Home Care Services in Leicester
Practical Care and Nutrition Support in Leicester
Help with meals, shopping and daily routines, so eating well does not become the thing that slips.
- CQC registered provider
- Leicester based team
- Free care assessment
- Meals cooked the way you like them
- CQC registered provider
- Leicester based team
- Free care assessment
- Care from 1 visit a week to live in
Why Eating Well Gets Harder
Very few people stop eating properly on purpose. It happens gradually. Standing at the cooker gets tiring. Carrying shopping home becomes a job. Cooking for one after forty years of cooking for two feels pointless. Appetite fades after an illness, or medication changes how things taste.
The result is often the same. Toast for tea, the same meal on repeat, a fridge with very little in it, and a family who notice on a visit that their mum has got thinner.
How We Help
Cooking proper meals
Meals prepared in your own kitchen, from your own recipes where you have them, at the times you actually want to eat.
The weekly shop
Shopping with you or for you, including the brands you like rather than whatever was on offer.
Drinks through the day
Regular cups of tea, water within reach, and a quiet eye on whether enough is being drunk.
Support at mealtimes
Company while you eat, help opening packaging and cutting things up, and time to finish without being rushed.
Kitchen and food safety
Checking dates, clearing the fridge, safe storage and reheating, and keeping the kitchen usable.
Routines that work
Meals at consistent times, a shopping day in the diary, and a week that has a shape to it.
Noticing What Others Miss
Somebody who is in the house every week sees things a monthly visit does not.
- Meals left uneaten, or food going out of date in the fridge
- Clothes and rings getting looser
- Drinking very little, or getting confused in the afternoons
- Difficulty chewing, swallowing or a change in how things taste
- Losing interest in food after a bereavement or an illness
Our carers record what they see and tell the office and the family. Where something needs looking at properly, we say so and suggest a word with the GP. We do not diagnose and we do not give dietary advice, but we do notice, and we do speak up.
Food That Is Actually Yours
Food is personal, and getting it wrong is one of the quickest ways to lose somebody's trust.
At the assessment we ask what you actually eat. Halal, kosher, vegetarian or vegan. The dishes you grew up with. The things you have never liked and never will. Portion sizes that suit you rather than what somebody else thinks you should have.
Leicester is a city with a lot of cooking in it, and our carers come from many of the same communities as the people they support. If it would help to have a carer who knows the food, tell us and we will do our best.
Working With the Professionals Involved
Where a dietitian, a speech and language therapist, a GP or a district nurse has given guidance, we follow it exactly as written.
That includes any advice about food consistency, supplements or fluids. We do not change or interpret clinical guidance, and if something in the plan is not working we go back to the person who set it.
How Care Starts
- 1
Tell us what mealtimes look like at the moment.
- 2
A free assessment at home, including a look at the kitchen and what is actually in it.
- 3
A written plan, clear costs, and a carer introduced before visits begin.
Why Leicester Families Choose Murray Healthcare
- Meals cooked in your kitchen, to your taste, not delivered in a tray
- Carers who notice changes and report them properly
- Cultural and dietary preferences taken seriously
- Visits that can grow into wider support if they need to
- Registered with the Care Quality Commission
What Families Say
We are gathering reviews from the families we support. You are welcome to call our Leicester office and ask us anything about meals and practical support.
Read Family ReviewsCommon Questions
Yes, where that is what you want. Carers can cook a meal in your kitchen, heat something you already have, or do a mix depending on the day and the visit length.
Yes. Dietary and cultural requirements are agreed at the assessment and written into the plan. Where a dietitian or therapist has set guidance, we follow it exactly.
Yes, either with you or on your behalf, using an agreed arrangement for money and receipts.
Tell us what you have noticed. Carers can support at mealtimes and report changes, and we would suggest a word with the GP if something needs looking at.
No. We cook and prepare food in your own home rather than delivering prepared meals.
Yes. Meals and shopping are often part of a visit that also covers personal care or company.
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Speak to Our Leicester Care Team
Tell us what mealtimes look like at the moment and we will work out what would help. We aim to respond within one working day.
Contact details
Phone0116 403 0152
Emailinfo@murrayhealthcareservices.com
AddressMurray Healthcare Services Ltd, Kimberley House, 47 Vaughan Way, Leicester, LE1 4SG
Office hoursMonday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Prefer to talk? Call 0116 403 0152 or email info@murrayhealthcareservices.com.