Home care that helps youneed less care.

Traditional care often starts too late

Most home care only steps in after something has gone wrong:

• A fall that shakes everyone's confidence
• A hospital stay that leaves you weaker than before
• Daily tasks becoming harder but no one noticing until crisis hits
• Family stepping in to help, exhausting themselves in the process

Traditional care is reactive – it waits until decline has set in.

• It often comes too late, when independence is already slipping away
• It focuses on tasks, not on keeping you well
• Care needs tend to grow over time, not shrink

There's a better way: care that helps prevent problems, not just manage them.

Prevent: Home care that helps you need less care

Prevent is different. We don't just help with daily tasks – we actively work to keep you:

• Physically strong and steady on your feet
• Mentally engaged and connected to your community
• Safe, comfortable, and confident in your own home

Built around our Five Pillars of Living Well at Home:

• Physical health – maintaining strength, balance, and mobility
• Cognitive health – keeping the mind active and engaged
• Nutrition – supporting healthy eating and hydration
• Social connection – preventing isolation and maintaining friendships
• Home safety – spotting and fixing risks before accidents happen

Our goal is simple: help you stay independent for as long as possible.

Who are Abney & Baker?

We've been delivering home care services in Bath, North East Somerset and Wiltshire for over a decade. But we've always known that traditional care isn't enough.

Our mission: Help people need less care in later life.

That's why we developed our preventative approach – to help people stay stronger, more confident, and more independent for longer. The best care, we believe, is care that helps you need less care.

How Prevent works

1. Whole-Person Assessment: We start with a detailed review of your wellbeing across all Five Pillars – physical health, cognitive health, nutrition, social connection, and home safety.
2. Personalised Care Plan: Based on your assessment, we create a plan that's tailored to your life, your goals, and what matters most to you.
3. Regular Support with Purpose: Your care visits aren't just about tasks – they're designed to support your wellbeing and catch small problems before they become big ones.
4. Ongoing Review & Adaptation: We regularly review your progress and adjust your plan as needed, always with the goal of maintaining your independence.

What Prevent helps with

Prevent provides regular, ongoing support with:

• Personal care – washing, dressing, and grooming
• Meal preparation and nutrition support
• Medication management and health monitoring
• Companionship and social engagement
• Light housekeeping and home safety checks
• Mobility support and fall prevention
• Coordination with family and healthcare providers

But here's what makes Prevent different: every visit is delivered with a preventative mindset, focused on keeping you well rather than just getting through the day.

Is Prevent right for you?

Prevent could be a great fit if…

• You need regular daily support at home
• You want care that focuses on keeping you well, not just managing decline
• You'd like to stay as independent as possible for as long as possible
• You want carers who genuinely care about your overall wellbeing
• You're open to a proactive approach to your health and happiness

You might prefer another option if…

• You only need occasional or 'just in case' support (try Flexicare)
• You're specifically looking for live-in care
• You want care focused mainly on physical rehabilitation (try Prevent+)