Practical Care & Support Services

Our Practical Care and Support Services ensure that you, or your loved ones, are supported and cared for with dignity and respect. Whatever practical care is required, this will be carried out with your privacy and personal preferences respected.

At all times, we build your practical care and support around you, your home, your medical conditions and your needs, rather than a “one size fits all” approach. You will be fully involved in deciding and assessing your needs. Of course, these can change as time goes on; we are flexible and we adapt our home care and health care to suit your life.

Which Practical Care and Support Services do we offer?

We offer Practical Care & Support Services throughout Dumfries and Galloway. (Please call if you live outwith the region.) They include but are not limited to:

Supporting you to stay safe

Including being alert to trip hazards, etc

Housework

Including dusting, hoovering, mopping

Assistance with preparing meals

Including special diets and food preparation

Support getting up, washed and dressed

Including help with dressing, surgical appliances, prostheses, mechanical and manual aids, help getting in and out of bed and using hoists

Accompanying you

To appointments, to the shops or a café, and to meet friends and family

Dedicated food-shopping trips

Either accompanying you to the shops if appropriate and possible, or on your behalf.

Laundry and ironing

Collecting prescriptions from the doctor / pharmacist

Support making beds and changing linen

” Every morning we, Are born again. What we do today is, What matters most.”

In providing all of our support services, we are guided by the Scottish Government’s Health & Social Care Standards. The five Principles of the Standards reflect the way that everyone should expect to be treated:

Start your Personal Care planning with us today

Would you, or your family member or friend, like to talk about receiving personal care at home? Divine Health & Social Care provides compassionate personal care with a focus on dignity and independence, and we cover homes throughout Dumfries and Galloway.

Call 01387 325120, email hello@divinehsc.co.uk or contact us online for a confidential chat with an advisor.
Of course, most clients would like to receive a care plan that blends some or all of our services. Our person-centred care does just that, as we build it around you. That way, we support you to live a fulfilling and independent life.