Personal Care in Gloucester and The Forest of Dean

FAQs

• Which towns and postcodes do the Gloucester and The Forest of Dean team service?

  Our office provides care for people at home in the following areas:

  Gloucester, Christchurch, Cinderford, Churchdown, Longlevens, Lydney, Newent, Barnwood, Tredworth, Tuffley, Linden, Kingsholm, Limbury, Highbury, Elmbridge, Purton, Coalway, Bream, Yorkley, Lowfield, Podsmead, Mitcheldean, Drybrook, Berry Hill, Linton, Hempsted, Innsworth, Netherend, Highnam, Ruspidge, Norton, Hartpury, Ruardean, Corse, Strand, Blakeney, Littledean, Woolaston, Sandhurst, Cleeve, St Briavels, Tibberton, Twigworth, Brookfield, Woodgreen, Dymock, Aylburton, Ruardean Woodside, Maisemore, Alvington, Westbury-on-Severn, Minsterworth, Upper Soudley, Clearwell, Upleadon, Barton, Staunton, Staunton, Northwood Green, Churcham, Kilcot, Ravenhill, Wotton, Ellwood, English Bicknor, Birdwood, Clifford's Mesne, Stantway, Elton, Hewelsfield Common, Broadwell, Ayleford, Blaisdon, Chaxhill, Pendock, Steam Mills, Boxbush, Nibley, May Hill, Clanna, Blackwells End Green, Woolaston Woodside, Playley Green, Over, Brand Green, Highleadon, Ryton, Taynton, Longhope, Poolhill, Hethelpit Cross, Walham, The Pludds, Longford, Northington, Awre, Huntley, Hewelsfield, Hawcross, Lowbands, Oakle Street, Rudford, Lower Soudley, Coleford, Moor End, Kempley, Brockhollands, Kent's Green, Snig's End, Flaxley, Three Ashes, Hayden, Grange Village, Green Bottom, Four Oaks, Down Hatherley, Coldharbour, Little Drybrook, Shapridge, Rodley, Parkend, Hallwood Green, Mile End, Whitecliff, Newland, Compton Green, Etloe, Stanley, Smallbrook, Millend, Glasshouse, Pillows Green, Fishpool, Mork, Upper Ley, Gadfield Elm, Broadoak, Ketford, Redinhorne, Nine Wells, Sling, New Town, Stowe, Harrow Hill, Oxenhall, Pauntley, Bulley, Lassington, Lower Lydbrook, Popes Hill, Abenhall, Viney, Allaston, Box Bush, Pillowell, Oldcroft, Puddlebrook, Newnham on Severn, Upper Lydbrook, Milkwall, Bollow, Redmarley d'Abitot, Whitecroft, Yorkley Bottom, Moseley Green, Cannop, Anthony's Cross, Priors Norton, Viney Hill, Joys Green, Plump Hill, Serridge Green, Bakers Hill, Yorkley Slade, Blakeney Hill, Wyegate Green, Woolaston Slade, Little Meend, Woolaston Common, Bream Meend, Aylburton Common, Lower Berry Hill, Staunton Meend, Hudnalls, Fieldhouse, Hamstalls, Cowleys Elm, Hillend Green, Chessgrove, Bullo Pill, Port Ham, Oxleaze, Maisemore Ham, Wotton Pitch, Kings Barton, Woolstrop, Ruardean Hill, Tillers Green, Adsett, Solomon's Tump, Tibbscross, Soilwell, Tutnalls, Knights Green, Brooms Green, The Heald, Ruddle, Crooked End, Buttersend, Moorendgreen, Wigpool Green, Star Beech, Sutton Baynham, Murrell's End, Saunders Green, Naas, Ellwood Green, Gorsty Knoll, Fetter Hill, Dursley Cross, Plusterwine, Five Acres, Shortstanding, Hillersland, Joyford

  If your town doesn’t appear above please check the postcodes below to see if we cover your area:

  GL1 1, GL1 2, GL1 3, GL1 4, GL1 5, GL2 0, GL2 5, GL2 8, GL2 9, GL3 1, GL3 2, GL4 3, GL14 1, GL14 2, GL14 3, GL15 4, GL15 5, GL15 6, GL16 7, GL16 8, GL17 0, GL17 9, GL18 1, GL18 2, GL19 3

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• Is Home Instead Gloucester and The Forest of Dean a locally owned home care organisation?

  Home Instead Gloucester and The Forest of Dean is one of 250 locally owned offices that collectively form Home Instead UK. Together, we care for 16,000 clients, delivering one million hours of home care each month. This unique combination of community-focused local offices and the resources of a national network enables us to provide personalised, relationship-led care while leading research and innovation that is transforming the experience of aging. Our services include companionship care, personal care, specialist care (including dementia, palliative, and Parkinson’s), and live-in care.

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• What is personal care assistance?

  Physical help given to a person and prompting of an individual to carry out daily living tasks themselves.

• What are the benefits of personal care assistance?

  Promoting good personal hygiene helps to prevent illness and the spread of infection. It also helps maintain self-confidence and dignity.

• Why choose personal care assistance at home?

  A familiar care professional matched with you provides personalised care and support to you in your own home in the way you want it to be provided.

• How will I know who is providing my care?

  We understand that it can be difficult accepting personal care and that is why you will be introduced to your Care Professionals and they will spend time getting to know you before assisting you with your personal care.

• Will I have the same Care Professional?

  At Home Instead we ensure that each client has a small team of Care Professionals in place to provide you with care so you can be confident that you will have continuity from the same Care Professionals.

• How do I know my Care Professional is competent?

  At Home Instead, we have a robust approach to ensuring that all Care Professionals have regular observations of practice that we call Support Visits, and assessments of competency for key activities such as handling medication or providing catheter care.