{"id":346219,"date":"2025-11-03T05:40:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T05:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/?page_id=346219"},"modified":"2025-12-03T16:25:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:25:59","slug":"what-is-nursing-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/nursing-care\/what-is-nursing-care\/","title":{"rendered":"What is nursing care?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t
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Nursing care provides medical support and personal assistance from qualified nurses. It includes medical tasks, daily living assistance, and 24\/7 support for individuals with complex health needs, disabilities, or those recovering from illness or injury. This care aims to improve health, manage symptoms, and help individuals live comfortably and meaningfully.<\/p>\n

At Helping Hands our Qualified Registered Nurses bring experience and expertise and will train and support the carers for your package of care.<\/p>\n

This support will enable someone living with a complex health condition to continue living in their own home, without having to move into residential care. This allows them to retain the familiarity and safety of their own possessions and surroundings, and even enabling them to still live with a partner, spouse or pet.<\/p>\n

At Helping Hands this training and support from our dedicated nurses is available for live in care or live out care.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n

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The team will find a carer that is matched with you for your health condition, personality and hobbies, so that you can build a rapport with your carer and perhaps even see them as an extended member of the family. For\u00a0complex care<\/strong><\/a>, there will also be support from our local branch teams to cover your live-in carer\u2019s breaks and also assist with any care needs that require more than one person, for example, hoisted transfers. Meaning helping hands is a one stop shop for all your health car needs.<\/p>\n

At Helping Hands, we work alongside\u00a0Continuing Healthcare (CHC) teams<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) in your local area to arrange packages of complex care that are fully or partly funded by the NHS. We also work with other health professionals such as district nurses and social workers to ensure that you have the right level of support in place for your health requirements.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n

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Helping Hands nursing care, also known as clinical care, is always overseen by an\u00a0experienced clinical nurse<\/a>\u00a0who is registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and has extensive experience in the public and private health care sectors. They will make sure that you have the right carers in place that are trained in your specific healthcare needs, providing any extra training if necessary. They will also work with the local Helping Hands team to ensure you have continuity of care and are being supported in the best way possible for you and your preferences, creating a support plan for you that covers every single one of your needs in detail.<\/p>\n

Find out more about what our\u00a0private nurses do here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Generic\u00a0home care<\/a> differs from nursing care because it tends to just involve support with activities of daily living, such as personal care, helping to administer non-invasive medication, help with shopping and preparing meals \u2013 perhaps for an hour or so each day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Nursing care is much more involved, often with visits throughout the morning, afternoon and stays overnight or with support from a full-time\u00a0live-in carer,<\/a>\u00a0who will live with you in your home. This is due to the specialist support required such as continence and stoma care, PEG feeding, assisted transfers and hoists, tracheostomies and ventilated care \u2013 as well as all of the elements involved in home care.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to be aware of the funding options available to you if you require nursing care.\u00a0Continuing healthcare (CHC)<\/a>\u00a0funding is available to anyone who has ongoing chronic health conditions that require complex or palliative care. To qualify for this funding, your needs are assessed by your local Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) who will then decide on the amount of funding available for your particular needs, rather than your particular health conditions. Find out more about\u00a0CHC funding here.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n

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Who is nursing care for?<\/h2>\n \n \n \n

Nursing care is for anyone that has a chronic health condition or complex care needs that means they need regular assistance from a specialist team. This will usually involve at least two carers, a clinical nurse, local care manager and other health care professionals, such as district nurses and occupational therapists. This type of care can be on a long-term basis or shorter if you are coming towards the end of life.<\/p>\n

Complex care<\/a>\u00a0at home may be suitable for those who are living with:<\/p>\n