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Here at Four Seasons Health Care and brighterkind, we provide care for many individuals. Each individual is unique with a unique set of care requirements, sometimes having complex needs with additional support required from external agencies. We are very experienced at caring for individuals with multiple care requirements.
Making sure the home you choose can care for you or your loved one is an important part of choosing the right home. When you talk to any of our care homes, please try to outline any key conditions and prescriptions to help the care home team understand whether they are best placed to provide you with the right care. This may be part of the initial conversion you have with the home, where both you and the care home team decide whether the home can provide good, safe and individualised care for you or your loved one.
More detail may be asked for and given at an assessment stage. If you aren’t sure whether your preferred home can care for your loved one, please pick up the phone or come and visit us to find out more.
Hearing Impairment
We can support individuals with hearing loss, mild, moderate or profound.
Which homes can support individuals with this type of condition?
All Four Seasons Health Care and brighterkind homes can support individuals with these conditions.
COPD / Pulmonary Disease
We support individuals with lung conditions that cause breathing difficulties.
Which homes can support individuals with this type of condition?
All Four Seasons Health Care and brighterkind homes can support individuals with these conditions.
Speech impairment
We support individuals with speech impairments or difficulties.
Which homes can support individuals with this type of condition?
All Four Seasons Health Care and brighterkind homes can support individuals with these conditions.
Visual Impairment
We support individuals with vision loss.
Which homes can support individuals with this type of condition?
All Four Seasons Health Care and brighterkind homes can support individuals with these conditions.
Colitis & Crohn’s Disease
We support individuals living with these conditions to maintain their comfort levels in a respectful manner.
Which homes can support individuals with this type of condition?
All Four Seasons Health Care and brighterkind homes can support individuals with these conditions.
Epilepsy
We support individuals living with this condition by aiding our teams with training to support people living with epilepsy.
Which homes can support individuals with this type of condition?
All Four Seasons Health Care and brighterkind homes can support individuals with these conditions.
Musculoskeletal Conditions
We support individuals with a variety of conditions from arthritis to post fall recovery including pain management
Which homes can support individuals with this type of condition?
All Four Seasons Health Care and brighterkind homes can support individuals with these conditions.
Parkinson’s Disease
We support individuals living with this progressive condition to maximise independence and manage symptoms to aid overall well-being
Which homes can support individuals with this type of condition?
Four Seasons Health Care and brighterkind homes registered to provide both Nursing Care and Residential Care can support individuals with these conditions.
Stroke Survivor
We support individuals to maximise their independence and support with rebuilding confidence.
Which homes can support individuals with this type of condition?
All Four Seasons Health Care and brighterkind homes can support individuals with these conditions.
Head / Brain Injury
Our team care for head injuries that may have resulted from trauma to the brain.
Which homes can support individuals with this type of condition?
Our Gilmerton Neurological Care Centre provides this very specialist care and works closely with and is accredited by Headway. To find out more, please visit the care centre page.
Dementia Care
A progressive brain disorder often referred to as a dementia, which includes Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontal Lobe Dementia
Which homes can support individuals with this type of condition?
Four Seasons Health Care and brighterkind homes who provide Residential Dementia Care and Nursing Dementia Care can support individuals with these conditions.
Specialist Dementia Care
Dementia related conditions requiring specialist care and support include Lewi Body Dementia, Parkinson’s Dementia and Korsakoff Dementia.
Which homes can support individuals with this type of condition?
Four Seasons Health Care and brighterkind homes who provide Residential Dementia Care and Nursing Dementia Care can support individuals with these conditions.
Diabetes
A condition that causes a person’s blood sugar level to become too high. We support people living with diabetes to lead a healthy balanced lifestyle in line with their medication needs. Residents who require insulin who live in our residential homes will have access to a district nurse to support with this.
Which homes can support individuals with this type of condition?
All Four Seasons Health Care and brighterkind homes can support individuals with these conditions.
Swallowing difficulties
We support individuals with swallowing difficulties and dysphagia by providing textured modified diets to continue to eat the foods they enjoy, safely.
Which homes can support individuals with this type of condition?
All Four Seasons Health Care and brighterkind homes can support individuals with these conditions.
Enteral feeding
We support individuals who are supported with nutritional and medication needs via a PEG tube.
Which homes can support individuals with this type of condition?
Four Seasons Health Care and brighterkind homes who provide Nursing Care can support individuals with these conditions.
