Highpoint Care work with a range of partners to make sure our residents get the best possible care during their stay.
Our fully integrated primary care partners
Salts Team
SALT means Speech and Language Therapy. The team understand the workings of the mouth etc. and can help with swallowing problems.
Falls Team
There are ways you can reduce your risk of having a fall, including making simple changes to your home and doing exercises to improve your strength and balance.
Continence Team
Our Continence team provides assessment, diagnosis and treatment for adults with bladder and bowel incontinence within both of our care homes
Mental Health Team
Mental Health Workers provide assistance with daily activities, monitor their patients’ conditions and assist in administering therapeutic care.
Dietitians
Dietitians are skilled at translating scientific and medical research related to food and health into practical guidance for the general public.
Physiotherapists
Physiotherapy helps to restore movement and function when someone is affected by injury, illness or disability. It can also help to reduce your risk of injury or illness in the future.
Occupational Therapists
Our Occupational Therapists aim to improve your ability to do everyday tasks if you’re having difficulties by looking at surroundings and environment.
Psychiatrists
Unlike other mental health professionals, such as psychologists and counsellors, psychiatrists must be medically qualified doctors who have chosen to specialise in psychiatry.
Opticians
Unlike other mental health professionals, such as psychologists and counsellors, psychiatrists must be medically qualified doctors who have chosen to specialise in psychiatry.
Dentists
Highpoint Care are partnered with Dentists that can look after all of our residents for dental work
Local Social Workers
Day-to-day work involves assessing people’s needs, strengths and wishes, working with individuals and families directly to help them make changes and solve problems.
District Nurses
District Nurses provide a 24 hour nursing service over 365 days a year providing nursing care and treatments to patients in our homes to include residential homes.
Tissue Viability Nurses
The Tissue Viability Service (formerly known as the Leg Ulcer Service) provides specialist and expert advice and care to patients suffering with pressure ulcers, trauma injuries, abdominal wounds, fungating lesions etcetera.
Diabetic Nurses
Diabetes Specialist Nurses (DSNs) are crucial in providing good patient care and promoting self-care management. DSNs work wholly in diabetes care and may be employed in a variety of care settings.
COPD Nurses
Most nurses – not just those who are specialist chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or respiratory nurses – will routinely care for people who have COPD. COPD is a long-term, progressive respiratory disease
Admiral Nurses
When things get challenging or difficult, Admiral Nurses work alongside people with dementia, and their families: giving them one-to-one support, expert guidance and practical solutions.
Bereavement Counselling
If someone is moving into our homes after the passing of one of their loved ones. Our bereavement counselors are on hand to work through the best way to get through this hard time
Priest / Minister
We are frequently visited by our local Priest/Minister who is on a first name basis with many of our residents