Home care in Godalming

Since 1989, our talented staff at Helping Hands have been caring for those who are vulnerable or have additional needs in the local community up and down the country. Our aim and ethos is to enable as many people as possible to remain living in their own home, without having the move into residential care, and that exact same sentiment is carried through in our professional team providing home care in Godalming.

The idea behind home care is support little and often that fits into your schedule that isn’t too cumbersome and prescriptive, so you can still go about your day in the way you choose – just with an extra helping hand along the way. Our visiting care support covers, but is not limited to, the following:

• Personal care – assistance with washing, dressing and continence care
• Housework – cleaning, dusting, vacuuming and laundry
• Manual handling – support with mobility aids and getting in and out of bed
• Medication – gentle reminders to take prescribed medication
• Companionship – a friendly face to check you’re okay and prevent loneliness

At Helping Hands, we’re a private care provider rather than a care agency, which means that you won’t get any annoying hidden costs or unwanted extras from us. We’re completely upfront about our care fees, and because you’ll have control over your care plan, you’ll know exactly what to expect from us in terms of weekly hours, level of care and type of support. We’ll also be able to personalise your package of care so that it’s perfectly suited to your condition and circumstances, and can adapt it accordingly as your situation changes.

Live in care in Godalming is a direct alternative to moving into a care home or nursing home as it allows you to receive 24-hour support but from the comfort of your own home. There are lots of benefits to choosing live-in care, particularly if your needs are more severe or you require input from nurses and other professionals.

If you do have clinical needs that require close monitoring, we have a team of nurses who oversee any clinical aspects of care, such as PEG feeding, continence care and ventilator care, as well as other types of specific medical support.

With Helping Hands providing your private care at home you are guaranteed amazing levels of support in the place you love best. Why leave your beloved home and move into residential care, when you can have support delivered in your own home? If you call our customer care team you’ll discover friendly, knowledgeable professionals available seven days a week to answer your queries about private care at home, or you can speak to your local branch team across the majority of England and Wales. We’ve around 150 local branches, so we’re bound to have one near you or your loved one, meaning a bespoke service that is tailored to you and your routines from a company with over 30 years of experience.

We wouldn’t be one of the leading home care providers in the UK if it wasn’t for the careful selection of our wonderful carers.  They truly are what makes us stand out from the rest with their passion, willingness to go the extra mile and genuine kindness.

All of our carers are provided with an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check before they join us, and we also carry out extensive character references too. After all, our carers are trusted to go into your home and look after your wellbeing, so we need to ensure that we have completed all of the necessary safety checks before they begin their journey with us.

Once they join us, they are required to undergo a thorough training programme which includes theoretical and practical sessions on manual handling, personal care, dementia, first aid, safeguarding and many more.