Live-in care in Clevedon

How we arrange live-in care in Clevedon

Day and Nightcare provides fully managed live-in care in Clevedon 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 North Somerset 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 Clevedon

North Somerset Council runs adult social care in Clevedon and also collects council tax. To ask for a care needs assessment, contact Care Connect on 01275 888 801 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm) or careconnect@n-somerset.gov.uk, or use the online self-referral form. The needs assessment is free, and anyone can ask for one. A trained member of staff will then contact you to talk about your relative’s situation, strengths and the help family and friends give. Outside Care Connect’s hours, the Emergency Duty Team is on 01454 615165.

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If the council may help to pay, a financial assessment follows: with more than £23,250 in savings people usually pay in full, and the home is not counted for care at home. See council funding for care. If your relative will pay for their own care, North Somerset Council’s free Care Navigator service gives impartial advice by phone or a home visit.

A family carer can ask for a carer’s assessment through Care Connect or the online carer self-referral form.

For council tax, ask about:

• a severe cognitive disorder reduction (the council’s term for severe mental impairment), with a doctor’s certificate and a qualifying benefit such as Attendance Allowance
• a live-in carer, not a spouse or partner, who gives at least 35 hours of care a week is not counted, if the person cared for gets a qualifying benefit
• a band reduction for disabled people where the home has been adapted

Urgent care and leaving hospital in Clevedon

• Minor injuries: the walk-in Minor Injury Unit at North Somerset Community Hospital, Old Street (01275 546852), open 8am to 8pm, with X-ray on weekdays 8.30am to 5pm and at weekends and bank holidays 9am to 5pm. It is not an A&E. It may close earlier than these times when demand is very high, so call NHS 111 if unsure.
• Emergency departments: Weston General Hospital (01934 636363), whose emergency department is not open overnight (the trust gives 8am to 10pm; the NHS website lists 8pm closing for adults on some days), and the Bristol Royal Infirmary (adults) and Southmead Hospital, both open 24 hours.

After a hospital stay, the council’s TRI team gives free short-term reablement and telecare, usually for up to six weeks: a keyworker sets goals with your relative, and support can include reablement visits, a trial of telecare such as falls detectors or memory aids, and equipment. Referrals come from council staff, Sirona’s Discharge to Assess therapists or the hospitals’ Transfer of Care hubs, so ask the ward. If your relative is not yet ready for home, the Elton Rehabilitation Unit at the community hospital (01275 546987) gives inpatient rehabilitation, on referral from the hospital.

For mainly health needs, ask about NHS Continuing Healthcare: NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB is on 0117 900 2626 or bnssg.chcteam@nhs.net.

Local help in Clevedon

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

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• Carers. North Somerset Carers Support, run by Alliance Homes, helps any unpaid carer in North Somerset; you do not need to be an Alliance tenant. Use the enquiry form on its carers’ page, call Alliance on 03000 120 120 (weekdays 8am to 5pm), or ask Care Connect for the Carers’ Service. Assessments for adult carers are done by North Somerset Council.
• Memory and dementia. The GP can refer to the NHS memory service for North Somerset at Windmill House, Clevedon (01275 335300). The Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Support Service for North Somerset helps people worried about their memory, people with dementia and their families (0300 131 3945, weekdays 9am to 5pm). ALIVE runs dementia day services in Clevedon, Nailsea and Portishead. See live-in care for dementia.
• Lifts to appointments. Clevedon Care (01275 343677) has volunteer drivers who take BS21 residents to medical appointments, from £5 within Clevedon to £16 for Weston General and £22 for Southmead; no membership is needed, and the office is open Monday to Thursday 9.30am to 3pm and Friday to 12.30pm. For clients on low incomes, funding is available from the NHS Low Income Scheme.
• Hospice care. Weston Hospicecare gives free care at home, in its In-Patient Unit and through day services, for people who live or have a GP in its area (24-hour telephone advice 01934 423900). St Peter’s Hospice in Bristol cares for people with a North Somerset GP and accepts self-referrals (24-hour advice line 0117 915 9430).
• Advice. Age UK Somerset (01823 345610) covers North Somerset, with free advice and a free volunteer Wellbeing Service for over-60s who live alone.