Children & Young people

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Supporting your child with loving, expert care designed just for them

We have a team of specialist carers and nurses, led by our paediatric nurse, who provide daily or live in care for our younger clients with wide ranging illnesses, injuries or disabilities including complex and nursing care packages.

Providing excellent complex care for children and young people in their own homes requires a holistic, family-centred approach that prioritises their medical, emotional, and developmental needs. Our skilled healthcare professionals deliver high-quality, individualised care that ensures safety, comfort, and dignity while promoting independence and quality of life. Collaboration with families, multidisciplinary teams, and community resources is essential to creating a supportive environment where children can thrive. By integrating advanced medical care with compassionate support, we empower children and young people to live fulfilling lives in the place they know best—their home.

Services we offer

Support with mobility

  • Prompting and assistance to use aids safely
  • Hoisting and transfers
  • OT and Physio referrals
  • Tailored risk assessments to ensure safety
  • Promoting independence and assistance with exercises
  • Equipment maintenance

Personal care

  • Assistance with bathing / showering including bed baths
  • Personal hygiene
  • Dental care
  • Continence care
  • Dressing and undressing
  • Applying make up and hair care
  • Foot care
  • Assistance with toileting including aids
  • Moving and positioning to prevent pressure sores
  • Changing or maintaining a stoma or catheter bag, or another form of clinical intervention

Skincare

Our dedicated skincare services ensure the integrity and health of the skin for those who require live-in care. We understand that good skin health is crucial for comfort, prevention of skin issues, and overall well-being

Oxygen

Our Complex Care Team can provide assistance with at home oxygen therapy such as

  • Nasal Cannula’s
  • Masks
  • Tracheostomy
  • Oxygen Concentrator
  • Large &/or portable cylinders
  • Mechanical Ventilation
  • Assisted Ventilation
  • Intermittent mandatory ventilation

Medication & Pain Management

  • Prompting, administering and recording medication
  • Monitoring, ordering and collecting
  • Prompting medication reviews with GP or pharmacist
  • Making referrals to healthcare professionals

Communication

All of the care plans are importance of verbal and non verbal effective communication to understand possible indicators of feelings.

Carers are trained to adapt communication techniques according to different abilities and preferences.

Feeding

  • Preparation of freshly cooked meals
  • Prompting and recording of food and fluids
  • Nutrition advice and support
  • Support with dietary requirements and allergies
  • Menu planning
  • Tailored risk assessments for nutrition and hydration
  • Tailored risk assessments for choking and swallowing
  • Assisting clients to be involved with meal preparation
  • Support and assistance with feeding

Suctioning

Oral suctioning may be necessary as swallowing becomes less effective. It is performed to remove excess secretions from the mouth to maintain comfort and oral hygiene.

Oral suction involves the insertion of a yankauer into the mouth to remove sputum or saliva. This will be performed by a registered nurse or fully trained clinical carer.

Acquired Brain Injury

For individuals recovering from a brain injury and needing to relearn essential skills, our nurses provide goal-focused care in the comfort of their home. This structured approach involves intensive, time-limited assessment and therapy, designed to support recovery while minimising the need for long-term care or hospital readmission. By delivering specialised assistance within a familiar environment, we empower clients to regain independence more effectively.

Psychological / Emotional / Behaviours that challenge

Our Care management team implement person centred care plan including triggers, trends and effective interventions.

VITAL OBSERVATIONS AND MONITORING

  • Temperature
  • Heart rate
  • Respiratory rate
  • Blood pressure
  • Oxygen saturation

INSULIN INJECTIONS AND BLOOD SUGAR MONITORING

Whether you are living with type one or type two diabetes. Our Nursing Team are there to support you to monitor your blood sugar levels to ensure they are maintained within range, helping to reduce the risk of developing complications in the future.

We will work with you to implement and monitor a care plan that will support you to maintain a healthy weight through exercise and a healthy diet.

CONTINENCE CARE (CATHETER, BOWEL AND STOMA)

Our Complex Care Team can provide support in the following areas:

  • Incontinence aids
  • Catheter management
  • Bladder retraining
  • Stoma management

PEG AND GASTRONOMY CARE

Flushing the PEG tube regularly to ensure it does not become blocked.

Keeping the skin around the stoma site clean and healthy.

Rotating and advancing the PEG tube to ensure the plastic disc inside the stomach is rotated frequently and does not become embedded.

Spinal cord injury

Our Complex Care Team are highly trained and experienced to provide clinical interventions required by those living with a spinal injury including:

  • Assisted mobility & use of aids
  • Bowel and bladder management including stoma, catheter and urostomy care
  • Medications administration and complex medications management
  • Home ventilation and respiratory support
  • Pain management caused by a spinal injury
  • Continence care
  • Gastrostomy and nasogastric feeding

Epilepsy

Our multi-faceted approach to Epilepsy care includes medication management, lifestyle modifications, and emergency protocol to enhance the quality of life for individuals with Epilepsy.