Living at Home with Dementia

Living with dementia can be a frightening experience. The person can become confused, lost, agitated, or lose their ability to speak and express their needs clearly.

There are many different types of dementia of which Alzheimer's is arguably the most well known. However, Aster Care has a proven track record of supporting people to successfully live at home with more complex dementias, such as Lewy Body Dementia (LBD or DLB), or Fronto Temporal Dementia FTD); both of which can severely impact on the person and those caring for them.

Whilst many people live well with dementia, others may require one-to-one support to keep them safe at home, especially as their condition progresses. We promote the idea that people can still enjoy their lives by accessing the community and undertaking activities that make their lives complete.

Please refer to our testimonials and Google reviews. 

Our Nursing Skills

In the past, clinical tasks have been carried out by trained nurses within a hospital or clinical environment, i.e., a nursing home, meaning that care at home with long-term conditions was not an option.

We train our staff to carry out simple clinical tasks, in addition to personal care, allowing the person to be cared for at home and therefore avoid admission to hospital/nursing home. Some of these clinical tasks include the following: -

• PEG feeding & PEG medication administration
• Non-invasive ventilation (CPAP, BiPAP)
• Tracheostomy care and suctioning
• Administration of oxygen, nebulisers, gentle chest physio
• Rehabilitation & passive exercise programmes
• Complex oral medication administration

If you do not see a specific skill on this list, please enquire. 

Accessing our Services

If you have a long-term health care condition and require ongoing care, you may be entitled to free healthcare funding under the National Framework for NHS Continuing Care, introduced in 2007.

Initially, you will be screened using the Continuing Healthcare Checklist. If the basic criteria are met, your Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will carry out a full NHS continuing healthcare assessment which will look at the twelve domains of care or 'Areas of Need'. The assessor will scrutinize the frequency, intensity, complexity, and unpredictability of the condition. The assessment will be presented to a panel to decide if funding is agreed, irrelevant of what savings you may have accrued. There is also the right of appeal should you disagree with the decision.  

You can also use an allocated Personal Budget to pay for care, or bypass the NHS system altogether and purchase our services directly.

We offer a free assessment service. Call us and we will visit you in your home (or hospital) to discuss your needs and how we can support you to live well at home.