Ellerbeck Private 1:1 Home Care Ltd

18/03/2026

Surrounded by our stunning local area in Rivington, is just perfect for my Social Visit today with a wonderful lady to get her out on this gorgeous day in the sunshine! (for a Coffee & a Cake of course!) ❤️

15/03/2026

11/03/2026

When I say Ellerbeck provides Tailored Care & support, I mean it quite literally!

Alot of my Care Visits are with Dog Lovers..people that have had Dogs throughout their life & its a huge void when with so many, when they are at home on their own without a Dog.

Annabelle has always filled that void..she brings her tailored four paws on many visits & its incredible to see the change in someone's mood by her being around. (& Belle laps up being cuddled and chatted to!)

Whether that be visiting at home...or coming with us to a Coffee Shop, it can be the small things that make the biggest difference ❤️

05/03/2026

Look at that !! The Polo shirt is on, which means the sun is shining..Spring is on its way...& Summer is getting closer !...And that means MORE Sunshine bouncing through those front doors ! 😊

26/02/2026

Last Wednesday I proved to myself that being a Private Carer with all the Training (& hard work studying!) Potentially saved one of my clients lives.
Daily visits means I know her. Inside out.

I know her norm, I know her limits & I know her pace.

After a rocky few days of being unwell & resting in bed, upon arrival I recognised she was showing signs of low blood sugar levels- to others she just appeared tired, " a little under the weather" " a bit confused" and needing sleep.

Paramedics responded quickly and upon testing, her blood sugars were 2.1.
A patient falls into a Hypoglycemia Coma below 4.

I popped to the Hospital yesterday for a surprise visit & her smile seeing me, knocked socks off any amount of Qualifications Ive achieved.

In another scenario.. if she had been receiving Agency Carers having 4 visits a day with 64 different faces & not one truelly knowing her, - would this have been the same outcome?

Would they sit by her hospital bed belting out Elvis on You Tube & listen to her singing 🎶 "Suspicious Minds"

No.

I do what I do to change lives. Saving them is incredible ✨️

22/02/2026

✨️ Do you currently care for a loved one with assisted Personal Care?

✨️ Do you have a loved one that requires a little help or full support to shower or bathe?

✨️ Do you have a loved one you know needs help with Personal Care but refuses to.. & every attempt becomes a battle ground?

✨️ Or simply a loved one that needs assistance but you dont feel comfortable carrying out as a close relative?

I have a very rare availability from mid March for;

✨️8.30am-9.30am Monday - Friday✨️

This is available to Adlington, Blackrod or Horwich to support the current Clients either side of this time.

✨️ Various Packages available from Standard through to Advanced.

✨️The same face. No Agencies. The same time each day. Valued and respected routine & consistency built on trust & friendship- not ticking boxes. No rushed visits. Care at THEIR pace.

✨️My reputation & continual Outstanding Feedback speaks for itself
✨️ Est: 2019
✨️ Fully Insured
✨️Accessible Visit notes
✨️Accessible full Policies, Procedures, Qualifications, Training & Safeguarding Documents.

❤️ And most importantly.. Local Care the way it SHOULD be delivered ❤️

For further details or to arrange a no obligation consultation;

📞 Leigh Smith: 07438 626429
📧 hello@ellerbeckcare.co.uk
🌎 www.ellerbeckcare.co.uk

✨️Mon- Fri 7am-7pm✨️

16/02/2026

I am hearing, and reading more and more over recent months about Cleaners offering the ✨️Full Package✨️. Providing cleaning services along with Home Care / Personal Care for their Clients.

This not only makes me incredible angry that this is being advertised and offered, this is illegal & puts the elderly person at high risk.

Swishing a mop round in a bucket & helping Dorothy get up, washed and dressed are 2 completely different roles. - irrelevant if you " used to do care".

Home Care requires specific Insurances, Qualifications, Registrations, Policies & Procedures authorised by the Governing Body, Legislation Training, Strict guidelines in place. Consent Policies, VERY detailed Contracts, Care Plans in the Home, Risk Assessments documented,....the list goes on and on.

A Cleaner is VERY different from an individual professional providing Home Care and in the event of an accident, incident or God forbid the cleaner arrives to an emergency life / death situation they are not only not trained or qualified to deal with this, - there are no supporting documents in place legally that Government Requirements have been adhered to,to manage Care in the home OR popping them in your car to the shop.

Please please look into Homecare- there's plenty out there. You are putting your loved ones at a massive risk by trying to save costs 😔

13/02/2026

❤️ Oh I've been spreading the LOVE this week ! ❤️

Its been a tough week this week, with a hand full of lovelies not feeling tip top, also staying with one waiting for paramedics, one I said good bye to as they go to pastures new & one that simply missed her late Husband...
Its been emotional to say the least, but its amazing what a bouncy Carer in a daft heart jumper, a huge hug & a Cupcake can do! ❤️

Huge Thankyou to the amazing Karen's Kitchen
📌 Horwich. for putting love in a box for all at Ellerbeck ( and a spare one for me!!) 😘

10/02/2026

🛁 Aqua Phobia is very common in people with Dementia.

The fear of having a Bath or a Shower for someone with Dementia is progressively common.
Ive come across this so many times over the years,

✨️ Highly sensitive to water causing the temperature to feel too hot or too cold

✨️ A cognitive decline in Dementia increases the confusion to understand the purpose of actually washing.

✨️ Lack of Modesty un******ng infront of a unfamiliar faces or relative creates fear

✨️ Can make the individual very anxious & frightened seeing the water & being "told" they MUST get in & wash.

Dementia can accelerate every cognitive sense surrounding Baths or showers, senses are hightened and distress is very common.

Its not the individual "being awkward". Its a genuine fear.

Thorough training, a familiar face, a routine, a consistent calm approach - sometimes gradually over many weeks, creating a trusting rapour with a Carer that knows the techniques, knows the individual & are fully trained in Cognitive minds of individuals with Dementia is KEY ❤️

01/02/2026

✨️ ✨️Availabilities✨️✨️

✨️Proud to continue the High Standards of Care & Support to the people of Adlington since 2019✨️

Do you have a loved one that would benefit from 1:1 support, company or care?

As we move into February, I have a number of Visit times that will become available for Adlington, Blackrod & Horwich 🤗

✨️ Welfare Visits

✨️Personal Care

✨️ In Home Assistance/ Support

Availability is rare, the outstanding reputation & client feedback speaks for itself, on the High Standards of Care provided.
✨️Local Care for Local People✨️

For more details & interest:

www.ellerbeckcare.co.uk

Leigh Smith
07438 626429

Based in Adlington, (Lancs) Personally providing Outstanding 1:1 Bespoke & Tailored Personal, Dementia, Welfare,Mental Health Support & Care within the Home, with over 30 years Experience,Qualifications & Training within the Health & Social Care Sector ✨️