Personal Care at home
There may come a time in the lives of your nearest and dearest when they will need a little extra help in their own home.
Try as they might, and as fiercely independent as they may quite rightly be, a little helping hand with everyday tasks could be the order of the day when the situation arises.
For older people, having someone kind to pop in and help out with personal care needs at home can actually give a timely boost to your loved one’s overall sense of independence and restore feelings of self-esteem.
How to choose personal care at home?
You and your loved one have taken that first step. Together you’ve decided a little help with personal care needs, courtesy of a professional carer with expertise and time to devote to your relative’s needs, is just the ticket.
You will no doubt feel a sense of relief that help is coming your way for your loved one. But you’ll also be asking yourself: “How do I make sure the carer I choose is the right one, for my mum/dad/grandad/grandma?”
It’s a bit of a crossroads and a conundrum for sure. The qualities you’ll be looking for comprise compassion, dignity, dedication, friendliness, kindness, reliability, warmth and patience at the very top of your not-so-short list.
Pure Life personal carers are hand-picked, qualified and highly-trained, with each one of our caring team encapsulating all these qualities in droves.
How personal care at home works
First off, our Pure Life home carers will assess your loved one’s specific personal care needs.
This will be carefully worked out in full, open consultation with your relative, with input and recommendations from relevant medical professionals, wherever and whenever required, plus yourself as your loved one’s nearest and dearest.
Perhaps you have been assisting with your mum’s, dad’s, grandad’s or grandma’s personal care up to now, so your experiences will always be a valuable part of the whole caring mix, as we draw up an appropriate daily plan for your loved one.
With personal care at home, timing is everything. Your loved one’s needs will vary during the day, just as they do with everyone. For this reason, a clearly defined timetable for their everyday care plan is vitally important. And within this, we factor in key personal care support duties, according to individual need.
Our promise
- The comfort of your loved one with personal care at home
- Personal care at home – with the person at its heart
Personal care at home with Pure Life Homecare means zero upheaval for the individuals who are receiving the care.
We appreciate the importance of your loved one’s home environment, from a physical and emotional perspective.
Our carers get to know you and your loved one, to work out collaboratively what level and which facets of personal care are needed in each individual case. Our steadfast aim is to make every personal care at home plan tailored exactly to suit the many and varied needs of each individual.
You will be reassured to hear that there is no one-size-fits-all set-up in our bespoke approach to personal care at home. The comfort and continued independence of the people we care for is our watchword all the time.
Our Pure Life personal carers also understand and value the importance of personal space, dignity and discretion. Your loved one may wish to help themselves in these personal care tasks as much as possible. That’s always fine – and we will be there to offer gentle, dignified, professional and supportive care as they do, all the way.
Our personal carers fully empathise with the desire for individual freedom, to keep the daily routine as familiar and normal as possible, in the comfort of your relative’s own home.
Entrusting your loved one’s daily personal care routine into the hands of a professional carer will most likely be a whole new experience.
We realise how vitally important it is that your loved one is cared for by someone they trust, and with whom they can get along well. After all, they will be seeing their personal carer at home every day, so a good rapport is essential.
With this in mind, your loved one’s personality, concerns, specific needs and wishes fully guide the choice of which Pure Life personal carer they are paired with.
Familiarity is hugely important – as is continuity in personal care at home. A friendly, familiar face, who is there every day to pop in and genuinely care for the individual’s particular needs is a fundamental aspect of our high-quality homecare service.
After all, personal care at home is a way of maintaining your loved one’s established routines with a little additional help – not disrupting them.
Entrusting your loved one’s daily personal care routine into the hands of a professional carer will most likely be a whole new experience.
We realise how vitally important it is that your loved one is cared for by someone they trust, and with whom they can get along well. After all, they will be seeing their personal carer at home every day, so a good rapport is essential.
With this in mind, your loved one’s personality, concerns, specific needs and wishes fully guide the choice of which Pure Life personal carer they are paired with.
Familiarity is hugely important – as is continuity in personal care at home. A friendly, familiar face, who is there every day to pop in and genuinely care for the individual’s particular needs is a fundamental aspect of our high-quality homecare service.
After all, personal care at home is a way of maintaining your loved one’s established routines with a little additional help – not disrupting them.
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Personal care at home with Pure Life Homecare means zero upheaval for the individuals who are receiving the care.
We appreciate the importance of your loved one’s home environment, from a physical and emotional perspective.
Our carers get to know you and your loved one, to work out collaboratively what level and which facets of personal care are needed in each individual case. Our steadfast aim is to make every personal care at home plan tailored exactly to suit the many and varied needs of each individual.
You will be reassured to hear that there is no one-size-fits-all set-up in our bespoke approach to personal care at home. The comfort and continued independence of the people we care for is our watchword all the time.
Our Pure Life personal carers also understand and value the importance of personal space, dignity and discretion. Your loved one may wish to help themselves in these personal care tasks as much as possible. That’s always fine – and we will be there to offer gentle, dignified, professional and supportive care as they do, all the way.
Our personal carers fully empathise with the desire for individual freedom, to keep the daily routine as familiar and normal as possible, in the comfort of your relative’s own home.
Testimonials
“My Dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer in July. I contacted a few care agencies to support him in his own home and from the onset Pure Life care were the most accommodating. The manager was quick to respond and set up care as I had left it pretty last minute. We started off with three visits a day from 1 carer to help with personal care and the carers were all wonderful. I must say a certain young lady became my Dads favourite for her compassion for caring. After a few weeks as my Dad deteriorated we needed to switch to two carers four times a day. This was organised instantly without question. Faces changed but were equally fantastic. They kept my Dads dignity intact and always raised a smile from him even in his last weeks. They were clearly just as upset as us towards his last few days. Thank you to each and every one of you, you made our lives and Dads lives a lot easier up until the very end”
“Our dear Mum received wonderful care from Pure Life. She was treated with such gentleness, kindness and dignity and really looked forward to her visits. She received care from a small number of wonderful carers who visited at agreed times of the day making Mum feel secure and happy. The care plan was always quickly adapted to Mum's changing needs and her comfort seen as a priority. She was always listened to and her wishes respected. As a family we were impressed with the support and kindness we received over the 18 months from both the carers and the manager. All we can say is thank you from the bottom of our hearts"”
"When my husband was needing palliative care at home this company where chosen by the NHS to help us. It was wonderful, so wonderful that if I ever hear of someone needing care this is the company that I would recommend without hesitation. All the carers we had were professional and compassionate, and it was such a help. I would go far as to say that they gave me the support and confidence to be able to care for my husband at home until he died. The carers always came and stayed for as long as was needed to do the job they had come for. The visit never felt rushed. You are very lucky if this is the care company that comes to help take of someone you love. They will make all the difference.”
“Pure Life looked after my parents for approximately two years, at the end of their lives. As soon as they were involved with our family, life became easier, and Mum and Dad were able to stay together in their own home, right to the end. The managers worked hard to maintain the same small group of carers for my parents so that relationships could grow. Always highly professional, kind and efficient; they supported my fiercely independent Mum and Dad on a journey, from just needing some support, to needing help with almost everything - discreet and sensitive with the most personal of care, but always seeming to know when to coax and cajole, when to step back, and when to just sit and listen. Mum and Dad trusted them, felt safe and became very fond of them all. They worked closely with us too, staying in constant contact. Their advice was invaluable, and their support for all of us at the end meant a great deal. We came across Pure Life by chance, and we were very lucky indeed.”
“Please accept this as a thank you, to you and all the carers that looked after my Mum. As you well know, Mum loved all her carers, to her they became an extended family and she often said that the only thing she looked forward to each day was their visits (and phone calls with me). Mum was always highly complimentary of her carers, indeed the few I got to meet were thoroughly professional, lovely ladies. Certainly they all did a splendid job for Mum, for which I am eternally grateful, particularly in view of the risk they all took, and continue to take, during the Coronavirus pandemic. Your ladies are one of a kind, my heartfelt thanks go to all of you and the exceptional work you do on a daily basis taking care of those in need”
