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FRAIL CARE

HOME-BASED
CARING SERVICES

Nightingales Home-Based Caring Services r,\ 01.‘- -
is based in Howick in the KwaZulu-Natal 4
Midlands. We specialise in placing qualified
home carers in the private homes of ,
individuals who require either long or short
term care, but wish to remain at home. We -
provide a personalised service that can
be customised to meet the unique health enquiries and consultations are strictly
requirement of our patients, while taking into confidential. Should you require any further
consideration their lifestyle, cultural, spiritual information regarding our service, please
and personal needs. contact us.

Nightingales provides experienced care Nightingales offers a variety of services,
and support to patients, enabling them depending on the requirements of our
to reside independently in their own patients. Care levels and routines can be
homes, improving their quality of life for quickly adjusted to suit the changing needs
of our patients.
themselves and their family.
Basic Home Care
Nightingales will offer you peace of mind that Carers will work to your home schedule,
your loved ones are cared for by qualified performing basic household duties such
caregivers and supported and supervised as bed-making, bathroom and kitchen
by caring and experienced management cleaning, vacuuming, washing and ironing,
staff. as well as assisting patients with their
personal needs such as bathing and
Why Choose Nightingales? grooming assistance, meal preparation, and
Selecting a care provider for a loved one exercises programs, etc.
can be a complicated and daunting task.
We undertake to make this process simple, • Night Care
by helping you make an informed decision
around the type of care that is required, and • Live-in Care
identifying the particular needs of the client.
This will enable us to select the correct • Alzheimers and Dementia
carer whose qualifications, personality and
experience best fits in with your lifestyle. • Transport / Mobility

We work closely with the patient’s family, • Bathroom and Grooming Assistance
doctors and other care givers, and
encourage good communication and co- • Medication Reminders
operation between all parties to ensure the
client receives the best possible care at all • Exercise Assistance
times. All staff are supervised on a daily
basis, and their performance is assessed • Meal Preparation
monthly by their current client.
• Companionship
Nightingales has professional, friendly and
approachable management staff, and all Editorial supplied by Nightingales Home-Based
Caring Services

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