What Is The Difference Between Nursing and Residential Care?

There are two terms that are often used interchangeably; care homes and nursing homes. This can make it confusing when it comes to the similarities and differences between each other, making your decision more difficult as to which is the best solution for your loved one.

Both residential care and nursing care provide 24 hour support, help with daily tasks and cooked meals etc. However, there are some more fundamental differences between the two that are important to understand if you’re beginning your care journey. Residential care is suitable for those who would benefit from daily personal care and assistance from a professional care team, it’s also a great form of care for those who love being around others. Nursing care is similar in that it also provides 24 hour care, but the main difference is that the individual will also receive medical support from trained, registered nurses and care assistants, who can administer their medical care at any hour of the day. 

What Is Residential Care?

Residential care is a form of care provided to individuals’ everyday needs and requirements, helping with day-to-day tasks such as dressing, bathing, taking medication and mobility. Here at Dalgety Bay Care Home, we encourage our residents to continue with their regular routines within our home whilst enjoying our selection of amenities and facilities. This specific form of care is for older adults who prefer being in an environment with others rather than being alone. Residential care is also there to make growing older easier, allowing individuals to have the freedom to enjoy doing what they love, alongside being looked after.

Our dedicated care team makes it their priority to make sure the highest level of comfort and fulfilment is there for every resident who resides at Dalgety Bay Care Home. We endeavor to deliver outstanding care, 24 hours a day. We have a personalised approach within our care home and enhance the wellbeing of our residents whilst encouraging them to pursue their passions, whilst discovering new hobbies and interests in a supportive, safe environment. We bring like-minded individuals together within our community to form strong relationships and long-lasting friendships.

We work extremely hard to ensure our residents remain living independently within our residential care home. When someone moves into Dalgety Bay Care Home, they're supported by care assistants to create a personalised care plan tailored to the individual's needs and requirements.

If you or your loved one is already independent enough with no medical attention needed, our residential care could be the perfect choice.

What Is Nursing Care

Nursing care is more of an advanced form of care. Nursing Care is for those who have specialist medical conditions needing continuous treatment or medication, possibly someone who is bed bound.

Nursing care is beneficial for individuals with physical limitations, critical illnesses and health conditions, all of which need to be overseen by a qualified nurse or care assistant. Our purpose-built luxury care home is equipped with the necessary resources and equipment to ensure effective and accurate care is provided.

Residents who need nursing care are provided with around-the-clock support. Our qualified nurses have the expertise to cater to all medical needs, supporting our residents with high levels of dependency. With Dalgety Bay Care Home, you can be confident in knowing that your loved one's care and welfare needs are taken care of in the best way possible.

Within our luxurious care home, we’re equipped with nurse call systems, profiling beds, hoists and walking aids. Our nursing care floor is perfectly designed to offer comprehensive care. Our qualified nurses on site and qualified care assistants learn everything about an individual, including any mental health issues so they can meet their expectations, ensuring they’ve matched their medical needs as well as their wellbeing.

Overall, our nursing care home offers frequent medical treatment for those with higher or more complex needs.

How Do You Choose The Best Care Home?

We understand that deciding on the best care home for you or your loved one can be a difficult decision, especially with so many options available.

However, our care home is nestled in the beautiful coastal town of Dalgety Bay. We’re a luxury care home not only offering residential and nursing care, but also providing dementia care, palliative care and respite care. We offer exceptional 24 hour service, all within a modern home, showcasing our amazing in-house amenities. We always recommend arranging a phone call and a visit, that way you get a chance to see our wonderful home, meet our friendly team and welcoming home manager, seeing the community and atmosphere our home has to offer, ensuring you make the right decision for you or your loved one.

Within our all-inclusive care home, we’ve built a lifestyle for our residents, placing great importance on communal living, with shared communal facilities, encouraging the relationships between like-minded individuals. Our main aim is to establish a supportive and nurturing setting where everyone can flourish. Our team members go above and beyond, undergoing comprehensive training to ensure they provide support and care to the highest of standards within our nursing care home.

Our Values At Dalgety Bay Care Home

Our mission at Dalgety Bay Care Home in Fife is being able to provide that warm and inviting atmosphere for everyone who enters, our residents feel apart of a family here. We offer expert support and specialist knowledge to those under our care and by building these strong relationships between our residents, we get to gain a deeper understanding to each of their needs, enabling us to provide the best care, putting their happiness first.

At our care home in Fife, we foster strong connections with our residents, embracing a person-centred approach meaning we’re able to create personalised care plans, for both residential and nursing needs, customised medical plans and wellbeing solutions. We encourage our residents to make the most out of each day, we remove any worries they may have by supporting one another.

Our devoted team of professionals take pride in delivering the best standard of care, each member of our team is selected for their area of expertise, compassionate nature and kindness. We want to ensure our residents always feel cared for and valued by our teams, showing we are dedicated to supporting them and their wellbeing.

Care Designed For You

We recognise that each individual is unique, therefore all of our residents require different levels of care. We take immense pride in providing all care options, with care plans to benefit all residents. If you'd like more details about how we provide our residents with gold standard care please get in touch to book a tour of our home.