Relationship-led and supportive Personal Care in Edinburgh West from compassionate and experienced home care professionals.
Highest regulatory ratings
16,000+ active clients
Recommended by 97% of our clients
10,000+ carers nationwide
Home Care rating 9.7
Highest regulatory ratings
16,000+ active clients
Recommended by 97% of our clients
10,000+ carers nationwide
Home Care rating 9.7
Home Instead Edinburgh West provides personal care that respects each client’s dignity and independence. Since 2020, we’ve been supporting individuals with daily tasks like bathing, dressing, and medication reminders. Our Care Professionals approach each client with respect and understanding, providing personal care that is tailored to individual needs. This support helps clients feel confident and comfortable, allowing them to carry on with their routines with ease.
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Our personal care is individually tailored to assist with daily hygiene, grooming, and mobility. Care Professionals help clients with bathing, dressing, and other intimate tasks in a way that builds trust and promotes comfort. We take great care in matching clients and caregivers, fostering relationships that encourage open communication and a sense of security. This respectful approach ensures clients feel valued and dignified in their daily care.
We offer two types of home care: hourly care, where we visit at set times, or live-in care, where a carer resides in the home. Both are overseen by our care management team and delivered by compassionate Care Professionals. Each care package is made up of of a unique mix services to meet your needs.
Companionship care
We carefully match Care Professionals with clients to ensure a meaningful bond is created.
Home help & meal prep
Keeping the home environment clean, safe, and nourishing with home-cooked meals.
Personal care
Assistance with bathing, dressing, and personal hygiene, always respecting the dignity of your loved one.
Mobility support
Helping your loved one move around their home safely, including transfers and positioning.
Health appointment management
We support you to attend those important health appointments.
Community engagement
We enable you to continue to do the things you enjoy, be it a visit to the garden centre or your local art group.
Transportation
Assistance getting you from A to B, whether it be to go visit a friend or help with your shopping.
Medication management
Ensuring medicines are taken correctly and on time, supporting overall health.
Personal care addresses essential needs, supporting hygiene, grooming, and mobility in a way that promotes independence. Care Professionals assist with morning routines and can also accompany clients to health appointments at the GP, Optician or Western General Hospital, ensuring they feel prepared and confident. This holistic support helps clients feel their best, both physically and emotionally, enhancing their well-being and quality of life.
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Our Care Professionals are PVG-checked and receive thorough training in personal care techniques and safety measures, enabling them to provide sensitive, skilled support. Many of our caregivers also have personal caregiving experience, adding to their empathy and understanding. Families place their trust in us to deliver respectful, reliable care, knowing we prioritise the dignity and comfort of each client.
Beyond individual personal care, Home Instead Edinburgh West hosts talks and workshops to help families understand care options and how to best support their loved ones. Our Care Consultant Team collaborates with families to create personalised care plans that meet clients’ needs. Through our community connections, we can also signpost to other local in-home services, such as ear health support, helping clients to receive the specialist help they need.
Our office provides care for people at home in the following areas:
Corstorphine, South Queensferry, Scotstoun, Wester Hailes, Clermiston, Gorgie, Currie, Saughton, Muirhouse, Blackhall, Drylaw, Barnton, Dalry, Slateford, Craigleith, East Craigs, Oxgangs, Colinton, South Gyle, Comely Bank, Craiglockhart, Bonaly, Cramond, Murrayfield, Stenhouse, Baberton, Roseburn, Kingsknowe, Silverknowes, Juniper Green, Broomhouse, Davidson's Mains, Parkhead, Dalmeny, Balgreen, Stockbridge, Sighthill, Hermiston, Longstone, Echline, Dean Village, Cammo, Turnhouse, Blinkbonny, Society, Home Farm Cottages, Burnshot, Roddinglaw, Gogarbank, Gogar
If your town doesn’t appear above please check the postcodes below to see if we cover your area:
EH4 7, EH14 4, EH4 8, EH11 4, EH14 3, EH14 6, EH13 0, EH4 5, EH11 2, EH4 4, EH12 5, EH4 1, EH4 6, EH12 9, EH30 9, EH14 2, EH13 9, EH12 7, EH4 2, EH11 1, EH14 5, EH14 1, EH12 6, EH12 8, EH4 3, EH11 3, EH12 0
Home Instead Edinburgh West is one of 250 locally owned offices that collectively form Home Instead UK. Together, we care for 16,000 clients, delivering one million hours of home care each month. This unique combination of community-focused local offices and the resources of a national network enables us to provide personalised, relationship-led care while leading research and innovation that is transforming the experience of aging. Our services include companionship care, personal care, specialist care (including dementia, palliative, and Parkinson’s), and live-in care.
Physical help given to a person and prompting of an individual to carry out daily living tasks themselves.
Promoting good personal hygiene helps to prevent illness and the spread of infection. It also helps maintain self-confidence and dignity.
A familiar care professional matched with you provides personalised care and support to you in your own home in the way you want it to be provided.
We understand that it can be difficult accepting personal care and that is why you will be introduced to your Care Professionals and they will spend time getting to know you before assisting you with your personal care.
At Home Instead we ensure that each client has a small team of Care Professionals in place to provide you with care so you can be confident that you will have continuity from the same Care Professionals.
At Home Instead, we have a robust approach to ensuring that all Care Professionals have regular observations of practice that we call Support Visits, and assessments of competency for key activities such as handling medication or providing catheter care.
Enable your loved ones to continue to live their life with the support of the Edinburgh West team. If you would like more information about our high quality Personal Care service, please call us on 0131 609 0244, or fill out the form below.