There’s no place like home.
Home sweet home.
Home is where the heart is ………….
This is so true. Our home is our happy place – where we feel secure – where we have our comfortable and familiar sofa or chair. We are surrounded by memories – photographs of our loved ones, treasures that are special to us. Where we have neighbours who keep an eye out for us. Where we can pop the kettle on whenever we fancy a cuppa whilst we watch our favourite TV programme. Home is the place where we are free to do whatever we want to do – when we want to do it.
A lot of our telephone enquiries are from people looking for care for a relative or friend who has recently or is shortly going to leave the hospital and return home. They’ve probably lived very happily and safely in their own home for many years but have been forced to go into hospital following an illness or a fall and talk of returning home is now becoming a reality.
This brings with it a lot of different emotions. Mostly, a sense of gratitude, getting back to normality and familiarity. All those things that have been denied are now back in reach. But also there’s more than likely a sense of anxiety. You may be on your own, at least for part of the day. You’ll be without that reassurance from a doctor or nurse who’s been keeping an eye on you. Even your cup of tea ‘won’t make itself’. You will have probably been given your tablets regularly by hospital staff and had help with your daily wash. All these responsibilities are now yours again – but what if you’re not fully able to ‘pick up where you left off.’
This is where Care at Home is so valuable. At Wellbeing Homecare Services we offer a friendly, professional service, giving you and your loved ones peace of mind. Our visits could be purely to offer companionship. They may be to help with everyday tasks – preparing meals, taking medication, personal care and dressing. It could be that you would like a day out visiting a garden centre or a park. Our Care Manager will visit you before any care begins to discuss your needs and desires – the things that will make your life not just easier but will make you ‘happy’ and enriched. We will do everything we can to add value to your day – to help you settle back in and adapt to being back at home.
Not everyone has family ‘just around the corner’ who can pop in to check that all is ok – that’s where we can help. We can take the pressure off your family and friends and give them the reassurance that our friendly, caring ladies will be at hand to keep an eye on you.
Wellbeing Homecare Services is a small, friendly family-run company so you can relax in the knowledge that your loved ones will soon get to know their caregivers – they will very soon become friends who share a laugh and a good chat whilst you’re drinking a cup of tea in your favourite cup. I’m sure you’ll soon agree ‘There’s no place like home.’
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