A Live-In Respite Carer can offer a much-needed break from caring. Most people being cared for in their homes are cared for by husbands, wives, sons, daughters or close relatives, who give up their time and often their jobs to care for their loved ones.
Caring for a loved one often means the carer has to juggle time every day between providing full-time hands-on care to one or more people while still providing for their own home and work situation. For most people, it is second nature, but it can become exhausting and debilitating, eventually having a negative impact on the informal carer's health. When their own health suffers, their ability to care as they would wish is likely to diminish, too.
Sometimes, a week away can make all the difference. Taking a break gives the opportunity to revitalise, relax, and recharge the batteries. It allows the carer to come back to the role refreshed and better able to manage, so both the carer and the cared for will benefit from the period of respite.
A short-term care respite package must be appropriate, safe, and secure for family members and carers providing care for a person with high dependency care needs. It must offer peace of mind and enable them to have a relaxing, worry-free break or holiday.
Able Community Care recognises that for a devoted family carer to have a week or two away, they need to know that their loved one is safe and properly looked after.
Perhaps the person being cared for has recently received emergency care, or come home following hospital discharge. Our home care services can offer that extra care needed at a difficult time. Please call us on 01603 764567 to find out more.
