Live-in care in Brackley

How we arrange live-in care in Brackley

Day and Nightcare provides fully managed live-in care in Brackley and the villages around it, from £1,550 a week. One main carer lives in the home; a relief carer covers their holidays and time off, and a manager is on call. Care starts with a free assessment, a written quote and a written care plan.

Care can be paid for privately, by West Northamptonshire Council (including direct payments) or by NHS Continuing Healthcare. We have provided Discharge to Assess (D2A) care since 2014. If someone is in hospital, tell us the expected discharge date (see care after hospital). Our care team is on 01865 715780.

Arranging care and funding in Brackley

West Northamptonshire Council runs adult social care and collects council tax in Brackley. To ask for a care needs assessment, call 0300 126 7000 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) or use the online form to refer yourself or someone else; a family member can call on your relative’s behalf with their consent. If someone is in immediate danger, call 999.

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A financial assessment follows. With savings above £23,250 a person usually pays the full cost, but for care at home their own home is not counted. If the council funds care, a direct payment lets you choose your own provider. See council funding for care.

The council’s carers’ assessments are carried out by Northamptonshire Carers (01933 677907, option 2, weekdays). On council tax, West Northamptonshire disregards an unpaid carer who gives at least 35 hours of care a week to someone over 18 who is not their spouse or partner, and someone who is severely mentally impaired and receives a qualifying benefit. A home adapted for a disabled resident may qualify for a disability reduction (email counciltax@westnorthants.gov.uk). See council tax discounts for care.

Urgent care and leaving hospital in Brackley

• A&E, Northampton: Northampton General Hospital, Cliftonville, open 24 hours; its new Emergency Department entrance and Urgent Treatment Centre is now the main way in.
• A&E, Banbury: Horton General Hospital, run by Oxford University Hospitals, has an emergency department open 24 hours, next to the main entrance off Hightown Road.
• Not an A&E: Brackley Community Hospital has rehabilitation beds only. For urgent problems that are not life-threatening, call NHS 111 first.

At Northampton General, ask the medical team early for an approximate discharge date; hospital transport is only for patients who meet the eligibility criteria. The council’s Transfer of Care Hub visits the ward to talk through the support needed and lets you know what has been arranged.

If your relative is in the Horton, its leaving-hospital page lists Oxfordshire community hospitals and social services, but care for a Brackley resident is still assessed by West Northamptonshire Council, so tell the ward team early where they live. The Horton says planning for discharge starts when someone is admitted, or before, and expects patients to be involved, with a relative or carer. Families arrange transport home: its hospital transport is only for people who meet strict medical criteria.

Brackley Community Hospital, on the top floor of Brackley Medical Centre, Wellington Road, has 16 en-suite beds, by referral from a hospital or specialist; visiting is 2pm to 5pm and 6pm to 8pm. Back home, the council’s reablement service usually lasts up to six weeks, after a referral from a health or social care professional. For NHS Continuing Healthcare, NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board’s All Age Continuing Care service (01604 347415) takes enquiries about anyone registered with a Northamptonshire GP.

Local help in Brackley

Carers' services, dementia support, transport, befriending and other local help, with phone numbers.

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• Carers. Northamptonshire Carers’ Brackley Carers Wellbeing Hub meets at the Brackley Care Home on the last Wednesday of the month, 10am to midday (01933 677907, option 1).
• Bereavement. A free bereavement support group, for adults living in Northamptonshire bereaved in the past 18 months, meets at Brackley Medical Centre on the first Wednesday of the month, 10.30am to 12.30pm; register on 01604 215839.
• Memory worries. For people over 65, the GP can refer to the NHS Memory Assessment Service. The Admiral Nurses give free support to families affected by dementia and take self-referrals (07766 780203), and Alzheimer’s Society’s Northamptonshire dementia support service is on 01832 736670 (weekdays, 9am to 5pm). See dementia care at home.
• Getting about. The council lists the Brackley Area Volunteer Car Service (01280 841099) and the Greatworth, Halse and Helmdon Community Coach (01295 768588). Register with the scheme and book ahead; each sets its own fares.
• Hospice care. Cynthia Spencer Hospice in Northampton (03000 271270) has a Hospice at Home team as well as its inpatient unit. See end-of-life care at home.