Total Care Living
At the heart of Brendoncare's philosophy is the belief that older people should never have to move to receive the care that they may need. It is proven that moving older people between home, hospital and nursing home is detrimental to both their quality of life and their life expectancy.
Brendoncare has developed the 'total care living' concept which enables very frail people to live independently in their own home with any nursing care, personal care and other services brought to them if and whenever they are needed. Total care living reverses the conventional principle of moving the individual to where the care is being delivered, and instead provides all of the care in people's own home, which is located on a care complex.
Total care living is the amalgamation of Brendoncare's experience and conviction that the solution to better care for older people needs a fresh approach. By providing suitable housing on a complex, supported by a care resource centre and other essential support services, it is possible to have the best of both worlds. All of these services are offered in our latest development, Brendoncare Knightwood, which is located in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire.
If you would like to know more about Brendoncare's Total Care Living concept, please contact Ron Staker, Chief Executive of Brendoncare on 01962 852133 or email rstaker@brendoncare.org.uk
Brendoncare Knightwood is an example of integration between Brendoncare and health and social care service providers. There are three key essential elements which make up the Brendoncare Total Care Living concept:
- Independently-owned high quality accommodation
- Themed services which add to residents' quality of life such as restaurant, hairdressing salon, shop and fitness centre
- Nursing and care facilities, 24 hours a day, seven days a week
In terms of innovation, this development has several noteworthy features:
Individuals living in the apartments and bungalows will have all the care they need delivered to them in their own home. From practical support through to nursing home levels of care, they should not have to move to receive any care they may need.
The cost of care should be within the grant levels paid by Hampshire Social Services for nursing home fee rates.
This model has the advantage of ring fencing the capital value of the property as we believe this would be excluded when calculating the individual's entitlement (means test) to a Social Service care grant.
The episodic care centre is not a permanent home. Rather it provides episodes of care, rehabilitation for early discharge from hospital (Step down Care) and is an alternative to admission to a hospital bed (Step up Care).
If you would like to know more about Brendoncare's Total Care Living concept, please contact Ron Staker, Chief Executive of Brendoncare on 01962 852133 or email rstaker@brendoncare.org.uk