Here at Care Alternatives, we offer you the support you need to make the right decisions and choices for your life. We do this by giving you straightforward and timely access to relevant information, advice, services and equipment.

Growing older while living in your own home can be difficult. Should you become frail or have a condition or illness that needs constant medical attention, you may have decided that the time is right to consider moving to a nursing home.

Using our expertise, we can help you to find the right establishment to provide the long-term care that is crucial for your welfare and peace of mind. Our ongoing programme of visits will ensure that your voice is heard and your interests are represented throughout your stay.

A good nursing home will provide:

• Twenty-four hour care from experienced nursing staff
• On-call services from a local GP
• Pleasing and well equipped accommodation that offers plenty of space for items you may wish to take with you
• The opportunity to continue with activities that you currently enjoy
• A social calendar suitable to your level of health
• A social mix of residents with whom you feel comfortable and have things in common
• Constant awareness of issues of privacy and dignity
• The ability to meet the care needs of your long-term prognosis
• Regular assessment of residents' needs
• A catering team that can prepare special diets and individual requests
• A range services from visiting professionals
• Generous staff ratios and staff training opportunities