Home is Where the Heart Is – Why Leave?
We all love where we live, but as we get older living comfortably at home becomes more challenging. So, how to remain living independently and comfortably at home for longer?
Your home – there’s nowhere else quite like it. It’s filled with cherished memories representing years of comfort, happiness and a life well lived – so it’s only natural to want to stay there for as long as possible.
A few practical changes
A few practical changes to your home can make a big difference to your comfort and safety. Simple additions like a ramp or handrail can help you get to your front door more easily. If getting to the door to let visitors in is tricky, why not consider a door entry intercom or video phone so you can see who’s there rather than rushing to answer. Fitting a key safe will enable relatives and trusted friends to let themselves in, saving you the trouble.
If stairs have become a challenge, an extra handrail or stairlift can make moving about the house so much easier. If you’re really looking to invest and you’ve got the space, a residential lift could blend practicality with a touch of style.
Bathrooms and kitchens
Bathrooms often need particular attention, but there is a wide range of aids available to help you continue to enjoy refreshing showers or relaxing baths. Showers can be fitted with grab rails or seats, whilst battery-powered bath seats can lift you in and out of the bath. If you can invest a bit more you might consider a bath with a side-opening door for easy access, or a popular option is to convert the bathroom into a wet room.
In the kitchen, various aids, from adaptive cutlery and easy-to-use jar openers to perching stools, can help you keep up your love of cooking – enabling you to continue to enjoy good food yourself and entertain friends and family.
A home care agency near me
These various aids can all be supplemented with care at home, known as home care or domiciliary care, to help you remain in the home you love. A local care agency can visit you at home to provide vital assistance to help you enjoy later life in the comfort and warmth of your own home, surrounded by everything and everyone you hold dear.
Home Instead Basingstoke is a care agency in Basingstoke dedicated to offering compassionate and professional home care in north Hampshire, to help you remain independent in the home you love.
Support for the Elderly at Home
Home Instead Basingstoke can provide support ranging from companionship care or a bit of home help and housekeeping, to assistance with personal care or live-in care. Whatever your needs, a dedicated team of carers will support your unique requirements and daily routines, enabling you to continue living according to your own preferences and at your own pace.
Care at home by Home Instead Basingstoke offers flexibility and reassurance, adapting as your needs change. We can support you in managing household tasks, maintaining your hobbies and keeping up with social activities. Our carers can help with everything from meal preparation and medication reminders to accompanying you on walks or visits to the shops. Our personalised assistance will not only help you feel safer and more confident, but the knowledge that you’re being well looked after will bring peace of mind to your family.
Experience the Home Instead Basingstoke difference with our exceptional home care and live-in care services. Give yourself or your loved one the gift of comfort, companionship and independence.
If you’d like to find out more about our home care services please give us a ring on 01256 840 660, email us at [email protected], visit: Live-in Care in Basingstokeor click on the enquiry button below.