plan, so no hidden fees or long notice periods.
Able to accept direct payments.
If you’re receiving funding through social services and have opted for direct payments, we’re able to accept top-ups to these payments.
An introduction to care costs
Looking for flexible support to complement your routines and lifestyle? Receive all of this and so much more, with prices starting from £21.00 per hour.
Choose your amount of hours, we can deliver care from as little as 30 minutes per week all the way up to regular calls every day, our care provides you with a flexible support package that gives you the support when you need it.
A simplified process
From the very start, we’ll give you a clear picture of how much your care will cost – and this will be confirmed once we put a comprehensive plan of care in place working with you to fulfil your needs and requirements.
Our dedicated team of caregivers are committed to delivering personalized care tailored to your unique needs. Whether you require assistance with bathing, grooming, medication management, or mobility support, we are here to lend a helping hand.
How to begin your care journey
- Speak to our team
Call our friendly team of experts to talk through your options and any questions you may have regarding your care.
- Teesside on 01642 057 200
- Newcastle / Gateshead 01919 052 616
- A free home care assessment
Call our friendly team of experts to talk through your options and any questions you may have regarding your care.
- Teesside on 01642 057 200
- Newcastle / Gateshead 01919 052 616
- Create your bespoke care package
We’ll ensure you have the right care and support in place that fits around your needs and preferences.
Our Range of Services
We provide support with bathing, dressing and undressing, bed-making, continence care, mobility and transfers.
Our Sitting service involves providing companionship, sitting with clients whilst a family member goes out, and encouraging clients to take part in social activities like craft making and reading.
We cover a wide range of cleaning activities within the home environment, for example: cleaning the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom, vacuuming, and washing activities.
We provide a shopping service to help with groceries, usually collected from local shops.
We can help with escorting to and from appointments at the doctor’s surgery, dental practice or physiotherapist’s office, etc. We can also accompany clients for walks and trips to the library or the café, and so on.
We provide assistance with laundry and ironing to meet the needs of the client.
We can be on hand all night, just in case you need something or to give you peace of mind.
From time to time, home carers may be required to undertake some tasks which may be considered specialist. These tasks are subject to appropriate risk assessments and specific training according to our policy.
Our carers provide essential domiciliary care and support to enable our clients to remain at home in familiar surroundings in the most comfortable situation possible.
We are happy to give your regular carer a well-earned rest on an ad-hoc basis.
The benefits of our Care Givers
Unlike residential care, your care is carried out in the comfort of your own home. It allows you to havethe support and control you need without the disruption of moving home.
Who can benefit from Care at Home?
Care is for anyone who needs extra help maintaining an independent lifestyle.
Care is available for anyone who needs a little extra help to carry on living the independent life they want to lead – no matter how straightforward or complex your needs might be. Here are just some of the instances in which you might consider receiving our care:
Diagnosed with an progressive illness such a Dementia, MS, Parkinsons /short term illness
After a hospitalization, for e.g. Falls etc.
Young Adults from the ages of 18
Elderly or living alone
Recovering from injury or trauma
Needing some social interaction
What makes our carers so Caring?
We’re very proud of our exceptional Care Staff who are always going above and beyond to ensure every customer receives individual bespoke tailored person-centred care. We know that our care service can only be as good as the carer providing it, which is why we place so much emphasis on ensuring our carers are safely recruited and trained to a high standard, below are a few qualities that make our carers stand out.
Our carers are:
- Friendly
- Caring
- Empathetic
- Background checked
- Expertly trained
- Constantly supported
- Fully regulated
- Selectively recruited
When to consider support at home
Here at Kensington we pride ourselves in promoting customers to live an independent life.
Do you need support, struggling with daily routines?
Our carer’s can provide support to enable you to continue with your daily routines – whether that’s providing you with assistance in maintaining your personal care, social activities, Shopping/Domestic tasks, we are here to help.
Stay in the comfort of your own home?
Care at home is a popular alternative to moving to residential/nursing care because it allows you to remain in control and in the home that you love.
Requiring mobility support?
Don’t worry our carer’s can help you maintain your mobility and remain active in and outside of your home, working alongside professionals this ensures that your mobility needs will always be met.
Living with a complex condition?
Our carers are fully trained to assist our customers living with complex needs.
Are you feeling lonely or isolated?
All our carers at Kensington Home Care are known for their kind, warm and great personalities, our carers bring a big friendly smile each time they visit you. At Kensington Home Care we pride ourselves in getting to know our customers and tailoring their packages to suit their individual needs.
As a small family run agency, our customers and our care staff are at the heart of all we do. We have between us over 20 years of experience in providing care at home, Our home care offers you that extra support you may need, bringing you reassurance and comfort so that you can continue to live an independent and active life within your home and the community.
There is no minimum care package no matter what your needs, here at Kensington Home Care we provide tailored support from 30 minutes to 24 hours live in care.
How can we support you to stay in your own home?
There is no minimum care package no matter what your needs, here at Kensington Home Care we provide tailored support from 15 minutes to 24 hours live in care.
Personal care
All of our carers are trained to provide discreet, sensitive support, maintain your dignity with areas of personal care such as bathing, dressing, toileting and continence care.
Housework
We are happy to help you with your domestic chores, cleaning your oven to mopping floors, those tasks that you find difficult to carry out independently.
Assistance with medication
All our carers are trained to support and assist you with your medication needs, ordering/disposal, safe keeping, prompting or administering you medication for you.
Looking after pets
Here at Kensington Home Care we understand that you pet is a part of your family, we understand that having a pet is both therapeutic and rewarding and can promote social/emotional and mental health wellbeing as well as maintaining regular exercise for you and your pet.
Social Activities
Our care staff can accompany you to go out and about – whether that’s shopping, hospital appointments, visiting your loved ones or helping you attend social clubs and accessing your community. Nothing is out of reach. Fancy a holiday? We can provide carers to support and enable you to go on your jolly holiday’s.
To arrange care
- Speak to our team
Call our team of experts to talk through your options and any questions you may have. - Free home care assessment
Kensington’s vistiting officer will visit you to discuss your requirements and learn about the type of carer you’re after. - Find your carer
We’ll help to pair you with a carer who meets your preferences and has the right skills and experience for your needs.
Regulator of care services
At Kensington Home Care, our home care service is fully managed and regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
What does regulation mean?
Our service is regularly monitored, inspected and regulated by an independent body, You have peace of mind that your care is approved by social care’s regulating body.
How does regulation affect my care?
Our regulation means a guarantee that we’ll provide you with high quality care, no matter what.
Home care FAQs
Home care offers you the extra support, reassurance, and companionship that may be needed for you to continue living at home as independently as is possible. Home care will keep you in your home, community, and around the family you love.
There are many elements of home care that can directly help you or you and your spouse or partner. Home care is not only designed to support you directly, but also provides extra reassurance for family members that aren’t always available to support you, knowing that you are receiving the help you need/access is available to all appointed NOK who can see how your care is being provided.
The duties of a home carer assistant often involve tasks such as general housekeeping (washing dishes, cleaning the home, doing laundry, making beds and so on). They are also able to help prepare meals as well as provide personal care (bathing, dressing) with dignity and assisting you with your medication.
Contact Kensington Home Care. We will then allocate our Visiting Officer to carry out your home care assessment in the comfort of your own home. Your personalized needs and requirements will be discussed and tailored into your individualised holistic care plan
The price of your homecare package is dependent on your choices and needs. There are several ways to purchase homecare, fully funded via your local authority, Continuing Health Care, Direct Payments or private arrangements.
Our Care Coordinator will match you with our friendly professional carers that share similar interests, we look to assign you with a regular consistent team ensuring confidence and continuity of care
Home care can be a cost effective alternative to residential care.