What Is Emergency Respite Care?
Sometimes emergency respite care is needed because you or a loved one is unexpectedly faced with an unanticipated care situation. This can happen for various reasons, for instance, if family carers need some time out and want to ensure care continues uninterrupted or because a professional carer is taken ill. It may also be due to a fall or other accident that requires a higher level of care for a short period.
When you need emergency respite care, you should come straight to Helping Hands. This is because we have decades of experience supporting people in their own homes, whether they have low-level frailties or a complex health condition. We can offer emergency respite care within 24 hours in some circumstances, usually for a minimum of seven days, but we will discuss this with you when you get in touch.
Why Emergency Planning Is Essential for Carers
Emergency planning is essential when you care for a loved one yourself, in case there are circumstances arise that are out of your control. That’s why having a carer directly employed by Helping Hands is the best way forward, as we’ll handle everything for you if your circumstances change.
Reducing Stress During Crisis Situations
The stress involved in trying to get care in place quickly can be overwhelming. Knowing there’s an experienced and well-trusted company available in an emergency is reassuring for anyone who needs additional support at short notice.
Ensuring Continuity of Care for Loved Ones
You need to know that the care you, or an existing professional carer, give to your loved one can continue seamlessly and uninterrupted. We have 155 local care branches across England and Wales, ready to help you.
Avoiding Last-Minute Decisions and Risks
Having to take any care you can at short notice leaves the person being cared for vulnerable. Instead, they deserve to be looked after by knowledgeable, vetted carers from a company fully regulated by the Care Quality Commission and CIW.
Cost of Emergency Respite Care
The costs of emergency respite care vary depending on the complexity of your care needs and location. We’ll devise you a personalised quote so that you’ll always know just how much you’re paying. As a rule though, our care prices begin at the following:
Visiting care pricing
Visiting respite care offers you flexible, personalised support throughout the week at the times that best suit you.
From £32.40 per hour
Live-in care pricing
Live-in respite care is a cost-effective care solution that gives you round-the-clock support in the comfort of your home.
From £345 per day
Tips for Creating an Emergency Respite Care Plan
Your local care team will create your emergency respite care plan after assessing your needs. They’ll come to your home and check that everything is in place for either your visiting or live-in care package to be carried out effectively. This can include seeing that your home is an appropriate place for our carers to work and that they have the space and equipment necessary to carry out their role efficiently and safely. They will also want to ensure that your daily routine can continue as unchanged as possible and that your independence is prioritised at all times.
We work hard to make sure that you get to live the way you wish to in the comfort and familiar surroundings of your beloved home, which is why we spend so much time making sure you’re happy with your care plan.
Responding to an Emergency Care Situation
We’ll work tirelessly to find the perfect carer for you, often within 24 hours. We’re experts in both visiting and live-in care, which means we can offer you a comprehensive service that covers every aspect of your needs. We’re not – and never have been – a care agency; we’re a private home care company, established in 1989. We know how good our carers are at what they do, and we build on their existing skills through a thorough training and development programme.
Your local branch team will be on hand whenever you need them, and we also have a centralised customer care team available seven days a week. We focus on the whole person at Helping Hands, keeping you at the centre of your care experience at all times. We’re the UK’s most trusted home care provider, and it shows.
Explore Our Respite Care Services
Our local care teams work tirelessly to get the right carer and package of care in place for you. We select, assess and employ all of our own carers, which means we know the person who comes to care for you will represent all of the best qualities we look for. Your health is always our priority at Helping Hands, and we’ll support every aspect of your routine, whether it’s housework, meal preparation, personal care, medication, or mobility.
We’ll build your respite care around you, whether you need us for a few hours a day or around the clock. Having respite care full-time does also offer the reassurance of companionship, meaning you’re never at the risk of isolation.
It’s as easy as 1,2,3 to arrange emergency respite care! Chat to our team of friendly customer advisors and they’ll explain your options and recommend the best package of care for you.
How to organise care
Speak to our team
Our friendly, knowledgeable team can answer your questions and talk you through your options. We are available 7 days a week.
Book a free care assessment
Your local Helping Hands care manager will visit you to understand your needs and preferences and discuss how we can help. We can visit you at home, in hospital or even a care home to carry out the care assessment.
Confirm your care package
We create a tailored care plan for you to review. Once you’ve agreed the plan, we can organise care in as little as 24 hours.