Able Community Care was established in 1980 and at present we provide between two and three million hours of care annually. We care for people in England, Scotland, Wales and the Channel Islands.
Able Community Care conducts business out of its head office in Norfolk, situated just outside Norwich in an attractive renovated building called 'The Old Parish Rooms' on the outskirts of Whitlingham Country Park since moving to the premises in 2003.
About Able Community Care
Able Community Care was established by Angela Gifford in September 1980. The objective of the company was to provide long term, live-in, care services in a person’s home as a true alternative to moving into a residential care home.
In 1981 the first long term, live-in care service began and cover was provided without a break in service, by liked, rotational care workers, for over 4 years until the person concerned died in their own home as they had wished to do.
Since then Able Community Care has continued to provide live-in care services throughout Great Britain and the Channel Islands.
Since that time service provision has expanded to provide Home from Hospital Care, Planned Respite Care and Holiday Companion Care.
The company is still owned by Angela Gifford.
Live-in care provides domestic, personal and social care in a person’s own home eliminating the need to move into residential care. For each person we provide care for, we aim to provide a regular rotational system of liked Care Workers enabling a person to feel comfortable, anxiety free and safe in their own home.
Able Community Care runs their own ‘on call’ system we do not subcontract out. Able Community Care will have a Care Manager who is ‘on call’ and should there be a need to contact us during the night, a Care Manager will always be available.
Here is a photograph of Able Community Care's office building, The Old Parish Roooms which is at the end of Whitlingham Lane a couple of miles from Norwich:
Able Carers have been providing live-in care on a nationwide basis since 1980. To date, we have provided over 54 million hours of care. We are regulated and inspected by the Care Quality Commission.
Able Community Care is a Founder Member of the United Kingdom Home Care Association, a member of the Federation of Small Businesses, and the MD, Angela Gifford, is a Member of The Law Society's Panel of Expert Witnesses.
Here are some more pages about Able Community Care:
Registered and inspected for the provision of care services to adults by: Commission for Social Care Inspection (England and Wales) and The Scottish Care Commission.
Registered and inspected for the provision of care services to adults by: The Care Quality Commission.
Since 1990, Able Community Care has provided in excess of 54 million hours of care in peoples homes. Clients throughout mainland United Kingdom and The Channel Islands.
Able Domestic Employment Agency's objective was to provide long term care at home as an alternative to residential care for people with high dependency needs of any age group and background.
In 1981 the first long term, live-in care scheme began and the cover was provided without a break in service for 4 years until the person concerned died.
Since 1981 care has been provided throughout the United Kingdom for people who wish to remain in their own homes. Currently Able Community Care provides approximately two to three million hours of care each year.
In 1993, with the advent of "care in the community" Able was given Approved Provider status with over fifty local authorities and began providing long term care for mainly younger adults with serious health problems, e.g. spinal injury, head injury, MS, Cerebral Palsy, etc. (Since 2003, all care provided by Able Community Care has been under the remit of the Commission for Social Care Inspection initially and subsequently the Care Quality Commission.)
We Can Provide a Professionally Managed, Fully Bespoke Live-in Carer Scheme in Your Home
The objective of Able Community Care is to establish two or three well liked carers who return on a rotational basis every two weeks in order to provide a continuous service with as little disruption as possible thus providing a safe, secure and reliable long term care package.
Given the choice, many people would prefer to be cared for in their own home and Able Community Care has enabled thousands of people to exercise this choice.
Able Community Care provides Live-in Carers whose role is to provide domestic, personal and social care tailored to each individual’s needs and wishes.
If, for example, you already have a Carer or are a Carer yourself, we can provide Respite care for short periods in order to provide a break for those Care Workers whenever required. Respite care can become long term care at any point if required, with the appropriate notice and arrangements.
5 Reasons to Consider Live-in Care from Able Community Care
24 hour on-call service provided by our Care Managers (not contracted out).
Being discharged from hospital is often accompanied by anxiety about managing on your own those first few weeks. Our Home From Hospital service provides a Live-In Carer to help with domestic tasks, personal care and also help a person to gently recover their social life.
Able Community Care Ltd. Registered number: 07490736 Registered in England Wales | Registered Office: Bankside 300, Peachman Way, Broadland Business Park, Norwich NR7 OLB | VAT number: 552696317