Care at Abbey Court

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• Nursing

  Health-care profession providing physical and emotional care to the sick and disabled and promoting health in all individuals through activities including research, health education, and patient consultation.

• Residential

  Care of residents refers to care given to adults outside of the patients home. Care can be 24 hour care or partial care depending on the persons needs. Residential care services take into account the needs and wishes of the individual. Often people with disabilities, mental health problems, or learning difficulties are cared for at home by voluntary caregivers, such family and friends, with additional support from home care agencies. However, if this home-based care breaks down, residential care is sometimes required.

• Continuing Care

  Continuing NHS healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care is provided over an extended period of time to meet physical or mental health needs that have arisen as a result of disability, an accident or illness. The care can be provided in a variety of settings including a hospital, nursing home, hospice or the patients own home.

• Respite Care

  Respite care is the provision of short-term, temporary relief to those who are caring for family members who might otherwise require permanent placement in a facility outside the home.

• Day Care

  An adult Day Care a facility specializing in providing activities for elderly. Most centres operate 10 - 12 hours per day and provide meals, social/recreational outings, and general supervision. Some centres maintain a nurse on-site. Occasionally, there will be a small room devoted to clients to have vital signs checked, etc. by a medical assistant/nurse when needed. They may also provide transportation and personal care as well as counselling for caretakers.

• Dementia

  The term dementia is used to describe the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by specific diseases and conditions, including Alzheimers disease, stroke and many other rarer conditions. Symptoms of dementia include loss of memory, confusion and problems with speech and understanding.

• Physical Disability

  Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. An impairment is a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while a participation restriction is a problem experienced by an individual in involvement in life situations. Thus disability is a complex phenomenon, reflecting an interaction between features of a persons body and features of the society in which he or she lives.

• Physical Disability

  Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. An impairment is a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while a participation restriction is a problem experienced by an individual in involvement in life situations. Thus disability is a complex phenomenon, reflecting an interaction between features of a persons body and features of the society in which he or she lives.

• Physical Disability

  Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. An impairment is a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while a participation restriction is a problem experienced by an individual in involvement in life situations. Thus disability is a complex phenomenon, reflecting an interaction between features of a persons body and features of the society in which he or she lives.