Respite Care at home
All is running along very smoothly and perfectly well in yours and your loved ones’ lives and then – bang! – times change.
Health issues with your nearest and dearest. Subtle ones, maybe, even barely perceptible at first. But a change nonetheless.
Whether you’re a husband, wife, partner, son, daughter, grandchild or close friend, you are there on hand to help. Of course you are.
What is respite care at home?
You’re caring and you’re loving – that’s a given – but you can’t give your all, all the time. This is where respite care at home can come to the rescue.
Respite care allows you as the unofficial caregiver for your family member the head space and physical opportunities to take a break, while the respite carer or carers step in to help cover care responsibilities for your loved one.
In certain scenarios, respite care in the home might just entail a visit by carers of just a few hours a week. In other cases, the frequency might be increased according to individual need.
This can be daily, and even for several hours a day as needs be. Either way, it gives you the assurance that your loved one is receiving the ongoing quality care and support they require, while you may not be actually there in person for a short while.
The benefits of respite care at home
Choosing respite care at home for the relative you’ve up to now been caring for full time has benefits which are twofold: for you and the person being cared for.
Where you’re concerned, as the previous primary caregiver, there’s the not inconsiderable matter of just simply having a break. Some ‘you time’. A few hours to yourself, and the opportunity to take some restorative, small steps outside what can be an intensive home care routine.
It goes without saying what a boost this can be for your general wellbeing: both emotional and physical. And all safe in the knowledge that while you’re not there, caring and kind professional help is stepping into your shoes at allocated times to look after your loved one, courtesy of the Pure Life home care team.
For your loved one themselves, having another friendly face around to help ease the burden of those closets to them can also help. They may feel better in the knowledge that you are getting a little bit of well-deserved time off to do your other daily duties, or pursue a few different things you enjoy for a change.
Likewise, new and stimulating conversation, along with different support both physical and emotional from Pure Life’s genuinely caring, friendly and patient care team can prove hugely beneficial to the individual’s quality of life and wellbeing.
Our promise
- Sharing responsibilities with home care professionals
We at Pure Life Homecare totally understand how you may have some initial worries and burning questions to ponder over and ask, if you’re choosing to enlist respite carers to give you a helping hand for the first time.
It can be a big step to take, and you might be troubled with feelings of guilt and uncertainty about whether it is the right thing to do.
This is entirely natural, of course. You will have been fully immersed in your caregiving situation, and worry that home care helpers might not be able to address your loved one’s specific and particular needs in quite the same way.
But you have no need to worry at all, even as the primary long-term care giver. Pure Life home carers are all dedicated, highly trained professionals, with vast real-life experience in the realm of providing the absolute best quality respite care, with skill, compassion, warmth and consideration.
There is much more to what we at Pure Life Homecare do, though, than just turn up and do a great job. Our respite carers are hand-picked, empathetic individuals who care deeply about the emotional aspects of respite caregiving, in each totally different given situation.
Our person-first, person-focused approach is the guiding ethos of every type of home care we provide. And respite care at home is no exception.
A major aspect of our respite care service is to engage actively and compassionately with your loved one. This isn’t forced; it comes naturally, thanks to the empathetic people we employ as carers, who care deeply about the dignity and quality of life your loved one deserves.
For those being cared for, it can initially be daunting or confusing suddenly to have someone else on the scene. We realise that. Someone new helping out with personal and health care tasks, instead of the usual day and night support from your partner, children, grandchildren or closest friend.
But friendship is so much the crux of what we do. Pure Life home carers are there to offer friendship and support alongside our healthcare provision. We make sure that your loved one, yourself as their closest relative and confidant and indeed your whole family are happy with the care plan we will collaboratively put in place, to meet the needs of all concerned.
We at Pure Life Homecare totally understand how you may have some initial worries and burning questions to ponder over and ask, if you’re choosing to enlist respite carers to give you a helping hand for the first time.
It can be a big step to take, and you might be troubled with feelings of guilt and uncertainty about whether it is the right thing to do.
This is entirely natural, of course. You will have been fully immersed in your caregiving situation, and worry that home care helpers might not be able to address your loved one’s specific and particular needs in quite the same way.
But you have no need to worry at all, even as the primary long-term care giver. Pure Life home carers are all dedicated, highly trained professionals, with vast real-life experience in the realm of providing the absolute best quality respite care, with skill, compassion, warmth and consideration.
There is much more to what we at Pure Life Homecare do, though, than just turn up and do a great job. Our respite carers are hand-picked, empathetic individuals who care deeply about the emotional aspects of respite caregiving, in each totally different given situation.
Our person-first, person-focused approach is the guiding ethos of every type of home care we provide. And respite care at home is no exception.
A major aspect of our respite care service is to engage actively and compassionately with your loved one. This isn’t forced; it comes naturally, thanks to the empathetic people we employ as carers, who care deeply about the dignity and quality of life your loved one deserves.
For those being cared for, it can initially be daunting or confusing suddenly to have someone else on the scene. We realise that. Someone new helping out with personal and health care tasks, instead of the usual day and night support from your partner, children, grandchildren or closest friend.
But friendship is so much the crux of what we do. Pure Life home carers are there to offer friendship and support alongside our healthcare provision. We make sure that your loved one, yourself as their closest relative and confidant and indeed your whole family are happy with the care plan we will collaboratively put in place, to meet the needs of all concerned.
Respite care at home with professional help
Try as you might, and as careful, loving and well-meaning as no doubt you have been, there is no substitute for professional help in a respite care scenario.
Before you take the first step, however, it makes sense to plan ahead.
Our Pure Life Homecare carers will of course set up with your involvement a comprehensive, bespoke care plan – covering all aspects of personal, health and medical care in the comfort of the home environment – which fully suits the needs of your loved one and yourself. But a bit of organising in advance is always a great idea.
Here are a few tips for you, thanks to our vast experience of delivering high quality respite care at home.
Think about the actual, timely, daily, weekly – even hourly – needs of your loved one. You know this better than anyone. Do they have set bathroom, eating, drinking and sleeping routines? Or can it all sometimes be a bit ad hoc, which sees their routines vary?
Are there particular times when the need for pain relief, for example, seems to be particularly acute? How is your loved one coping with the emotional and physical stresses and strains? Is their home laid out in a way which helps or hinders their current challenges, and what changes can be made if required?
Is your loved one always lucid, or do they have forgetful and confused moments? Are they happy or sad, angry or tearful, engaged or disengaged? What do they still enjoy doing, be it reading, chatting, listening the radio, doing a crossword, watching TV, or listening to music?
Are there any specific issues with mobility? And what about medication, if any? Do you ever manage to take your loved one out for a walk, or perhaps a trip somewhere in the car for a change of scenery?
And over the course of a day, days or a week, how many hours’ respite care do you envisage needing, off the top of your head?
With these important questions and more answered and implemented in a respite care package, Pure Life home carers can with our professional help guarantee the very best quality of life for your loved one at home.
Respite care at home with professional help
Try as you might, and as careful, loving and well-meaning as no doubt have been, there is no substitute for professional help in a respite care scenario.
Before you take the first step, however, it makes sense to plan ahead.
Our Pure Life Homecare carers will of course set up with your involvement a comprehensive, bespoke care plan – covering all aspects of personal, health and medical care in the comfort of the home environment – which fully suits the needs of your loved one and yourself. But a bit of organising in advance is always a great idea.
Here are a few tips for you, thanks to our vast experience of delivering high quality respite care at home.
Think about the actual, timely, daily, weekly – even hourly – needs of your loved one. You know this better than anyone. Do they have set bathroom, eating, drinking and sleeping routines? Or can it all sometimes be a bit ad hoc, which sees their routines vary?
Are there particular times when the need for pain relief, for example, seems to be particularly acute? How is your loved one coping with the emotional and physical stresses and strains? Is their home laid out in a way which helps or hinders their current challenges, and what changes can be made if required?
Is your loved one always lucid, or do they have forgetful and confused moments? Are they happy or sad, angry or tearful, engaged or disengaged? What do they still enjoy doing, be it reading, chatting, listening the radio, doing a crossword, watching TV, or listening to music?
Are there any specific issues with mobility? And what about medication, if any? Do you ever manage to take your loved one out for a walk, or perhaps a trip somewhere in the car for a change of scenery?
And over the course of a day, days or a week, how many hours’ respite care do you envisage needing, off the top of your head?
With these important questions and more answered and implemented in a respite care package, Pure Life home carers can with our professional help guarantee the very best quality of life for your loved one at home.
