How to Arrange Care for Elderly Parents at Home
Are you worried about a parent and believe they need some help with day-to-day tasks or personal care? As everyone’s different, it’s important to find the right support for their individual needs. We look at how to arrange care for elderly parents at home, along with the various services available including home care and live-in care.
What Help Can I Get for My Elderly Parents?
The type of support you choose for your parents will depend on their physical and emotional needs. It can often be small details that create a bigger picture of how someone is coping in their daily lives. You may have noticed a parent is becoming more forgetful or frailer. You might have spotted their home is messier when once they would have kept a tidy home.
When people get older, housework and maintenance can become too hard to manage.
Common conditions such as arthritis can make laundry, changing the beds, and grocery shopping more difficult and painful. Certain activities that your parent may have previously enjoyed such as cooking meals and gardening can become too much. Even taking down festive decorations and the Christmas tree can suddenly become a daunting task.
At first, your parent might only need help with a weekly shopping trip or chore. But over time, this might increase to needing daily support to get in and out of the shower. Whether it’s due to mobility or memory problems, it’s important to know when to spot the signs of someone needing help. It’s also vital that you respect your parent’s dignity and reassure them with regards to the support they need. Read our blog When Is It Time to Accept Care?
How to Choose a Reliable Care Agency for Ageing Parents
A trusted care service provider will develop a bespoke, personalised care plan to meet your parent’s specific needs. As an example, home care might start with a brief, frequent visit to provide help with housework or meal preparation. As your parent gets older, their needs might change and visits may increase to help with other household chores or personal care.
When a parent has lost their spouse or partner, loneliness can become a problem. In this instance, a care assistant can also provide companionship. They can keep your parent engaged with enriching experiences such as games, hobbies and outings.
If your parent needs round-the-clock care, then you could consider a live-in care provider. A dedicated care assistant would live in your parent’s home with them 24/7 to provide care.
“Caremark Warwick are the most wonderful service of carers and wonderful management team. They have been providing care for my Dad who needs some extra help at home and the carers work so well with dad at enabling and supporting him. My dad has had a couple of hospital admissions this year and the care from Caremark helps to facilitate my dad back into his own home and routine. The care is also enabling my dad to stay living in his own home and to be as independent as possible a giving me piece of mind as I live about an hour away. Thank you so much to all of carers and all of the staff.”
Susannah W (Daughter of Client)
Caring for Your Parents – Caremark Warwick
At Caremark Warwick, we believe everyone deserves to enjoy a good standard of living no matter what challenges they are facing. Our team will work closely with your family to develop a personalised care plan for your parent. Our friendly care assistants are fully trained to provide consistent and trustworthy care for all of our customers.
Get in touch to find out how we can support your parent. From home care to live-in care, our tailored care services cover Warwick, Heathcote, Leamington, Kenilworth, Stoneleigh, and the surrounding areas.