Bariatric Care
Bariatric care is a medical specialty that deals with excessive obesity. The prevalence of obesity and morbid obesity is steadily increasing in the UK.
Clients with these problems can receive specialist home care and support from Sorted Healthcare.
The dedicated staff at Sorted Healthcare understand the barriers associated with obesity
For example
- Mobility and movement limitations can make personal care and toileting difficult
- Increased susceptibility to skin infections that require careful skin care
- Depression and low self-esteem require sensitivity and support
Bariatric care is a medical specialty that deals with excessive obesity. The prevalence of obesity and morbid obesity is steadily increasing in the UK.
Clients with these problems can receive specialist home care and support from Sorted Healthcare.
Support to maintain health
Examples include
- comprehensive skin care, bathing, dressing and toileting
- Support with healthy eating
- Support with social activities and leisure time activities
- domestic tasks such as cleaning, shopping and laundry
- Help with taking your medication
- Encouragement to maintain your independence
Before we provide our services, we always carry out a risk assessment and draw up a bariatric management plan during a home visit. This plan lists the tasks we will undertake and how they can be done safely. This is done to avoid harm to you and our staff. To ensure that we always provide safe and effective home care and support, we follow clear guidelines and best practise. We work with you and consult with movement and positioning experts, occupational health physiotherapists and the tissue safety nurse as needed.
At Sorted Healthcare we pride ourselves on our team. Our aim is to strike a balance between your right to choose how you are cared for, your safety and the safety of our staff and colleagues in general. Your peace of mind is very important to us. That’s why we need to work with you to minimise hazards in the environment by making sure the right equipment is in place and assigning you caregivers who have the appropriate level of training and expertise.