Private Home Nursing

People are happier being nursed in their own home, surrounded by family and friends, in the knowledge that their dignity and privacy will be respected

Consultus is acknowledged as an expert in Live in Private Home Nursing and operates to a very high standard. The service is rated "Excellent" by the independent regulator, the Care Quality Commission (formerly the CSCI) and aims to provide you with a service that not only meets your requirements but exceeds your expectations.

Live in Nursing Services

Our Live in Nurses are available to look after individual Clients or couples in short-term (minimum 4 days) or long-term bookings where continuity of care (i.e. providing the same Nurses) is preferred with our Nurses rotating on a two weekly cycle, although this is flexible.

Short-term bookings may be for:

• Respite care, when a regular Nurse, Carer or family member needs a break
• Rehabilitation for people who need Nursing care following surgery, a period of illness, or hospitalisation
• End of life/Palliative nursing care  for Clients who want to stay in the comfort of their own home
• Clients who want to avoid a hospital admission or seek earlier discharge from hospital
  

Long-term bookings may be for:

• Chronic medical illnesses such as Multiple Sclerosis, Motor Neurone Disease, ‘Strokes’ or Parkinson’s Disease
• Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
  
• Frail clients who do not want to move into a residential nursing home

Consultus Nurses will work closely with you and your family, your GP, District Nurse and other Healthcare Professionals to provide co-ordinated, competitively priced, round-the-clock Nursing care, companionship and reassurance. They will also assist with cooking and light housekeeping duties.

Our Private Home Nursing Service offers you:

• A fast, flexible service
• Experienced Nurse Consultants  who will advise you on care issues, conduct an initial Care Needs Assessment, co-ordinate rotas and provide an excellent follow-up service, liaising with all parties to maintain a high level of satisfaction
• A personal recruitment service for all prospective Nurses
• An enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check for all Nurses
• Confirmation of the registration status of all Nurses with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Nurses' regulatory  body)
• Qualified Nurses with a minimum of 3 years post-registration experience and two good  professional references
• Quality Assurance surveys with Clients and Nurses
• Full registration with CQC
• Membership of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation and United Kingdom Home Care Association

Nurses' Working Hours, Rates and Conditions

• Nurses work a 12-hour day usually between the hours of 08.00-20.00 with a 2-hour break (a 10-hour working day); these hours are flexible depending on the needs of the Client
• Nurses are available for night calls but in the interest of their health and safety these should not exceed two per night; it is recommended Nurses get 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep per night
• Overtime is charged for night calls and any extra hours that are worked over the standard 10 hours
• Nurses will complete a weekly timesheet that the Client or the Client’s representative will sign to agree the hours worked; an invoice for these hours will then be raised and sent to the funder
• Clients are responsible for reimbursing Nurses’ return travel expenses from their base
• Nurses require a private room with a sitting area and preferably a television, access to essential household amenities and the provision of nutritious foods to enable them to cook for their Client and themselves
• An ‘Early Release Fee’ will be applied if the booking is cancelled, postponed, shortened interrupted through no fault of the agency
• The Client and/or Client representative should read the full Terms of Business and Clients' Guide to Services before booking our Live in Nursing Services; a Nurse Consultant will always be happy to answer any questions regarding these documents

Overview of our Terms of Business

Home Nursing Costs are met either privately, through healthcare insurance or NHS Continuing Care Packages (also see Funding Options).