How Home Care for Couples Supports Farnborough, Farnham and Fleet Residents
Join us as we discuss home care for couples. We'll look at the benefits of home care over care homes and what you can expect from your services.
Home Care for Couples: Meet Pat and Derek
Pat and Derek celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary a few months ago. They have been a couple since their teens, and as they got older, their one wish was to remain together for as long as possible. However, due to ill health in the last few years, this has become more of a challenge, particularly as they both have very different care needs.
We see this happen a lot. As couples age, they each need different things from their primary caregivers, which can be hard to handle alone. It’s why so many couples face separation in their later years. One or both being admitted into care homes.
Separation itself can have devastating effects on mental and physical well-being, which is why we (Home Instead) offer our home care for couples service. By eliminating the need for separation, we have found that Mum and Dad often fare better, as they can maintain that one relationship that has (as in Pat and Derek’s case) been the cornerstone of their lives.
It also offers you, the primary caregiver, a hand, which you often need as things become more complex. And it gives you the option to help keep Mum and Dad together while getting that help.
Look, we get it; caring for two elderly parents is hard work. You are tired, stressed and unsure how to tackle the next step (or even what that looks like). Help from the right care professionals in the capacity you need helps you find a better balance between care, family and, of course, your relationships with your parents. It can also be incremental, which has the opposite effect of separation for Mum and Dad. Instead, it’s the support you need, how they need it.
And with Home Instead, Pat and Derek are thriving because of this approach.
What Home Instead Home Care Can Offer Couples in Farnborough, Farnham and Fleet
Our home care for couples service refers to a range of support for individuals in their own homes, including assistance with daily activities and personal care needs. These include:
- Personal Care: Help with bathing, dressing, grooming, and hygiene.
- Day Care: Including meal preparation, social and engagement activities and medication management.
- Companionship: Providing social interaction to combat feelings of loneliness and isolation that even couples can face.
- Household Support: Light housekeeping, laundry, and grocery shopping. Assisting with getting to appointments or running errands.
- Overnight Care: Waking night or 24-hour care cover.
- Respite Care: Assistance during emergency or planned periods of respite, including cover for primary caregivers who also need respite.
- Live-in Care: Providing day and evening assistance while remaining on-site overnight.
- Condition-led Care: Supporting more complex cases where care is needed for conditions like dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or cancer.
- Palliative Care: Providing sensitive end-of-life care.
In the case of couples’ home care, you can have a blend of these services for each individual. So if Mum needs help with mobility, then we can do that, and if Dad needs stoma care during his respite, then we can handle that, too. And that care remains flexible throughout your time with us. So if Mum’s needs deepen, we can meet that, and if Dad recovers well from his respite, we can downscale his support. Likewise, we can offer more support if you need to take a business trip or you need some self-care time.
So, how can you explore working with us?
How to Get Started with Home Instead Farnborough, Farnham and Fleet
Exploring working with Home Instead for your home care for couples services is easy. In fact, we’ve made it as simple as possible to get the help you need quickly. Here are our 3 steps:
- Get in Touch: Call our care team on 01252 758 716.
- Arrange a Home Visit: Once you are ready to proceed, we will arrange a home visit so you and your parents can meet us, and we can talk more about your specific care needs.
Meet Your Care Professional: After our home visit and once you’ve agreed to move ahead, we’ll start our care-matching process and arrange a follow-up meet and greet so you can get acquainted before our service starts.
Looking for home care for couples advice? Pick up the phone and call our team on 01252 758 716.