What is hourly care?
Hourly care, sometimes called visiting care or domiciliary care, describes a professional carer that visits you at home for as little as one 30-minute visit a week or up to several visits per day. Carers can assist with a range of tasks making sure your daily life is comfortable and supporting your independent living at home.
Hourly care with Trinity Homecare means you receive personalised care that is tailored to your specific needs and wishes. With our flexible approach to supporting independent living at home, we provide convenient, easy to arrange award-winning professional care, that can be adapted at any time to suit any changing needs.
What does an hourly carer do?
Hourly care is designed to support you at home with any daily tasks that you need help with to maintain your independent lifestyle. However, carers do more than just assist with practical tasks and personal support, they can also offer emotional support, companionship, accompanying to social activities or appointments, and much more.
Hourly carers can help with:
- Personal care – such as bathing, dressing, and continence support
- Managing medication – help to administer medication and health monitoring, such as checking blood pressure or insulin levels
- Housekeeping services – any reasonable help around the home from cleaning, tidying, and doing the laundry, to walking the dog
- Meal preparation – home-cooked meals to ensure nutritional needs are met on a daily basis
- Condition-led care – support with existing health conditions such as dementia or Parkinson’s
- Mobility support – help to move around the home safely to encourage physical activity and independence
- Running errands – such as collecting prescriptions, paying bills, and doing grocery shopping
- Companionship – from a quick chat and a cup of tea to extended companionship support through sharing activities, partaking in hobbies, or social outings
- Outings – visits to the coffee shop or local stores, arranging and accompanying appointments, or simply a trip to the park to enjoy nature
Benefits of hourly care
There are many practical, physical, and mental health benefits from hourly care at home. For example, companionship, being able to maintain social activities, and keeping up with your favourite hobbies are incredibly beneficial to your mental well-being. Physical health benefits are many and include reducing the risk of falling and the likelihood of being housebound.
Here are just some of the benefits of hourly care:
- Enabling you to maintain an independent life in the home and community you love
- Individually tailored and flexible care so you get exactly the care you need on a schedule that suits you
- The most cost-effective type of home care, and a great alternative to a residential care home for those who want to remain in the comfort of their own homes
- Respite for friends and family who give care support, as well as peace of mind that you are safe and well cared for
- One-to-one personalised care that respects your privacy and dignity
- Maintain your daily routines and the way of living that you love
- Convenient and high-quality care that cannot be matched in a care home setting
- Less risk of falls and accidents in the home
Why choose hourly care with Trinity Homecare?
At Trinity Homecare, we have been providing the highest quality care to people at home for over 25 years. In our most recent audit by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which regulates the care industry in England, we were awarded a rating of ‘Outstanding’. This award of excellence puts us in the top 3% of all care providers in England – an achievement we are very proud of.
As a fully managed care home provider, our carers are fully employed, trained, monitored, and supported 24/7 by us. This means you can have 100 percent confidence that you are receiving the best possible care.
How to arrange hourly care with Trinity Homecare
It couldn’t be easier to arrange hourly care than with Trinity Homecare. Simply get in touch with us today and we’ll arrange a free at-home care assessment to better understand your needs, wishes, and preferences. We can offer advice and recommendations as to what service suits you best, and we work hard to find the perfect carer to suit you.
In most cases, we can implement care within 24 hours if needed. Our flexible service means we can respond to any changing needs quickly, giving you exactly the care you need, when you want it.
Our friendly team is available to take your call every day, from 7.30am to 5.30pm. Call us today on 01908 183 4648 or alternately, fill in our online enquiry form.