Home Care Visits
Whatever your mobility needs are, we have fully trained carers ready to deliver the home care you need.

Administration of Medication by Our Carers
All our Carers are trained within Care Inspectorate of Scotland requirements to assist with and administer medication. All medication that is administered by carers are logged on a medication accuracy record and initialled at each visit. You can have peace of mind that if you require timed medication you will receive it on time, every time. (Parkinson’s, Dementia, Palliative Etc.)
- Fully trained staff.
- All medication logged and audited, with regular spot checks undertaken to ensure accuracy.
- Specialised medication can be administered.
- All medications administered In accordance with care inspectorate requirements.

Physical Assistance within the Home
Whatever your mobility needs, are we have fully trained staff in all aspects of moving and manoeuvring of people. We have our own dedicated training centre where staff are trained on the latest equipment and techniques to ensure your comfort and safety at all times.
- All Staff are fully trained in the moving and manoeuvring of people safely in accordance with LOLER, RIDDOR and care inspectorate requirements.
- Cooperatively, we work alongside district nurses, occupational therapists (OT’s) and other professionals.
- Safety and risk assessments are carried out prior to the commencement of care with regular reviews and updates.
- We employ fully qualified moving and manoeuvring assessors.

Personal Care
We don’t just provide Personal Care, we provide Personalised Care. We actively encourage independence and will only assist when necessary.
Lucerne understands that having a Carer for the first time could be unsettling, but very quickly you will feel confident and comfortable with our Carers. Many of our clients go on to feel their Carer is like a friend or family member.
- Personalised care plans.
- Friendly carers.
- Fully trained staff.

Dementia Home Care
We offer a bespoke dementia home care service addressing the changing needs of a client within their home environment. We recognise the importance of consistency and continuity of care by providing the same Carer to your home.
We know that you or your family member want to stay at home for as long as possible, having trained Lucerne Carers there to assist you, enables the person with Dementia to stay at home.
Lucerne is not just here for the person with Dementia, we are here to help and support the family members as well, taking some of the stress and worry away from the family and giving you peace of mind that all is well.
- Fully trained staff specialising in all forms of dementia.
- Working cooperatively with other specialists and families.
- Advice on making your home more dementia friendly.
- Recognition that each persons dementia journey is different.
- Support to remain at home.
- Re-empower you to make choices in your own home, safely.

Alzheimer’s Home Care
Some of our clients when they are first diagnosed with dementia tell us it feels like a live sentence has just been given to them. People start treating them differently and choices start being taken away from them “for their own good”.
We are passionate about supporting our clients with the choices they want to make in their own homes. Lucerne offers helpful and cost-effective tips on simple little things that can be life changing, enabling the home environment to be more dementia friendly.
Through working with Alzheimer’s Scotland and developing training programmes with Stirling University, Lucerne pursue improvements in the quality and standards of dementia training and care standards.
- Our carers go through intensive dementia awareness training.
- We understand the necessity of implementing a daily routine.
- Advice on making your home more dementia friendly.
- Lucerne are working with Alzheimer’s Scotland to help raise awareness and improve care standards.
- A comprehensive training programme that exceeds the basic NHS dementia induction programme.
- Lucerne raised over £7.5k for Alzheimer’s Scotland in 2018.

Parkinson’s Home Care
At Lucerne we know the importance of ensuring that the correct medication is administered at the right time, every time. We know that even a slight delay can have a major impact on your health for some time afterwards. Our carers know that the proper time constraints must be adhered to daily. All of our staff are trained in the administration of medication and the complexities of Parkinson’s.
- Medication given on time, every time.
- Trainers qualified by The Parkinson’s society.
- Highest priority level in all contingency planning.
- Continuity of care given.

Cancer Care at Home
It’s never easy being told you have cancer but here at Lucerne we endeavour to work alongside your cancer specialists to ensure that you have the best care possible. Your choices and your independence are of paramount importance to Lucerne.
- Trained staff.
- All medications logged and administered correctly.
- We are here to help with the big choices, but also the little things you do not want to burden family with.
- We know that time can be very precious, we want to ensure that you have all the choices available to do whatever you want or need to do.
- Care plan agreed and adapted with you.
- Continuity of staff.
- Support for family, friends and pets.
- Your choice, your life, your way.

Huntington’s Home Care
This is a specific illness in which our Carers are fully trained by Huntington specialists from the Huntington’s Society. We recognise the daily challenges not just to the client but also to the family. We are here for you.
- Fully trained staff.
- Understand and recognise the challenges.
- Individualistic care plans.
- Care for the carers support.

Palliative Home Care
At Lucerne we recognise that there is a lot of living to do for a client that has a palliative diagnosis. Sometimes it is not the big things that are important to you but the small and simple requirements of life that you might need help with. Our Carers recognise and support the changing needs of Palliative care clients.
- Adaptive care plans.
- Fully trained staff, with specialist palliative experience from a local hospice.
- Medication administration.
- Consistency of personalised care.
- Relationship and trust building.

Private Home Care
For your peace of mind and those of your family, we will adapt or care plans to suit your own personal care requirements, changing and adapting to your health and wellbeing needs.
- Suppliment the services offered by the local authority.
- Light or home cooked meals option.
- Flexible care terms.
- Carer introduction (pre-care).
- Light housework tasks.
- Overnight care by arrangement.
- Late bed downs by arrangement.

Specialist Home Care
Complex care can require equipment and other adaptations to the home. Our dedicated regional care team will correspond with medical staff, occupational therapists (OTs), physio’s and other health care professionals to ensure a well-rounded care plan is in place.
- Extensive care package options.
- Medication administration and logging.
- Specialist mobility care options.
- Correspond with medical staff.
- Social calls and befriending service.
- Custom care for specialist care needs.