How We Are Keeping Safe During Covid 19

These are the steps that Private HomeCare has put in place to keep our clients and our staff safe as a direct result of Covid 19, as we continue to provide care to people of all ages and all abilities in their home:

• As sourcing adequate amounts of PPE remains challenging,  Private HomeCare has introduced a management process to overcome this problem. All of our care staff have the required number of PPE items associated with the care task being performed, including masks, gloves and aprons, and specific Covid 19 PPE where necessary. Our PPE management process has proved successful and we have never had any out of stock situations with these protective items.
• Our office staff work with social distancing between desks, full hygiene, cleaning and disinfecting practices as you would expect. Additionally our parent company CPL has conducted a General Risk Assessment and a COVID 19 Risk Assessment of our workplace and practices.
• In line with HSE guidance documents, all carers receive regular communications from Private HomeCare and attend support training to ensure best care practice with particular emphasis on Covid 19.
• We have increased our number of Community Carer Responders.
• We have moved all theory training for carers online. When practical demonstrations are required, our Training Manager uses social distancing and full PPE in our Training Centre.
• As an HSE approved provider of home care for several decades, we continue to closely monitor and follow the advice of the HSE as well as the HPSC (Health Prevention Surveillance Centre).

Our company ethos, crafted in 1989 has never changed and remains more pertinent today than ever “we care for others as we would like to be cared for ourselves”. We will continue to update our safety measures as needed to continue keeping safe during Covid 19. 

Our hearts go out to the many already affected by this disease.