Alcedo Care Preston

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Care Type	Home Care
Care Category	Dementia \| Personal
Availability	Yes
Hourly Prices From	£21.90
Regulator's Rating	Not Yet Rated
Alcedo Care

Meet The Manager

Claire Culshaw is Area Manger at Alcedo Care Preston.

Hi Im Claire Registered Home Care Manager here at Alcedo Care Wigan and St Helens.

I have 4 beautiful children who are my world. My passion is Rugby league and I am a huge fan of Wigan Warriors as I was born on the right side of Billinge Hill. Rugby league is a massive part of my home and work life, I am the Team Manger of my Sons rugby team Spring View U8s and its fantastic seeing the boys and girls enjoying the sport.

Work wise I enjoy bringing customers together through my love of the sport, we have attended both Wigan Warriors and St Helens reminiscence sessions.

I have been in Social Care since the age of 18, working in Residential, Day care and domiciliary. For the past 5 years I have been a registered Domiciliary Manager. I have a passion to make home care different and meaningful, at Alcedo Care have given me the platform and resources to achieve positive outcomes for the people we support.

About Us

Alcedo Care Preston are experts in the Homecare field and we understand that admitting or realising you may need help or support with day to day life can be a huge and sometimes life changing decision. As a Homecare provider, we at Alcedo Care take pride in our work and have huge respect for our carers and the work they do.

We provide fully trained and experienced care staff to help give the best support to our clients in the comfort of their own homes. All our carers undergo a rigorous selection process and are chosen only if they demonstrate what we believe to be the highest moral standards and the ability to care for people in professional and non-intrusive way.

Alcedo Care are experts in the Homecare field and we understand that admitting or realising you may need help or support with day to day life can be a huge and sometimes life changing decision. As a Homecare provider, we at Alcedo Care take pride in our work and have huge respect for our carers and the work they do.

Care

Care Options	We Can Provide
Care Given	Companionship, Independent Living, Learning Disability (ALD), Mental Healthcare, Palliative, Personal care.
Disability Support	Hearing Impairment, Physical Disability, Physically Frail, Speech Impairment, Visual Impairment, Walking Frame.
Housekeeping	Cleaning, Household Admin, Laundry, Meal Preparation, Shopping, Tidying, Transportation.
Nursing Specialisms	Aids, Alcohol and Drugs misuse, Bariatric care, Cancer, Cerebral Palsy, Crohn's Disease, Crohns, Depression, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Heart Disease, Huntington Disease, Korsakoff, Liver Disease, Lung Disease, Motor Neurone Disease (MND), Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy (MD), Pain Management, Parkinson's Disease, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, Prader Willi Syndrome, Schizophrenia, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Ulcerative Colitis.
Medication	By Mouth.
Type Of Dementia	Mild Dementia, Moderate Dementia.
Dementia Behaviour	Agitation / Restlessness, Challenging Behaviour, Disrupted Sleep Patterns, Mild Forgetfulness, Wandering .
Dementia Specialisms	Alzheimer's, Frontotemporal, Lewy Body, Mixed Dementias, Picks Disease, Vascular Dementia.
Care Visits	1 Hour, 2 Hours, 3 Hours, 30 Mins, 4 Hours, 6 Hours, Days, Full Day, Full Day & Night, Night Service (awake / waking), Sitting-in Service, Sleep-in Service.
Transport	Carer provides own vehicle, Will accompany on Public Transport, Will drive client's vehicle.
Technology	Family Apps.

Infection Control (S.A.F.E.)

Autumna has invited care providers to evidence the infection control measures they are carrying out, above and beyond those laid out by the government, in order to keep residents, staff and visitors safe.

Infection Control Initiatives in place
	Contact Tracing	We have measures in place to identify and trace contact between people in our care setting.
	Independent Assessments	We have been independently assessed in our approach to infection control.
	Infection Control Training	Our staff are trained to use measures which prevent and control infections.
	Infection Screening	We are using technology to screen for infections & monitor symptoms.
	Virus Testing	We are testing for viral infection when symptoms present within our care setting.

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Meet our Team

Description
Alcedo Care provides care and services to local nursing and care homes, with an ethos of high quality and care and a practice of compliance, even in areas where it is not required, our extremely rigorous recruitment and selection process guarantees we only employ the very best.

Our Carers Are
Criminal Background Checked	True
Fully Insured	True

Our Team
Claire Culshaw Area Manger Hi Im Claire Registered Home Care Manager here at Alcedo Care Wigan and St Helens. I have 4 beautiful children who are my world. My passion is Rugby league and I am a huge fan of Wigan Warriors as I was born on the right side of Billinge Hill. Rugby league is a massive part of my home and work life, I am the Team Manger of my Sons rugby team Spring View U8s and its fantastic seeing the boys and girls enjoying the sport. Work wise I enjoy bringing customers together through my love of the sport, we have attended both Wigan Warriors and St Helens reminiscence sessions. I have been in Social Care since the age of 18, working in Residential, Day care and domiciliary. For the past 5 years I have been a registered Domiciliary Manager. I have a passion to make home care different and meaningful, at Alcedo Care have given me the platform and resources to achieve positive outcomes for the people we support. Chelsea bryans Deputy Manger Hi my name is Chelsea Bryans, I am the Deputy manger here at Alcedo Care Preston. I Studied Health and Social care at College Level 3 Diploma and have over eight years’ experience within the care sector, starting with domiciliary care in the community. Then came to Alcedo Care in September as a field care supervisor but Alcedo gave me the opportunity to challenge myself and progress onto Deputy Manager, while studying QCF Level 5 NVQ Management for Health and Social Care. I have one son who is seven. In my spare time we love to go on long walks to the Lake District with our dog Harvey, have ‘Family Friday film nights’ and I love to go to the gym or on a run. I am excited and ready for my Future with Alcedo Care. I am passionate about delivering outstanding quality person centred care to every customer, to ensure they are treated with respect and dignity at all times. Sara Herd Care Assessor Hi I’m Sara, I’m 34 and I have worked within Health care and Nursing since I was 18. I trained as a nurse at Uclan but decided to work with youth offenders and leaving care youths I was unfortunately made redundant from this role. I then went on to work as a support worker and progressed to manager working with people with learning and physical disabilities. I then transitioned to working as a community carer coordinator before coming to Alcedo in November to be an assessor. As an Assessor I meet new and old customers to establish and review what their needs are and complete care plans and risk assessments to reflect this. Since coming to Alcedo I have observed a positive proactive and dignified approach of supporting people within their own environment. In my spare time I spend a lot of time with my Husband , friends and family, Particularly my 5 year old niece Millie. I enjoy traveling, reading and various crafts.

Our Team

Claire Culshaw

Area Manger

Hi Im Claire Registered Home Care Manager here at Alcedo Care Wigan and St Helens.

Work wise I enjoy bringing customers together through my love of the sport, we have attended both Wigan Warriors and St Helens reminiscence sessions.

Chelsea bryans

Deputy Manger

Hi my name is Chelsea Bryans, I am the Deputy manger here at Alcedo Care Preston.

I Studied Health and Social care at College Level 3 Diploma and have over eight years’ experience within the care sector, starting with domiciliary care in the community. Then came to Alcedo Care in September as a field care supervisor but Alcedo gave me the opportunity to challenge myself and progress onto Deputy Manager, while studying QCF Level 5 NVQ Management for Health and Social Care.

I have one son who is seven. In my spare time we love to go on long walks to the Lake District with our dog Harvey, have ‘Family Friday film nights’ and I love to go to the gym or on a run.

I am excited and ready for my Future with Alcedo Care. I am passionate about delivering outstanding quality person centred care to every customer, to ensure they are treated with respect and dignity at all times.

Sara Herd

Care Assessor

Hi I’m Sara, I’m 34 and I have worked within Health care and Nursing since I was 18. I trained as a nurse at Uclan but decided to work with youth offenders and leaving care youths I was unfortunately made redundant from this role. I then went on to work as a support worker and progressed to manager working with people with learning and physical disabilities. I then transitioned to working as a community carer coordinator before coming to Alcedo in November to be an assessor.

As an Assessor I meet new and old customers to establish and review what their needs are and complete care plans and risk assessments to reflect this. Since coming to Alcedo I have observed a positive proactive and dignified approach of supporting people within their own environment.

In my spare time I spend a lot of time with my Husband , friends and family, Particularly my 5 year old niece Millie. I enjoy traveling, reading and various crafts.

Fees

Fees For Individuals	Fee
Hourly Daytime Rate	£21.90
Hourly Night-time Rate	£21.90
Hourly Rate - Christmas Day	£21.90

Fees For Couples	Fee
Hourly Bank Holiday Rate	£21.90

Funding Types
Local Authority	Lancashire
Region	North West
Local Authority Funded Clients	Yes

Food

The Importance Of Meal Times
Maintaining good nutrition and hydration is extremely important. Carers can prepare all types of meals for our clients. This may be simply heating a ready meal and cooking some vegetables to accompany it or cooking a full meal depending on the visit time available and the client's wishes

We Can Prepare
Afternoon Tea, All day snacks, Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Cold Meals, Hot Meals, Snacks.

Dietary Options
Diabetic, Pureed, Vegetarian.

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Activities

Activities Are So Important
As a part of your care arrangement, you will be supported with basic and physical activities of daily living to live as ordinary life as possible, suited to your abilities.

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Staff Specialities
1 to 1 Activities, Birthday Celebrations, Board Games, Card Games, Cooking, Crafts, Crosswords, Flower Arranging, Gardening, Painting, Quiz Games, Reminiscence, Word Games.

Pets

Our Pets
Your pets are as important to us as they are to you

How We Help With Your Pet
Feeding, Walking.

Regulator Ratings

Regulator: CQC

Not yet rated.

Awards

Our Awards
Home Care Review Home Care Review 9.9

Areas we cover

We cover Preston, Leyland, Chorley, Heskin, Houghton.