Home Care and Healthcare Staffing in Lancaster

Lancaster • Lancashire

Trusted care and staffing across Lancaster

Protocol Healthcare Services works with families and care providers across Lancaster and the wider Lancashire area. For families we arrange home care that helps a loved one stay safe and independent at home, from a short daily visit through to full live-in support. For care providers we supply qualified nurses, carers and support workers, drawing on more than ten years of experience matching the right people to the right settings.

Our home base is in the South of England, in Edgware and Bournemouth, but as an REC-affiliated healthcare staffing agency our reach is genuinely national. We coordinate care and place vetted professionals in Lancaster the same way we do everywhere we work, with enhanced DBS and right to work checks, references and training completed before anyone starts, and a consultant on hand around the clock.

Home care we arrange in Lancaster

• ✓ Live-in care for round the clock support
• ✓ Hourly visiting care from 30 minute calls
• ✓ Personal care, washing and dressing
• ✓ Medication support and prompting
• ✓ Dementia, Parkinson's and complex care
• ✓ Respite and emergency cover
• ✓ Private nursing at home
• ✓ Companionship and help getting out and about

Local knowledge across Lancaster

Lancaster is a historic city on the River Lune in the north of Lancashire, home to its castle, priory and the Ashton Memorial that looks out over Williamson Park. The wider district runs from the city centre out to the coast at Morecambe and Heysham, and takes in neighbourhoods such as Skerton, Bowerham, Scotforth, Marsh, Freehold, Halton, Galgate and the market town of Carnforth. Care needs vary just as much across the area, from riverside terraces close to the centre to the villages and coastal communities beyond, and we tailor support to the person and the place rather than offering a one size fits all service.

The city sits mainly within the LA1 and LA2 postcodes, with the coastal side around Morecambe and Heysham falling into LA3 and LA4 and Carnforth into LA5. Wherever you are in those postcodes, we can talk through the right pattern of visits or live-in support for your family.

We regularly support people returning home after a stay at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary on Ashton Road, part of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. The first weeks back at home matter, so we help with medication routines, mobility and rehabilitation support and stay in close contact with families and community teams.

Adult social care in the district is overseen by Lancashire County Council. If you think a relative may qualify for help with funding, you can ask the council for a free care needs assessment, followed by a financial assessment. Many families we work with self-fund their care, and we are always happy to explain how the different routes work. You can read more on our paying for care guide.

Staffing for care providers in Lancaster

Care homes, supported living services, hospitals and community teams across Lancaster rely on dependable staffing, and that is where our staffing side comes in. We supply NMC-registered nurses and midwives, support workers, mental health professionals and learning disability specialists, from a single shift to a fully managed rota and permanent placements. Every professional is vetted to the same high standard, so you get reliable cover without the compliance headache. Our staffing reach is national, so distance from our southern offices is no barrier to supplying the people you need.

Areas of Lancaster we cover

We arrange home care and supply care staff across the city and the wider Lancashire area, including:

• Morecambe
• Heysham
• Skerton
• Bowerham
• Scotforth
• Marsh
• Freehold
• Halton
• Galgate
• Carnforth
• Slyne
• Hala