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Personal care, Socialising, companionship and friendship,

My Name is Ian Casely.  I am one of the more mature carers at the age of 62 years. I have been a carer for 15 years working in care homes where I worked as a senior carer and where I also ran a unit for people living with advanced dementia. I have extensive experience of epilepsy having had a brother and a daughter with severe epilepsy.

I offer care to enable the elderly or disabled to live in their own homes. I care for men and women and offer the full range of care services including help with continence issues, going to bed, getting out of bed, bathing meal preparation, also experienced in epilepsy and trained to administer Buccal Midazolam.

My services include all personal care, medication administration, preparing a light meal or heating and serving of pre-made meals etc. companionship etc. My service does not include cleaning and ironing and general housework etc.

I am often also available for emergency call out (not for medical emergencies that require a GP or an ambulance).

I have completed many courses over the years including:

NVQ 2 in Health & Social Care

NCFE Level 2 in Dementia Awareness

NCFE level 3 in Palliative care

NCFE level 2 in Safe Handling of Medicines

Safe Use and Administration of Medicines by Domiciliary Care Workers Level 2

Boots Care of Medicines advanced

Boots Monitored dosing Systems

The Mental Capacity Act

The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Safeguarding vulnerable Adults

The safe handling and the administration of medication

Moving and handling, (with and without hoists and stand aids etc)

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering

First aid

Continence care

Life after a stroke

and many more.

Last Updated: 24th April, 2023