Tiggo Care provides support at home for people with visual impairments and the blind.
Living with a visual impairment can be challenging, especially if you live on your own, but it doesn’t mean that you can’t live independently. With a little extra support from one of our professional carers, we can assist you with any tasks that you might be struggling to do on your own. Give us a call today at 020 8102 8628 to discuss your specific needs and to learn more about our services.
Whatever your care needs and wherever your loved one is on their care journey, please contact us and let’s talk. We're here to help.
More than 2 million people in the UK live with a visual impairment and 340,000 people are registered blind or partially sighted.
To classify as visually impaired your vision must be worse than 6/12 Snellen, which is halfway down the optician’s chart. This is the same amount of vision loss that requires you to give up a British driving licence. Nearly 80% of the visually impaired are aged over 65 and 60% are over the age of 75. However, age isn’t the only cause of visual impairment. The most common causes of visual impairment are:
"During my daily routine as a care assistant, l look forward to making a difference to my customers. Communication is very important, as is listening and companionship. I enjoy caring for their physical and emotional needs, keeping them self-motivated, helping them with their exercises, administering their medication, as well as assisting them with their personal hygiene and nutrition. Making sure my clients are safe and well looked after means everything to me."
Our carers have a huge amount of experience caring for the visually impaired and they understand how living with a visual impairment can lead to feelings of isolation and depression. They will support you in coming to terms with your diagnosis while also helping you to maintain your independence by assisting with daily activities. This could involve supporting you with:
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Our home care service is based on personal experience
We understand, first-hand how important it is to secure flexible and bespoke home care for your loved one.
“Tiggo Care is born out of my own personal experiences, following my struggle to find suitable care for my parents, both of whom lived with rare diseases..."
Chris Williams - Tiggo Care Founder
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At Tiggo Care we understand how precious your loved one is to you and how unique they are. We also appreciate how overwhelming it can be to research and source the most suitable type of care.
We fundamentally believe that there is no ‘one size fits all’ care package and like to work with you and your loved one to understand your specific requirements. We’ll then create a tailored care package and match your relative with their ideal carer.
Unlike some other care providers, we are fully regulated by the Care Quality Commission. This means we are regularly inspected, rated and audited to ensure we are a safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led organisation, committed to delivering the best possible care.
We’re also proud members of the Homecare Association, the U.K’s membership body for home care providers, which holds organisations to a high set of standards and requests them to abide by a strict code of practice
At Tiggo Care, all of our carers undergo a rigorous recruitment and induction process. They are fully vetted and background checked, with all references followed up. Our carers undertake their training on the best eLearning system currently available within the UK care market, ensuring they are well placed to deliver the best possible service. Specialist training courses such as moving and handling, medications and basic life support are also completed by our carers face to face, as we feel these courses are more effective when delivered in person.
If you like what you've read and are ready to access one of our care services or perhaps just have some questions, please follow our simple 3 step process below.
Send us some additional information about your request by emailing us or by using the form below. Alternatively, if you would prefer to speak with someone directly, please feel free to call us.
Our care manager will arrange a free consultation with you at your loved one’s home to better understand your requirements, create a personalised care plan and pair your loved one with a suitable carer.
And that’s it. You’re all set! We’ll introduce you to your loved one’s carer and the whole team, who’ll be able to provide you with all the ongoing support you’ll need.
If you’ve been referred to a specialist low-vision clinic you will have access to advice about home adaptations as well as counsellors to support you to come to terms with your diagnosis. If you require support at home we can organise regular home care visits or full-time live-in care.
The best thing you can do is to not move things around. People with a visual impairment tend to remember where things are and moving things around can cause confusion and accidents.
The most important thing is to communicate clearly and effectively. Don’t rush your sentences. Also, make sure the environment is safe and comfortable. It’s important to maintain the person’s independence rather than doing everything for them so you should always ask them how you can help rather than making assumptions.
Always speak normally and treat the person as you would other individuals. Show care and affection while supporting them with their mobility but remember not all visually impaired people need a guide.
Contact our care team using the form below or by calling our office and we'll organise a free consultation to advise you on your specific care needs.
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