From feeding to dog walking and more
Looking after a beloved pet can be difficult if you are aging, unwell or lacking mobility.
That’s where pet care at home can help. Your pet is part of your family, and there are great benefits to being able to stay in the comfort of your own home with the love and companionship of your furry friend.
With the support of a Helping Hands carer, you and your pet can continue to enjoy one another’s company and your pet can continue to live the happy, healthy life you want for them.
The benefits of home care for you and your pet
The onset of old age or illness doesn’t have to mean giving up your lifestyle, or your pets.
Homecare services provide you with an alternative to residential care or a hospice which enables you and your pet to stay at home with each other. Your pet’s health and happiness can play a big part in how you feel yourself, so we’ll make sure you’re able to continue living together.
Pet care can have a number of tangible benefits, including:
Reduce your stress levels
Keeping a pet can help reduce stress levels and be a source of fun
Valued companionship
If you’re on your own, a furry friend can be a great companion
Provide daily routine
Walking and feeding pets can become a helpful daily routine
Familiar environment
A pet can add to the warmth and familiarity of your home environment
What our pet services cover
Whilst we don’t care solely for a pet, both live-in and visiting carers can support you to keep you living independently at home whilst helping with your furry friend(s).
Your pets bring happiness and comfort every day, no matter what shape or size they may be. Essential jobs can cause a little too much strain if you are elderly or unwell, so your carer will either carry out these tasks for you, or assist you to help keep up your usual routine.
Feeding your pets
Your pet’s dietary requirements can be just as particular as yours, if not more so! Your pet will be fed and watered to your exact specifications to keep them and you happy and healthy.
Cleaning cages and litter trays
Your carefully selected carer will support you with the messier tasks that come with being a pet owner. Your carer will be happy to carry out cleaning duties such as emptying litter trays and cleaning out fish tanks and cages.
Dog walking and other exercises
The routine you maintain with your pet is important to you both, so your local carer will manage walks and exercising for you to take off the pressure and make sure your pet doesn’t have to be re-homed.
Running errands
You might run out of pet food unexpectedly, or have a visit to the vets arranged that you are unable to get to yourself. Our carers will gladly pop to the shops or accompany you and your pet on errands or to appointments.
The options for pet care at home
We’re able to support you through either dedicated visiting care or live-in care, depending on your needs.
Visiting care
Live-in care
How else can a carer support me at home?
As well as helping look after your furry friend, a carer can support you around your home.
Our wonderful carers are able to provide dedicated physical, practical and emotional support around the home. Here are some of the many things with which your carer will be able to help you:
Personal care
Your home carer can provide discreet and dignified personal care with routines such as bathing, toileting and getting dressed
Household tasks
Your carer can help around your home with housekeeping tasks such as cleaning and vacuuming, doing the laundry, and doing the bins
Mobility support at home
Every Helping Hands carer is trained in mobility support, so they can help with things like getting in and out of bed and moving around the home
Light medical support
Our fully trained carers can provide medical support including catheterisation, convene, PEG feeding and suppositories, to name just a few
Friendly companionship
All of our carers have been handpicked for their kind, compassionate personalities, which means they also provide wonderful companionship
Help getting out and about
Whether you want to visit family, pop to the shops or go away on holiday, a carer can help you plan your travel and accompany you along the way
Caring for your pet
Your care package will be tailored to you and your needs, including the needs of your pets.
Whether your creature companion of choice is furry, has scales, swims, lives in a stable or has eight legs, your fully managed care plan will contain the perfect level of support to keep you at home together. Your life doesn’t need to change just because your circumstances have. Our team of professionals will be able to discuss a personalised support plan for you and your pet today.
Why choose Helping Hands?
We understand the difference a furry friend can make to your well-being and quality of life.
Your package of care will be entirely bespoke to you and your needs. Your pet’s needs come hand in hand with your own, so we will incorporate these in to your support plan.
Your carer will be there to fit in with your life and your schedule, and isn’t restricted to office hours. A pet friendly carer can live in your home with you, visit every day or come on particular days and at certain times to suit you.
Feeding your pets
Your pet’s dietary requirements can be just as particular as yours, if not more so! Your pet will be fed and watered to your exact specifications to keep them and you happy and healthy.
Cleaning cages and litter trays
Your carefully selected carer will support you with the messier tasks that come with being a pet owner. Your carer will be happy to carry out cleaning duties such as emptying litter trays and cleaning out fish tanks and cages.
Taking care of the people that care for you
Our wonderful carers are the reason we’re trusted by so many families to provide care and companionship to people who need support.
We directly employ every one of our carers and regularly train, support and reward them so they can continue to deliver the best care.
How to arrange pet care
We know that arranging care can be a complex process, which is why we focus on making it incredibly straightforward to organise support with us. Call our team today to begin your journey.
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.
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.
