Home Care and Healthcare Staffing in Reading

Reading • Berkshire

Trusted care and staffing across Reading

Protocol Healthcare Services works with families and care providers right across Reading and the wider Berkshire area. For families we arrange home care that helps a loved one stay safe and independent at home, from a short daily visit through to full live-in support. For care providers we supply qualified nurses, carers and support workers, drawing on more than ten years of experience matching the right people to the right settings.

As an REC-affiliated healthcare staffing agency, our reach extends well beyond our home base in the South of England. We do not run a branch office in Reading, but we coordinate care and place vetted professionals here the same way we do everywhere we work, with enhanced DBS and right to work checks, references and training completed before anyone starts, and a consultant on hand around the clock.

Home care we arrange in Reading

• ✓ Live-in care for round the clock support
• ✓ Hourly visiting care from 30 minute 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 Reading

Reading is one of the largest urban centres in the South East, a busy Thames Valley town of around 175,000 people whose neighbourhoods each have their own character. North of the river sit Caversham, Emmer Green and Caversham Heights, while the west of the town runs out through Tilehurst, Southcote and Calcot towards Purley on Thames. To the south and east you find Whitley, Coley, Katesgrove and the large modern estates of Earley and Lower Earley. Care needs vary just as much across these areas, from riverside streets around the Abbey Quarter and Forbury Gardens to the newer suburbs on the edge of town, and we tailor support to the person and the place rather than offering a one size fits all service.

We regularly support people returning home after a stay at the Royal Berkshire Hospital on London Road in central Reading, the main acute hospital run by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. 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. Whether you live within the RG1 postcode near the town centre or further out in RG2, RG4, RG6, RG30 or RG31, we can arrange the right level of support close to home.

Adult social care in the town is overseen by Reading Borough Council, the unitary authority for the area. 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 self-fund their 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 Reading

Care homes, supported living services, hospitals and community teams across Reading rely on dependable staffing, and that is where our staffing side comes in. Our staffing reach is genuinely national, so distance from our southern offices is no barrier. 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.

Areas of Reading we cover

We work across the town and the wider Berkshire area, including:

• Caversham
• Tilehurst
• Earley
• Lower Earley
• Whitley
• Southcote
• Emmer Green
• Calcot
• Purley on Thames
• Coley
• Katesgrove
• Woodley