Home Care and Healthcare Staffing in Livingston

Livingston • West Lothian

Care and staffing that reaches Livingston

Protocol Healthcare Services works with families and care providers in Livingston on two fronts. For families we can arrange care at home that helps a loved one stay safe and independent in their own house, from a short daily visit through to full live-in support. For care providers we supply qualified nurses, carers and support workers on a genuinely national basis, drawing on more than ten years of experience matching the right people to the right settings.

We should be honest about where we sit. Our home base is in the South of England, so we do not run a local office in Livingston. What we do run is a nationwide staffing operation and a coordinated home care service, and we place vetted professionals in Scotland the same way we do everywhere we work, with enhanced disclosure and right to work checks, references and training completed before anyone starts, and a consultant on hand around the clock.

Home care we can arrange in Livingston

• ✓ Live-in care for round the clock support
• ✓ Hourly visiting care from short daily 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 Livingston

Livingston is the largest town in West Lothian and the fourth largest settlement in Scotland, built as a new town from the 1960s and now home to a mix of long established and newer communities. Its districts each have their own character, from Craigshill and Ladywell to the east, through Howden, Eliburn and Deans, to Knightsridge, Dedridge, Murieston and Livingston Village. The Almondvale area at the heart of the town brings in shoppers and workers from across the region to The Centre and the Livingston Designer Outlet, and much of the town shares the EH54 postcode. Care needs vary just as much from street to street, so we tailor support to the person and the place rather than offering a one size fits all service.

Where families need it, we can help someone settle back in after a stay at St John's Hospital in the Howden area of Livingston, which is run by NHS Lothian and serves the whole of West Lothian. 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 town is arranged through West Lothian Council and the West Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership, using self-directed support so people can have a say in how their care is delivered. Care at home in Scotland is regulated by the Care Inspectorate. 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 fund their own 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 Livingston

Care homes, care at home services, supported living providers and NHS boards across Livingston and West Lothian rely on dependable staffing, and that is where our staffing side comes in. Because our recruitment reach is national rather than local, we can support Scottish services just as we do those closer to our base. 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. You can see the full picture on our staffing services page.

Areas of Livingston we cover

We work across the town and the wider West Lothian area, including:

• Craigshill
• Howden
• Ladywell
• Knightsridge
• Deans
• Dedridge
• Murieston
• Eliburn
• Almondvale
• Livingston Village
• Adambrae
• Kirkton