Cancer care for you or your loved one at home
Coming to terms with a cancer diagnosis can be one of the toughest things to face in life.
If you or a loved one are living with cancer and require additional day-to-day assistance, we’re here to help. We can support you in your home with specialist support, tailored to your condition and your circumstances.
Our wonderful carers are trained to provide home care for cancer patients who may be affected by many forms of the illness. And, in our 36 years as a provider of quality home care, we’ve helped people with all forms of cancer.
What does cancer care at home include?
Caring for people with cancer can be difficult for family members, and we will always do our best to support yours. By providing cancer care at home for your loved one, you and your family can concentrate on spending quality time together without having to be the primary private carer. With our help, you can focus more of your time and energies on being a family. Cancer care at home supports you to live more independently, confidently and comfortably in a number of ways.
What does cancer care include?
A personalised support plan
With care at home, you’ll get a support plan that is fully tailored to your personal needs and wishes – meaning you always get the type of care you want
Support for the family
A cancer diagnosis can often affect the entire family, so we’ll make sure your loved ones are fully supported – both practically and emotionally
One-to-one care from the best
Having one-to-one care from your own highly-trained Helping Hands carer means you’ll receive the dedicated support you need for your condition
What does a caregiver do for a cancer patient?
Our carers are trained to support cancer patients living with many forms of the illness.
If you live in certain parts of the UK and require assistance with daily activities, Helping Hands can provide you with the support you need. Our team of skilled nurses and social carers can offer expert medication advice, as well as help with practical tasks like washing and dressing. In addition, if you require overnight nursing care, Helping Hands can arrange for a nurse-trained carer to be there for you, ensuring that you have access to round-the-clock support.
We not only work alongside our customers’ doctors and Macmillan nurses to provide them with the best possible support – including palliative care and end of life care – but endeavour to help family and friends too.
Expert-led cancer care
Post-treatment support
We can reduce the stress of having treatment by fully supporting you after receiving chemotherapy, radiotherapy or hormonal therapy
Administering medication
Helping Hands carers are trained in medication support, meaning they can collect your medication as well as helping to organise and administer it
Low-grade medical assistance
Our carers can provide low-grade medical support, such as discreetly and respectfully helping with bowel, stoma and catheter care
Personal care
We can make everyday routines such as bathing, toileting and dressing much more straightforward, helping you to go about your day with dignity
Mobility support
All of our carers receive full training in providing mobility support, so they can help you to move safely around your home and get out and about
Companionship
Many of our carers become more like friends to the people they support, and our customers always appreciate the friendly company of a carer
Your options for cancer care at home
We offer specialist cancer care on both a visiting care and live-in care basis. If you require specialise cancer care at home, it’s important to know that you’re getting the right support.
We offer both visiting care and live-in care services to suit your needs
Visiting care
Live-in care
Can cancer patients be cared for at home?
Here at Helping Hands, we firmly believe that home is the best place to receive care after a cancer diagnosis. If you or a loved one is affected by cancer and are in need of day-to-day assistance, we can make things easier by supporting you at home – whether in the form of nursing support, home help, personal care or companionship and encouragement through some of the emotional issues you may be facing. Cancer care at home means:
3 simple steps…
How to arrange cancer 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.
Amazing carers, offering expert care in your home
We are committed to looking after our carers as well as we look after our customers.
We’re extremely proud of our wonderful team of live-in carers, who are constantly going above and beyond to ensure every customer receives the dedicated, bespoke support they deserve.
A fully regulated home care provider
Here at Helping Hands, our service is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
This means we need to consistently meet high standards and are monitored by our regulators.
Why is being a regulated care provider important?
Independent inspections of our service, giving you peace of mind
Fully vetted, high-quality carers
Guaranteed training and development for our staff
Cancer care FAQs
When you’re caring for someone living with cancer, it’s important to ensure they’re getting all the practical, physical and emotional support that they require to be able to live with their condition on a day-to-day basis.
If you or a loved one are living with cancer and require additional day-to-day assistance, we’re here to help. We can support you in your own home with specialist support, tailored to your condition and your circumstances.
You can arrange cancer care today by calling our friendly customer support team on 0330 818 3860. The team are available seven days a week, and will always be happy to assist with any queries you may have.