What is At Home/Domiciliary Care?
It goes without saying that the majority of the elderly want to stay in their home for as long as possible
In their own home, an older person is in familiar surroundings. They can sleep in their own bed, they know where everything is in the house and the surrounding neighbourhood and they can decide how they live their life
The time may come when, if they are to continue with this lifestyle, they will need extra help, either because they are becoming generally more frail, or because they are recovering form an illness or fall
They may start to need help around the house, or someone to shop for them, or bathe them
The first thing is to ensure that the environment they are in is as safe as possible and the things they need are within easy reach
There are a number of inexpensive aids that can make life easier for them, such as shower seats, non-slip rugs etc.
There will be a number of ways you will be able to help your parent directly in this situation, but you may also require regular carers, especially when your parent live at a distance
Getting care for your parent at home
You can arrange private care at your own expense, either on a permanent or respite basis
You can arrange a visit to your parent’s GP, with or without your parents, to discuss the situation and what assistance might be available
You can contact your parent’s local authority to find out what care is available through social services and other local authority funded schemes, such as occupational therapists and home safety visits
Any request for local authority help will require an assessment review of your parents. The assessments required and the potential help available varies for each local authority
Financing care at home
How care is paid for by your local authority is looked at in more detail in Financing Care
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