Bermuda

 

Home Care

Home care refers to those community and health related services that are designed to maintain a patient at home. Home care may include nursing and/or personal hygiene care.

 

Government Services

Department of Health
Hamilton Health Centre
67 Victoria St., Hamilton HM 12
Tel: 292-3095

 

• The Department of Health through its Community Health Services offers community home care services to every parish in Bermuda. These services are in great demand and require a referral
• The Department of Health’s Community Health Visitors, among other services, provide at-home nursing assessments for seniors who may be in need of additional community health care or residential care placement
• The Department of Health’s District Nurses offer monitoring of recently released hospital patients and primary care nursing, and restricted home care among other services
• The Department of Health’s Home Resource Aides work with both the Community Health Visitors and the District Nurses in providing minimal home care and assistance with activities of daily living (ADLS, such as bathing and personal hygiene.)

 

Hospital Services

King Edward VII Memorial Hospital Home Care Programme
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital

7 Point Finger Rd., Paget DV 04
Tel: 239-1712 Tel: 236-2345 ext. 1712

 

The staff of the Home Care Programme are committed to delivering quality Home Health Care Services that ensure patients receive an optimum continuum of care from hospital back into the community. All medical supplies are included with the exception of prescription medication drugs. The service is available daily until 6:00pm. It is also limited to within 60 days of hospital admission date, with a maximum of 60 additional visits based on a physician’s certification. The Hospital Home Care Programme is complementary to existing sponsored and private community home care services.

Private Services: Non-Medical Homecare

Home Sweet Home
P.O. Box PG 19, Paget PG BX
Tel: 734-3343
Email: hsh_bda@yahoo.bm
Office Hours: Monday - Friday
9:00am - 5:00pm

 

Mission: We are dedicated to helping our clients lead dignified, healthy, independent and active lifestyles by carefully understanding individual needs.

 

Example of services: family caregiver relief, personal hygiene and dressing guidance, medication reminders, meal preparation and clean-up.

 

Aerie Foundation Seniors Homecare
121 Middle Road, Devonshire FL 03
Tel: 296-5054 • Fax: 296-5677
Email: jrsimons@aeriefoundation.org
Website: www.aeriefoundation.org
Registered Charity #711

 

Mission: Provide services to enable seniors, convalescent and disabled persons to remain in their homes for as long as possible. Services offered include household management, light cleaning, shopping, light meal preparation, transportation to doctors’ appointments and companionship. Services are until 9:00 pm weekdays, weekends and holidays.

 

Bermuda Private Nursing Agency
P.O. Box DV 252, Devonshire DV BX
Tel: 236-2533

 

Elder Home Care Services
3 North Ridge Crescent, Devonshire DV 05
P.O. Box HM 3060, Hamilton HM NX
Tel: 292-1100 or 296-0887
Fax: 292-2684

Email: elderhomecare@tbinet.bm

 

Mission: To help seniors remain at home and independent, as long as possible. Elder Home Care Services provide the following services: shopping assistance, housekeeping, nursing, personal care, therapy/exercise, escorts, long term care.

 

Herb Garden
35 St. Anne’s Rd., Southampton SN 01
Tel: 238-5430

 

Home care for seniors & disabled persons, $24 per hour weekdays, $27 per hour weekends and $35 per hour public holidays

 

Home Health Care Limited
P.O. Box WK 523, Warwick WK BX
Tel: 232-2848 • Fax: 232-2850
Cell: 799-1525 • Pager: 698-1152

 

Provides the following services:

 

• Peripheral blood sampling and transportation of specimens to the lab
• Central venous line care
• Administration of drugs
• Home management of thromboembolic disease with tinzaparin (low molecular weight heparin)
• Pain control
• Home T.P.N.
• Initial and on-going teaching to the client and family. HHL I.V. therapy services are provided to clients who have major medical insurance benefit. Nursing coverage includes weekdays, holidays and weekends.

 

MajahDai Companion Care Service
5 Marsh Lane, Pembroke HM 17
Tel: 735-2784
Email: mjdcare@yahoo.com

Offers Companion/Care Giver services. Help to maintain independence at home. Offer support while recuperating from illness. Help with grooming Provides therapeutic massage.

 

Services offered include:

Light housekeeping, general grooming, chauffeuring, shopping & errands and massage.

 

Personal Assistance
Tel: 335-3542

Provides the following services: collection of personal items, collection of mail, assistance with bill payment, gift purchasing, reading services

 

We Care Home Services
P.O. Box HM 1441, Hamilton HM FX
Tel: 234-3142 • Fax: 234-4592
Email: plpwecare@ibl.bm

 

Provides the following services: Special personal care, transportation, relief supply, specialised nursing care.