Advice & Support
As we age, there are various factors that can make it harder to live independently, whether it be illness, mobility concerns or loneliness.
Summary of elderly care
Getting the right care for yourself, or your loved one is important to understand the different elderly care options available to you.
It’s also important to make sure you have the right support in place if you’re caring for elderly parents or loved ones yourself.
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There are a variety of support that you can have: such as carers allowance, respite care and personal care support.
Getting some support at home doesn’t mean it has to be full-time at first ! You can start with hourly care to support with unmanageable tasks, as many times a day as you may need.
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Hearts Kind can help with respite care, short-term care and even overnight care for those who struggle through the night.
Care and support for elderly is useful for the physical concerns as well as challenges to the mental capacity.
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Depression is common for elderly, but having the right support in place can help with loneliness and provide companionship in later life.
Home Care
Home care is allowing people to receive care in their own home and retaining as much independence as possible.
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Care Services for the elderly in their own homes is available and can be tailored to individual needs and offered around-the-clock by experienced, kind and professional carers.
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Respite Care
As part of any care plan, it’s important to consider respite care.
This is beneficial for both the carer and care recipient.
Respite care allows primary carers to take a break, whilst ensuring the same level of care and support is provided in their own home.
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Live In Care
Live-in care allows people to stay in their own home, living as independently as possible, for as long as possible.
Live-in carers do everything that for you or your loved one – providing personal care services, housekeeping, cooking and even pet care.They live-in the home and are there 24/7 to support with all thats needed.
Live-in carers specialise in supporting a range of conditions, and can even be arranged as part of a palliative care plan.
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Arranging Care
The first step in arranging care is to understand the funding options available to you, and carry out a care needs assessment then, you will have better idea of what care best suits your circumstances.
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You can arrange care in a few different ways – privately, with a fully managed agency or with an introductory agency like Hearts Kind.
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To get you started you need to:
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Undergo a care needs assessment
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Find out what funding is available to you
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Understand your finances
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Consider care funding options