Live-in carers for elderly help whole family
Home is where you want to be, whatever your age and whatever it takes to maintain your precious independence
That is why 24 hour, live-in care is becoming an increasingly popular and affordable choice for those elderly or disabled people, who can no longer cope with living at home, often alone
A live-in carer will provide reassuring continuity and companionship with all the comforts of home, where life can go on with a reliable normality
Why consider live-in help?
So often when we think care, we rarely think past the basic needs of living: a wash, clean clothes and a microwave meal that might be achieved with a carer popping in for two or three visits a day
However, with a live-in carer companion, these basics become just that, so basic that we take them for granted, just like we may have done just a short time ago. With a live-in carer providing normality at home, the focus of the day can move to more life-enhancing and fulfilling activities, like planning a meal and enjoying it together, with plenty of time for genuine conversation
The smallest pleasures can be enjoyed like opening a window for a few minutes when the sun comes out and knowing it can be closed again, or knowing that you haven’t got to ask your daughter to buy her own birthday card and then she pretend it is a surprise
Doctors and other appointments no longer have to have the meticulous planning and disruption to a family members day if you are cared for by a live-in carer as they are on hand to make the necessary arrangements and provide advocacy support if needed
With the companionship of a live-in carer who becomes well known to you, much bigger opportunities become available, such as visits to friends and social groups, popping out shopping, or visiting a garden centre
Having friends over for lunch and being able to serve a freshly prepared home cooked-meal, or even going on holiday, all become possible. Having these things to look forward to, knowing it is possible, practical and can happen, can be truly life enhancing
Help after surgery
Increasingly you hear of people delaying and even cancelling appointments to have routine surgery due to their having a dependent relation who can not be left at home alone
The worry of placing that relation in respite care and the confusion and unsettling effect it will have, is enough to make people suffer in silence, rather than getting the surgical help they need
Bringing a live-in carer companion into this situation would have a most positive outcome for both people. Familiar routines at home can continue, while the person in hospital can be free to concentrate on themselves and their own recuperation
The carer companion could then stay on for an extra period to allow recovery at home to be easier with support
Respite Care
The pressures of caring for a loved one, when days and weeks quickly run into months, can be enormous and no-one should feel guilty about taking a few days away to recharge their batteries
Engaging a live-in carer companion, who will be able to step in for a short period of time means that a short break or holiday, is a realistic possibility
Going away knowing that your loved one has not had to embrace any change to where or how they live and can still sit in their favourite chair can really help a carer have a proper break and come back genuinely refreshed
Having a new companion to talk and a little pampering can, in many cases, also be refreshing for the person who stays at home
When considering all the care options available, live-in care with companionship can easily provide the best quality of life when considering not just basic support, but all the little things which enhance lives and bring a smile to the face
