Nightingale Home Care offering home help

Nightingale Home Care has arrived in Daylesford and surrounds and offers knowledgeable, caring and empathetic nurses and carers to come into your home.

Owner Bethany Owen, a nurse for 10 years, said the organisation, which started in Geelong and is now expanding, enabled people or their loved ones to stay at home as long as possible, by providing in-home care tailored to their needs.

"Nightingale Home Care has support workers, enrolled nurses and registered nurses, ready to come and assist," she said. "We provide a variety of highly qualified in-home nursing skills to patients experiencing a range of different conditions, including physical or intellectual disabilities, terminal diseases and chronic illnesses.

"Our team also provides valuable in-home care to the elderly, helping them to live independently and without worry.

"Our services include complex care, for individuals with conditions that require advanced medical skills, personal care, for patients who need assistance with daily activities such as maintaining personal hygiene, and household assistance, for those who need help with cooking and cleaning around the house."

Bethany said the service would cover the area from Daylesford out to Creswick, Dean, Trentham, Kyneton and Ballan - and everywhere in between.

She said the move to Daylesford came as her own family had made the move and also to provide more choice for aged care and NDIS services.

"In Geelong we are used to having a market that is saturated with providers offering lots of choices for clients. Here there seems to be just the main two and Central Highlands Rural Health which is not a lot of choice for people if they want to try someone new - they just really don't have that option, until now. One of the main things about NDIS is offering choice and control for clients."

Bethany said Nightingale Home Care started in March 2021 and was currently going through NDIS registration and doing the same for aged care next year.

Bethany said anyone interested in trying Nightingale Home Care should give her a call on 5223 1909.

"We currently utilise the Geelong office for all enquires until a suitable option becomes available locally. We are staffed 8am-4.30pm Monday to Friday. Those interested can reach me or one of our fabulous admin staff on the office number."

Bethany, who grew up in Creswick before moving to Geelong and now Daylesford, is also after more staff for all services including care and cleaning staff to help with the growing demand.

Link: www.nightingalehomecare.com.au