Care services in your home
Posted: 15 Aug 2015, 10:58If you need help around the home, a good option is to have a care worker come in to your home to help you.
Types of homecare
Homecare comes in many forms and has many names used to describe it, including home help, care attendants and "carers" (not to be confused with unpaid family or friends who care for you).
Homecare can suit you if you need:
•personal care, such as washing or dressing
•housekeeping or domestic work, such as vacuuming
•cooking or preparing meals
•nursing and health care
•companionship
Homecare can be very flexible, in order to meet your needs, and the same person or agency may be able to provide some or all of these options for the duration of your care:
•long-term 24-hour care
•short breaks for an unpaid family carer
•emergency care
•day care
•sessions ranging from 15-minute visits to 24-hour assistance and everything in between
If you already know what you want, you can search NHS Choices directories for
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/social-car ... -care.aspx
Types of homecare
Homecare comes in many forms and has many names used to describe it, including home help, care attendants and "carers" (not to be confused with unpaid family or friends who care for you).
Homecare can suit you if you need:
•personal care, such as washing or dressing
•housekeeping or domestic work, such as vacuuming
•cooking or preparing meals
•nursing and health care
•companionship
Homecare can be very flexible, in order to meet your needs, and the same person or agency may be able to provide some or all of these options for the duration of your care:
•long-term 24-hour care
•short breaks for an unpaid family carer
•emergency care
•day care
•sessions ranging from 15-minute visits to 24-hour assistance and everything in between
If you already know what you want, you can search NHS Choices directories for
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/social-car ... -care.aspx