Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care at Home

Expert-led care, in the comfort of home. That’s the Bluebird Care difference. 

Our dementia and Alzheimer’s care services are designed to empower your loved one to live a rich, fulfilling life, fully supported by compassionate experts.

Delivered in the comfort and familiarity of home, our dementia care is tailored to your loved one’s unique needs and preferences for a fully personalised experience, offering practical and emotional support. 

Whether it’s preparing nutritious meals, support to attend social events, or personal care (i.e. bathing and toileting), we pride ourselves on delivering care that reflects your loved one’s needs, and no one else’s.  

Think your loved one might benefit from personalised dementia & Alzheimer’s care? Enquire today and arrange a chat about your loved one’s needs. 

What is Dementia?

Dementia is an umbrella term for a range of symptoms and conditions that affect the everyday functioning of the brain and memory. 

Our brains are made up of billions of nerve cells (neurons), which communicate with each other through chemical signals. Dementia causes these nerve cells to deteriorate, which makes it harder for the brain to function. 

While everyone’s experience will be different, common symptoms of dementia include memory loss, confusion, disorientation, mood and personality changes, and even language problems. 

As the disease advances, the symptoms become progressively worse, but how fast this happens depends on the specific disease causing the dementia, and the parts of the brain affected. Common types of dementia include:

Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, with symptoms including memory loss, concentration issues, and disruptions to perception. (i.e. how people see/hear things.) 

Vascular Dementia

Vascular dementia is caused by reduced blood flow and oxygen to the brain, often following strokes, transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), or diabetes. Symptoms often include behavioural changes, concentration issues, and problems with balance and mobility. 

Lewy Body Dementia

So called because it features a build-up of abnormal proteins in the brain, Lewy Body Dementia symptoms often include hallucinations, disruption to sleep cycles, tremors, and abrupt changes to alertness. 

Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)

A type of dementia that affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, which are responsible for problem-solving, facial recognition, auditory processing, and emotional control. 

Symptoms of frontotemporal dementia include behavioural and personality changes, language issues, and memory loss. 

Early Signs of Dementia

While everyone’s experience of dementia will be different, there are several common early signs and symptoms of the condition, including: 

• Memory loss: Difficulty recalling names, places, and events
• Personality changes: Including anxiety, depression, and social withdrawal
• Confusion: Being unsure of time, place, or even seasons
• Language difficulties: Struggling to recall words or follow a conversation
• Problem-solving and planning issues: struggling to use familiar appliances, make plans, or pay bills

Early signs of dementia can vary from person to person based on the type of dementia, but if you spot any of these symptoms regularly, it’s worth contacting your loved one’s GP to arrange an assessment. 

Our Approach to Dementia Care

We believe in a bespoke, person-focused approach to dementia care, so we’ll work with your loved one to develop a care plan that reflects their unique needs, offering the right type and frequency of support. 

Our dementia care plans are designed to offer your loved one dignity and independence, allowing them to stay in the space they love, safe in the knowledge that they’re fully supported by a friendly expert. 

Whether it’s whipping up a tasty breakfast, support to stay connected to friends and family, or help getting washed and dressed, our services consider your loved one’s needs, with options to adapt their care if things change. 

Once we’ve designed a tailored care plan, we’ll match your loved one with a friendly, compassionate care professional who’ll offer the support and companionship they need, whatever that means for them. 

Our dementia and Alzheimer’s care services include: 

• Help to get washed, dressed and ready for the day
• Personal care (i.e. toileting and bathing)
• Medication management and prescription collection 
• Support to stay active with gentle exercise 
• Help with household chores such as tidying and laundry
• Meal preparation and grocery shopping 
• Support to attend social events or engage with hobbies

Our process 

We’re passionate about providing tailored dementia care services, so we’ll start by chatting with you and your loved one to fully understand their needs and preferences. 

From there, we’ll design a personalised care plan, outlining in detail the type and frequency of support your loved one will receive, offering them an opportunity to add further input and make tweaks as they see fit. 

Once the care plan is in place, we’ll match your loved one with one of our friendly, highly-trained carers, who’ll become their day-to-day support. 

As their needs progress, we’ll regularly assess your loved one’s care plan to ensure it reflects any additional support they may need. 

Getting in touch

Think your loved one would benefit from personalised dementia and Alzheimer’s care, delivered in the comfort of home? Enquire today to begin the process with a no-hassle, no obligation assessment. 

Our other services

We offer a wide variety of complex care services, delivered at home by friendly, highly-trained care professionals. From dedicated night care to tailored respite care, if your loved one’s regular carer needs a break. 

We even offer live-in care for couples, allowing couples to stay together in their home, no matter their needs.