Live-in care in Daventry

How we arrange live-in care in Daventry

Day and Nightcare provides fully managed live-in care in Daventry 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 Daventry

West Northamptonshire Council runs adult social care and collects council tax in Daventry. 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. The needs assessment is free, and anyone can ask for one. 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 Daventry

• Not an A&E: Danetre Hospital, London Road, has no minor injuries unit. For urgent problems that are not life-threatening, call NHS 111 first.
• A&E: Northampton General Hospital, Cliftonville, open 24 hours; its new Emergency Department entrance and Urgent Treatment Centre is now the main way in.

Ask the medical team at Northampton General early for an approximate discharge date, tell staff about any equipment or carers already in place, and plan who will collect your relative: hospital transport is only for patients who meet the eligibility criteria. The council says a member of its Transfer of Care Hub visits the ward to talk through the support needed and lets you know what has been arranged.

Danetre Hospital is often the next step. Its inpatient unit has 29 beds for physical rehabilitation after an acute illness or a worsening long-term condition, by referral from a hospital or specialist, with visiting from 11.30am to 8pm every day (a maximum of two visitors per patient). Northampton General also runs outpatient and day surgery services there.

Back home, the council’s reablement service usually lasts up to six weeks, after a referral from a health or social care professional. If needs are mainly health needs, ask about NHS Continuing Healthcare: NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board’s All Age Continuing Care service is on 01604 347415 for anyone registered with a Northamptonshire GP.

Local help in Daventry

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

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• Carers. Northamptonshire Carers’ Daventry Carers Information Hub meets at Holy Cross Church Hall on the first Thursday of the month, 10.30am to 12.30pm, and the person you care for is welcome too (01933 677907).
• Memory worries. For people over 65, the GP can refer to the NHS memory clinic at Danetre Hospital (03000 272 969, weekdays 9am to 5pm). The Admiral Nurses give free support to families affected by dementia and take self-referrals (07766 780203). See dementia care at home.
• Getting about. Daventry Area Community Transport runs a dial-a-ride and a volunteer car scheme (01327 701665); register first and book ahead.
• 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.
• Advice. Age UK Northamptonshire gives free, independent information and advice to people aged 55 and over and their relatives and carers (01604 611200).
• Having your say. Healthwatch West Northamptonshire takes comments about local services (07951 419331, weekdays 9am to 3pm).