What is Private Home Care?
Private home care is privately arranged and paid-for care services that are delivered in the comfort and privacy of someone’s home. Private home care isn’t just for the elderly, it can be any type of professional care provided at home that helps a person maintain or improve their health and quality of life. This type of care is also known as ‘home care’, ‘domiciliary care‘, or ‘hourly care’.
People from all walks of life and all ages use private home care services for a variety of reasons. Maybe it is required for a short time during convalescence after hospital treatment. It could be 24-hour live-in care for a complex health condition, or a regular weekly home visit to provide companionship and welfare checks.
The alternative to private home care is usually a residential care home or being cared for by friends and family. Private home care is the preferred choice by many because it ensures a person’s normal life and daily routines can be maintained whilst being supported in the comfort of their own home.
A Range of Services at Trinity Homecare
Our range of private home care services is delivered through an individually tailored plan. Our services include:
We know that dementia can seem like a challenging issue to face for families. With the right professional care and support, individuals with dementia can still enjoy an active, happy and fulfilling life in their homes.
Help to carry out personal and household tasks so that you or your loved one can retain a good quality of life. With different types of care available, our daily personal care services are completely tailored to you. Whether you need us once a week or multiple times throughout the day.
Companionship care is a perfect solution for anyone who doesn’t necessarily need personal care. However, they would benefit from regular visits from a friendly face who has an active and genuine interest in their well-being.
Transferring care responsibilities in times of need. As respite care providers, we ensure those who rely on care still receive the heartfelt support they need when their current carer cannot be by their side.
Offering both visiting care and live-in care options around the UK. We provide heartfelt care at home for those who need it the most. Home-based palliative care is just one type of care that we can provide alongside other social care professionals, dependent on your individual needs.
With intermediate care we aid rehabilitation, support and care for individuals who have been in hospital and require additional care before returning to full, independent living.
What are the signs that private care at home is needed?
Acknowledging that we need help can be difficult to accept. It may feel like we are giving up our independence or failing somehow. However, the reality could not be further from the truth. Enlisting support from home care services provides a new lease of life. Care at home encourages and supports independent living. It allows you to continue living the way you like, whilst staying in the home and community you love.
If you or your loved one is struggling with any of the signs and symptoms below, it might be time to consider private care at home:
Body weakness, poor eyesight, imbalance, medications, and household hazards can all contribute to seniors’ falling. This can have life-changing effects. Unsteadiness, holding onto furniture, unexplained bruising or wounds, as well as having a few ‘near falls’ or becoming accident-prone are all signs that help is needed.
In addition to increasing a senior’s risk of mortality, isolation can have a negative impact on a senior’s health and contribute to the development of dementia, depression and cognitive decline. Signs can include becoming less active and sociable than usual, increased irritability, changing sleep patterns, or withdrawing from communications and activities that were once enjoyed.
If a once tidy house is cluttered and dirty, bills are unpaid, or the fridge is full of rotten food, it could be a sign that it’s time to get help. Whether due to mobility limitations or changes in cognition, it is common for older adults to find that household chores, planning, and organisation become more challenging or even unsafe.
Any deterioration in personal hygiene and grooming habits is worth noting as a possible sign that home care is needed. Dirty and untidy hair, unbrushed teeth, dirty clothes, body odour, and dirty hands and nails are warning signs that personal care has become too much of a challenge without assistance.
Increased forgetfulness is one of the most common signs that help is needed. Skipping medication, missing appointments, or having difficulty recalling basic knowledge like the date or time, are all signs that someone needs help.
If you notice food goes uneaten, or sudden weight gain or weight loss, it could indicate: a loss of interest in food due to appetite changes, difficulty preparing food due to cognitive decline, forgetting to eat, loss of ability to go food shopping or prepare meals.
Wandering or getting lost is a common symptom for people living with dementia. Common signs to look out for include: returning from a regular walk or drive later than usual, forgetting how to get to familiar places, talking about fulfilling historical obligations (such as going to work), wanting to “go home” even when at home, becoming restless, pacing or making repetitive movements.
How Trinity Homecare can help
If you think that you or a loved one could benefit from extra support at home we are here and ready to help you. Our compassionate care management team are on-hand every day waiting to take your call. We offer a free no-obligation enquiry service. Whether you have a simple question, want to explore our services in more detail, or arrange a free home assessment, we are available 7 days a week; from 7.30am until 5.30pm on 020 4530 8775. Alternatively, you can make an online enquiry using our online enquiry form.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator for all health and social care services in England. Therefore, the CQC is responsible for inspecting our services to ensure we meet all regulatory standards set out in the Health & Social Care Act. The CQC conducts regular inspections which include speaking directly with our clients, staff, and commissioners. They also review our policies, procedures, and files.