Complex Care at Home for Children
in the North West
At C4 Care, we offer care and support for children with complex health conditions. Whether it’s giving families a well-deserved break, or taking your child out for fun trips like park visits, café outings, or play sessions. Our team also supports daily routines at home, from bath time to skin and hair care, all with the help of our expert carers.
By showing young patients compassion and care, we ensure every child with life-altering illnesses can still enjoy a high quality of life.
What is Complex Home Care for Children?
We provide specialist support for children living with acute or long-term health conditions. We understand that complex needs require thoughtful, tailored care — that’s why we take the time to build individual care plans that carefully consider every aspect of your child’s wellbeing. Our caregivers receive specialist training, ensuring they have the skills and knowledge to provide expert support with a gentle, compassionate approach.
This level of care doesn’t just help children thrive — it also brings vital support and reassurance to families, easing the pressures that can come with managing enhanced care needs at home.
Our team works closely with families and the wider healthcare team to manage symptoms, create a calm environment, and deliver truly person-centred care.
At C4 Care, we’re here to help your child — and your whole family — feel supported, every step of the way.
Which Services Does Our Complex Care for Children Include?
Every child is unique and special, that’s why we offer a comprehensive selection of services that can be tailored for all complex care needs. Furthermore, our approach includes a focus on ensuring children feel safe and cared for at all times to reduce any stress.
Vital Signs Monitoring
Vital signs include measurements such as heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and body temperature.This form of monitoring is a crucial aspect of healthcare to assess a patient’s overall health and detect any abnormalities.
Ventilation
Ventilation involves the mechanical support of breathing, often through the use of a ventilator. Care includes ensuring machine settings are appropriate against the prescription, maintaining airway patency, monitoring oxygen levels, preventing infections, and providing regular oral and respiratory hygiene to support respiratory function and overall health of the individual.
Tracheostomy
Our care involves cleaning and maintaining the tracheostomy tube and surrounding area to prevent infection, ensure airway patency, and promote healing.
Suctioning
Suction care involves clearing an individual’s airway by removing secretions, mucus, or fluids from the mouth, throat (via tracheostomy) using a suction device, helping to maintain airway patency and prevent respiratory complications.
Enteral Feeding
Enteral feeding is a method of delivering nutrients directly into the gastrointestinal tract through a tube, typically used when a person cannot eat by mouth but has a functioning digestive system.
Positive Behavioural Support
Supporting children with learning difficulties and autism to ensure a good quality of life is achieved.
Catheter
Catheter care involves the cleaning, monitoring, and maintenance of a catheter and the surrounding area to prevent infection, ensure proper drainage, and promote comfort and hygiene for patients with urinary or other types of catheters.
Bowel Care
Bowel care encompasses activities and interventions to maintain the health and regular functioning of the bowels. This may include strategies to address constipation, diarrhoea, or other bowel-related issues in individuals with certain medical conditions.
Stoma Care
Stoma care involves the management and maintenance of an opening (stoma) created surgically on the abdomen to divert the flow of urine or faeces from the body, typically after procedures like colostomy or ileostomy.
Palliative Care
A holistic and specialised care aimed at improving the quality of life for individuals facing serious illnesses. It focuses on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of the illness, rather than curing the disease itself.
Why Choose C4 Care for Complex Child Support?
We offer care for both adults and children in the comfort of their own homes. Our trained carers assist with everyday activities and help patients stay connected to their communities, all aimed at improving quality of life. At C4 Care, we’re proud of our family-centred approach, offering support not just to our customers, but also to their families and loved ones, helping them manage the challenges of complex health needs.
Benefits of Choosing Home Care Support for Children with Complex Conditions
We think every child deserves the chance to feel safe, supported, and comfortable at home. Our children’s care at home services are built to do just that — offering vital help with complex care tasks, while giving families the reassurance and support they need.
What truly sets us apart is our team’s expertise. Thanks to their specialist knowledge, every aspect of our service has been carefully designed to meet the unique and often complex needs of children living with long-term health conditions.
Other reasons why we are a great choice are as follows:
Support for Families
We’re here to support families as well as the children in our care. Alongside our daily home care services, we also offer outreach support — including respite care — giving family members the chance to take much-needed short breaks, knowing their child is in safe, expert hands.
Tailored Care Packages
We offer flexible care meaning services can be tailored to suit any child’s needs. This can start from schedules with as little as 30 minutes of care extending to 24/7 support. As well as these services including medical assistance, we can also help with general care which covers everything from helping teens with haircare to engaging in play sessions with younger patients.
Unlock More Opportunities
Our team can also help children access outdoor facilities such as parks and play areas. Whether your little one wants a trip to town or wants to spend time interacting with their peers, our carers can bring any request to reality.
Child Complex Care FAQs
Are all of Our Carers Delivering Support for Children Trained?
Yes, at C4 Care, each of our professionals possesses a unique skill set which blends compassion with clinical experience. From being TDDI-certified to demonstrating the right personal qualities, we carefully select all carers who will be supporting children. Every member of our team is fully trained, and we provide ongoing training and support to ensure their skills remain at the highest standard.
Can Parents Choose Their Child's Carer?
Yes, we understand that finding the right person to offer home care for your child is important. That’s why we work with you to select the best carer from our team to offer tailored support.
Are Care Plans Adapted as Children Get Older?
Yes, we work hard to ensure all care plans are regularly updated to reflect our patient’s latest needs. This is even more important for children with complex health conditions as changes often occur more frequently. We take an active role in providing flexible care that is constantly assessed for its suitability versus a child’s requirements.
What our customers are saying about our services
0161 641 1299
Simon, Client
” The care and attention shown to my elderly mother who is aged 95 and disabled, has been exceptional for the last 3 plus years. I would not hesitate to recommend C4 Care to anyone.
Honor, Client
“Brilliant carers and staff who relate to the service user and listen to what they and their family requires in their care package.”
Saimah, Client
