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Profile Strength |
Excellent 98%
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| Care Type | Home Care |
| Care Category | Personal | Dementia | Respite |
| Availability | Yes |
| Hourly Prices From | £29.63 |
| Regulator's Rating | Good |
Meet The Manager
Fiona Hodder is Director & Registered Care Manager at First4Homecare Ltd.
Fiona’s career within the healthcare industry has spanned many years. She has previously worked in clinical practice as a nurse and continues to retain her nursing registration.
Having developed and delivered clinical training programmes for blue-chip medical device companies, she continued to launch her own training and consultancy company (First4Success Ltd) to provide healthcare training and specialist advice to healthcare professionals and medical device manufacturers.
Fiona is a Director, nominated individual, and Registered Manager of First4Homecare Ltd. Her extensive skill set and leadership qualities enable her to lead, support, and develop her care team and provide high-quality care across the First4Homecare client base.
First4Homecare is a domiciliary care service that provides excellent care and support to people in their own homes in and around Gloucester.
Since 2017, we have built on our founding objectives to deliver the very best of care to our clients and to be an employer of choice for care staff. Our excellent reviews and loyal staff, whose visits are eagerly anticipated, are a testament to our achievement of those aims.
Whether you or your loved ones need help with personal care, medication, meal preparation, domestic chores, accessing the community, or just a friendly person to chat with, we're here! Every package of care we deliver is different, person-centred, and tailored to individual needs.
| Care Options | We Can Provide |
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| Care Given | Companionship, Daily Respite Care, End of Life, Personal care. |
| Disability Support | Bed Bound, Physical Disability, Physically Frail, Requires Hoist , Speech Impairment, Visual Impairment, Walking Frame, Wheel Chair Bound. |
| Housekeeping | Cleaning, Household Admin, Laundry, Meal Preparation, Medical Appointments, Prescription Collection, Shopping, Tidying. |
| Medication | By Mouth, Electronic Medication Management. |
| Type Of Dementia | Mild Dementia, Moderate Dementia. |
| Dementia Behaviour | Agitation / Restlessness, Mild Forgetfulness. |
| Dementia Specialisms | Alzheimer's, Frontotemporal, Lewy Body, Mixed Dementias, Vascular Dementia. |
| Care Visits | 1 Hour, 2 Hours, 3 Hours, 30 Mins, 4 Hours. |
| Transport | Carer provides own vehicle. |
| Technology | Family Apps, Key Safes. |
Autumna has invited care providers to evidence the infection control measures they are carrying out, above and beyond those laid out by the government, in order to keep residents, staff and visitors safe.
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We have been monitoring the situation on a daily basis from the start of the pandemic and have been working with Public Health England, Local Government, Care Quality Commission (CQC) and United Kingdom Home Care Association (UKHCA) to remain informed and act on the latest scientific and clinical advice. |
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Infection Control Training | Our staff are trained to use measures which prevent and control infections. |
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Sterilisation & Disinfection Devices | We are using sterilisation and/or disinfection devices within our care setting. |
| Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) - Regulator’s Assessment | ||
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| In response to the coronavirus pandemic, regulators have assessed the preparedness of care providers in relation to infection prevention and control. Details of the regulator’s latest findings can be found below. | ||
| Regulator: CQC | ||
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Policies | The provider assured the regulator that its infection prevention and control policy was up to date. |
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Staffing | The provider assured the regulator that it was making sure infection outbreaks can be effectively prevented or managed. |
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Use of PPE | The provider assured the regulator that it was using personal protective equipment effectively and safely. |
| View the provider’s latest Inspection Reports. | ||
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We are on Facebook| Fees For Individuals | Fee |
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| Hourly Fees Start From | £29.63 |
| Funding Types | |
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| Region | South West |
| We Accept Self-Funding Clients | Yes |
| Local Authority Funded Clients | No |
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A balanced, nutritious diet is essential to maintaining health and well-being, and our carers at First4homecare can prepare all types of meals for our clients, considering their likes, dislikes, and cultural needs. |
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| All day snacks, Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Cold Meals, Hot Meals, Snacks. |
| Dietary Options |
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| Pureed, Vegetarian. |
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Our companionship services provide our clients with a trusted, friendly face and someone with whom they can share interests, talk, and enjoy a comfortable relationship. We work with clients, their families and where relevant, other healthcare professionals to try and understand our clients' interests, life experiences, aspirations and frustrations in order to build a relationship and form a bond. Our companionship services aim to help keep the body and mind active by:
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| 1 to 1 Activities, Board Games, Card Games, Crafts, Crosswords, Excursions, Knitting / Embroidery, Painting, Reminiscence, Word Games. |
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Your pets are as important to us as they are to you. |
| How We Help With Your Pet |
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| Feeding, Sanitation. |
Regulator: CQC
| Current Ratings | |
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| CQC Registered | Yes |
| Overall | Good |
| Safe | Good |
| Well Led | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Effective | Good |
| Inspection Reports | |
| Last inspected | 2nd January 2018 |
| Last rated | 22nd February 2018 |
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| Registration Date | 22nd December 2016 |
| Service Provider | First4Homecare Ltd, GL2 2AT |
First4Homecare Ltd Home Care service - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)
We cover Gloucester and the surrounding area but not the Cotswolds, Cirencester or Stroud
Our Registered Address is:
Kestrel Court, Waterwells Drive
Waterwells Business Park, Quedgeley
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL2 2AT
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