Live-in
home care
Watford
Ranger Home Care
Award winning live in care provider.
We ensure that you work with experts in the field, who can manage and share your live-in care journey.
Watford live-in home care provider
Welcome to Ranger Home Care.
Owned by husband and wife team Natalie Ranger and James Sizeland. We warmly welcome you to our fully managed live-in care service covering the Watford area.
Ranger Home Care are the proud winners of ‘Home Care, Provider of the Year 2021’ and ‘End of Life Specialist 2020’. Providing Home Care Watford residents associate with quality and professionalism.
Working with you or/and your loved one to guarantee they have a customised 1-on-1 care service in their own home. Enabling them to live in the comfort of home, surrounded by their family, friends, memories, pets, belongings, and routines. Offering home care in Watford ensures that they never have to leave their home.
Embracing change can be worrying. It could, however, also be exciting to realise that there is an alternative to a care home. At Ranger Home Care we understand that this could be a stressful time and we are here to walk with you in your care journey, however you are feeling.
Contact us and we will hold your hand on every step of your care journey. To find out more about us and how we work click here.
What you can expect
Fast response times
Ranger Home Care offers a fast response time, from initial enquiry to meeting and assessing. We will work together at your pace, to safeguard your care journey experience is fully supported and managed by the Ranger Home Care family.
Your own live-in carer
Choosing to use our live-in care service will afford you with your own live in carer. They will live in your home and care for only you, ensuring that all your care needs are met so you can continue to live life your own way.
Well-trained carers
Entrusting the care of your loved one to a stranger is a big decision. Our team members are therefore hand-picked and well-trained. Care coordinators do frequent spot checks, are present at handovers, and support our carers and clients along every step of the way.
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Live-in home care Watford services
Ranger Home Care provide continuous live-in care services, for all vulnerable adults.
We have experience of working with:
Elderly: live-in home care Watford
As we age, the daily tasks of everyday life may become more challenging. Dressing in the morning, showering yourself, putting on the washing machine or cooking might become increasingly difficult to accomplish on your own. A little help with daily tasks or even having them done for you could, over time, make being at home safer, easier and more enjoyable.
Ranger Home Care can provide you with your own live-in carer to focus purely on your needs, ensuring that you will live your way.
Dementia: live-in home care Watford
You or a loved one could now be reaching a period in time where having a helping hand or two at home may make daily life feel less overwhelming. Where shutting the door at night and knowing you have someone with you, now becomes appealing and reassuring. This might be a time to consider our Watford live-in care service.
Alzheimer’s or receiving a dementia diagnosis does not mean you need to move into a care home. The familiarity and sanctuary of home is actually preferred by many dementia clients. Ranger Home Care can provide a live-in carer who will work with you to ensure your safety. They will make sure that you have help with personal care, eat well and aid you with all those other jobs that sometimes feel a little overwhelming.
If you believe that Ranger Home Care could help you feel more reassured and safe, or assist you around your home, please give us a call. We will help you feel secure, comfortable and safe in your own home again.
Palliative: live-in home care Watford
2021 Award Winners of Palliative and End of life care
At some point we all reach the stage where our bodies no longer wish to “play ball”. Tricky questions must now be asked and challenging decisions made. Plans to decide where you or your loved one would like to be.
For some, this is home.
It would be our privilege to share in any part of your care journey. When palliative care is found necessary, we work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure you are comfortable and surrounded by what is important to you. It will be our great honour.
Respite: live-in home care Watford
Are you currently caring for a loved one? Do you need a break? Have you had an injury and require short term care?
Respite care allows you to make use of our award winning live in care service for a minimum of 1 week.
Complex live-in home care Watford
Ranger Home Care often works with Adult Services and is registered with Continuing Health Care (CCG’s).
As a nurse-led agency, we provide excellent in-house training for our staff. Our live-in-carers and support teams are therefore fully equipped and trained to manage complex care. This includes Bi-PAP, C-Pap, Stoma, Catheter care and hoisting. We offer an alternative to a Nursing Home.
Physical Disabilities: Live-in care for people with physical disabilities in Watford
Please take a look at Ross and Nicola’s stories.
These two clients have graciously shared their individual stories with Ranger Home Care. They explain how live-in care has enabled them to pursue an independent lifestyle, away from their family. It has afforded them the opportunity to live active, busy and autonomous lives with the support of a live-in carer. Nicola and Ross show how a physical disability does not restrict from living independently. A live-in carer can help you live life your way.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does my Watford live-in carer work 24 hours a day?
No. Live in carers work between 8-10 hours a day according to an average daily agreement, with at least 2 hours allotted for breaks daily, where they can leave the house if need be.If you require 24 hour care, 2 live-in carers can be provided for you to cover your needs both day and night.
Does the Watford carer live in my home?
Yes. Your Watford live in carer lives in and shares your home with you. They will require their own bedroom, bed linen, bed, chest of drawers, access to a clean bathroom and Wi-Fi. It would also help to give them their own cupboard in the kitchen for their personal food items.
Will a Watford live in carer cook for me?
Our live in carers understand the importance of fresh, nutritious and healthy meals to the state of your wellbeing. Discuss recipes and your preferences with your carer. Work alongside them to devise a weekly meal plan. The more information you give, the more your meals will taste the way you like them.
Does my Watford live-in carer have to be with me all the time?
No. Your live-in carer will always be there when you need them but can also disappear into the background if you don’t require their assistance.
What is a care plan?
Ranger Home Care stores all personal details, such as MAR records and care plans, on the cloud. We work on a system called PASS. Live-in carers can access this information via their mobile phones to ensure they are providing for your care journey correctly. Your care plan will evolve with you and changes can be made at any time. Your live in carer and Care Co-ordinator will ensure your plan remains fluid and always reflects the care you want
What checks do you do on your Watford live in carers?
Here at Ranger Home Care we handpick all our live in carers. All live in carers complete our mandatory courses, the Skills for Care accredited Care Certificate, and are fully trained, in house, for moving and handling. They are also trained for more complex care such as BiPap, Stoma etc. We ensure that our live in carers have an outstanding level of spoken and written English, permission to work in the UK, and have passed the enhanced Basic Disclosure checks by the Criminal Records Bureau.
Will live in carers do the shopping, ironing, and housework?
We do not provide our live in carers to do a “deep clean”. They are, however, instructed to keep all communally used areas hygienic and clean. Live in carers will do the ironing for their client only. The complexity of your care will dictate how much time a live in carer has to complete housework and ironing. All our carers will do the shopping and if there are no shops close by, then shopping will be done via online ordering.
What happens when my Watford carer goes on holiday?
Ranger Home Care will provide you with professional care 52 weeks of the year, according to the stipulations in our contract. We will therefore give you ample notice of when your live-in carer has booked a holiday. We will then take responsibility to provide you with another live in carer.
What happens if I don't like my Watford carer?
Regardless of how much care is taken in suiting live in carers to clients, sometimes it just doesn’t work out. This is why you use an agency. We will accept all your comments and share in your care journey to manage the situation so that you are happy and satisfied with our live in care service.
Will I ever have to leave my home?
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Does my Surrey live-in carer work 24 hours a day?
No. No-one can work 24 hours a day. If you require 24 hour care we would provide 2 live in carers. To cover your day and night needs. Live in carers are contracted to work between 8 -10 hours a day on an average daily agreement. They must have at least 2 hours break per day when they can leave the home and of course cups of tea with you during the day.
Does the Surrey carer live in my home?
Yes. Your Surrey live in carer lives with you and shares your home. They need their own room, bed, bed linen, Wi-Fi, chest of drawers and access to a clean bathroom. A cupboard in the kitchen for their personal food items also helps.
Will a Surrey live in carer cook for me?
Work with your Surrey live-in carer, devise a meal plan for the week for them to cook. Discuss recipes and how you like food cooked. The more input you can give the more your meals will taste the way you like them. Healthy, nutritious, fresh meals are important for your overall well being and our live in carers understand the importance of this.
Does my Surrey live-in carer have to be with me all the time?
No. Your live in carer is there for you when you need them. They can also disappear into the background when you don’t want them. We can detail this in a care plan. But also establishing effective communication and boundaries from the beginning means that you can manage your care package your way. Our Surrey live-in carers will not be offended if you ask for some space. Remember they have housework to do but also extra time off is always appreciated. If you are worried about this at all, don’t forget you have a dedicated Care Co-ordinator who will make sure your care journey is working your way.
What is a care plan?
Ranger Home Care work on an electronic system called PASS. We store all personal details, such as care plans and MAR records in the cloud. Live-in carers use their mobile phones to access this information and ensure they are delivering your care journey correctly. Your care plan will evolve with your care journey, changes can be made all the time. Your Care Co-ordinator and live in carer will make sure this is fluid and always reflects the care you want.
What checks do you do on your Surrey live in carers?
Ranger Home Care handpick all our live in carers. All live in carers complete the Skills for Care accredited Care Certificate, mandatory courses, are fully trained, in house for moving and handling, and more complex care such as BiPap, Stoma etc. We also make sure that live in carers have: - The right to work in the UK - An excellent level of spoken and written English - Passed the enhanced Basic Disclosure checks by the Criminal Records Bureau
Will live in carers do the shopping, ironing, and housework?
Depending on the complexity of your care depends on how much time a live in carer has to complete housework and ironing. We do not supply live in carers to do a ‘deep clean’. We do ask them to keep the communally used areas clean and hygienic. They will do the ironing for their client only. All carers will do the shopping and if there are no shops nearby, online ordering is very convenient.
What happens when my Surrey carer goes on holiday?
Your contract with Ranger Home Care is for us to provide you with care 52 weeks of the year. So don’t panic, we will give you notice of when your live-in carer has booked a holiday. It is then our responsibility to provide you with another live in carer.
What happens if I don't like my Surrey carer?
As much as we work with you to get a good match, it doesn’t always work out. That’s why you use an agency. We share your care journey and will take on board your comments and manage the situation so that you are happy and content with our live in care service.
Will I ever have to leave my home?
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Find out more about care in Watford
If you would like to learn more about our home care services in Watford, feel free to contact us directly for more information.
Watford
Officially named the “happiest place to live in the East of England”, Watford has decidedly captured the hearts of its people. Receive professional home care in Watford from Ranger Home Care without leaving the beauty and comfort of Hertfordshire.