Vitality Home Health Gravesham & Dartford

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Vitality Home Health Gravesham & Dartford - Home Care
Care Type Home Care
Care Category Personal | Dementia | Respite
Availability Yes
Regulator's Rating Good
Meet The Manager

Carey Laughland is Care Manager at Vitality Home Health Gravesham & Dartford.

Carey has worked in health care for 12 years. During this time, she discovered a passion for dementia care and worked her way up from Health Care Assistant to Deputy Manager. She completed her Level 5 Health and Social care qualification and then furthered her specialist dementia work by completing her Master in Dementia at the University of Hull.

She is very keen that anyone living with dementia does just that, live. She will be working closely with our dementia clients and staff, completing Bradford Mapping and The Pool Activity Tool to help to develop a holistic and stimulating package of care for these client group.

Prior to moving into the Health Care Sector Carey had 20 years Management experience within the Civil Service. She is a lateral thinker who works well with clients, staff and partner agencies.

Carey Laughland

If you’re looking for home care in the Sevenoaks, Gravesham and Dartford areas, we can help. We offer personalised daily care, night care, live-in care and respite care. All our caregivers are highly-trained and friendly.  

It doesn’t matter whether you’re privately funded, local authority funded or a combination of both we would be delighted if you become part of the Vitality family.


Introduction to Vitality Home Health
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Care Options We Can Provide
Care Given Companionship, Complex Care, Daily Respite Care, End of Life, High Dependency, Learning Disability (ALD), Nursing Dementia / EMI, Personal care, Reablement, Support for Couples.
Disability Support Bed Bound, Hearing Impairment, Physical Disability, Physically Frail, Requires Hoist , Speech Impairment, Visual Impairment, Walking Frame, Wheel Chair Bound.
Housekeeping Cleaning, Household Admin, Laundry, Meal Delivery service, Meal Preparation, Medical Appointments, Prescription Collection, Shopping, Tidying, Transportation.
Nursing Specialisms Aids, Cancer, Crohns, Crohn's Disease, Depression, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Heart Disease, Huntington Disease, Liver Disease, Lung Disease, Motor Neurone Disease (MND), Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy (MD), Pain Management, Parkinson's Disease, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, Schizophrenia, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Ulcerative Colitis.
Medication By Mouth, Electronic Medication Management.
Type Of Dementia Mild Dementia, Moderate Dementia, Severe Dementia (EMI).
Dementia Behaviour Agitation / Restlessness, Challenging Behaviour, Disrupted Sleep Patterns, Mild Forgetfulness, Wandering .
Dementia Specialisms Alzheimer's, Frontotemporal, Lewy Body, Mixed Dementias, Vascular Dementia.
Care Visits 1 Hour, 2 Hours, 3 Hours, 30 Mins, 4 Hours, 6 Hours, Days, Full Day, Full Day & Night, Hours, Min, Night Service (awake / waking), Sitting-in Service, Sleep-in Service, Weeks.
Transport Carer provides own vehicle, Mobility car available, Will accompany on Public Transport, Will drive client's vehicle.
Technology Automatic Medication Reminders, Family Apps, Key Safes, Personal Alarm.

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What we're doing to keep residents & visitors safe

We are working within the government guidelines to help protect our staff and clients.

Infection Control Initiatives in place
safe-tick Infection Control Training Our staff are trained to use measures which prevent and control infections.
safe-tick Virus Testing We are testing for viral infection when symptoms present within our care setting.

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Funding Types
Local Authority Kent
Region South East
We Accept Self-Funding Clients Yes

The Importance Of Meal Times

A balanced, nutritious diet is essential to maintaining health and wellbeing, our carers can prepare all types of meals for our clients, taking likes, dislikes and cultural needs into consideration.


We Can Prepare
All day snacks, Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Cold Meals, Hot Meals, Snacks.

Dietary Options
Pureed, Vegetarian.

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Activities Are So Important

Doing the things you enjoy is an important part of your well-being. We know social connection, physical activity and mental stimulation are all key to keeping you or your loved one healthy and happy. So the package we offer includes a range of social activities.  For our team, enriching your day-to-day life is a top priority, helping you stay independent and fulfilled.

You can pick from activities you’ve always enjoyed, or try some new things. These could include visiting the shops, doing arts and crafts, playing bingo or going to the local pub. The aim is to encourage physical activity where appropriate, provide mental stimulation and increase social interaction.


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Staff Specialities
1 to 1 Activities, Birthday Celebrations, Board Games, Card Games, Cooking, Crafts, Crosswords, Excursions, Knitting / Embroidery, Music Therapy, Painting, Pet Therapy, Quiz Games, Reminiscence, Word Games.

Our Pets

We know that whether you have one pet or several, they’re an important part of your family. Our caregivers will love them as much as you do, giving them the same level of care and attention they get from you.  We also understand how much a pet can have a positive effect on mental health and well-being, so are always pleased to find a pet in our customer’s homes and encourage as much interaction as possible with them.  Read on to find out about our pet-friendly care.


How We Help With Your Pet
Feeding, Walking.

Regulator: CQC

Current Ratings
CQC Registered Yes
Overall Good
Safe Good
Well Led Good
Caring Good
Responsive Good
Effective Good
Inspection Reports
Last inspected 22nd October 2019
Last rated 22nd November 2019
Current Report

Vitality Home Health Gravesham & Dartford Home Care service - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)

Historic Reports

Vitality Home Health Gravesham & Dartford Home Care service - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)

Registration Date 16th November 2018
Service Provider Vitality Home Health Ltd, DA12 1DP

We cover Gravesend, Dartford and surrounding villages

Our Registered Address is:

50 The Grove
Gravesend
Dartford
DA12 1DP

Frequently asked questions about Vitality Home Health Gravesham & Dartford

Vitality Home Health Gravesham & Dartford was given an overall rating of "Good" by the CQC in November 2019.
Vitality Home Health Gravesham & Dartford provides Personal, Dementia and Respite care.
Yes. Vitality Home Health Gravesham & Dartford does offer Respite care.
Yes. Vitality Home Health Gravesham & Dartford does provide care for people with Dementia.
Vitality Home Health Gravesham & Dartford comes under Kent.
Carey Laughland is the manager of Vitality Home Health Gravesham & Dartford.

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