Respite care can be a lifeline if your carer needs to take a break or your family want to have a holiday. Respite care is temporary support lasting from a few days to a few weeks, which can take the pressure off the people who are caring for you. It’s vital that carers take regular breaks to avoid burning out, as caring for others can take its toll physically and emotionally if done continuously without regular chances to relax. Respite home care in Horsham from Helping Hands is fully regulated by the Care Quality Commission and is available on both a visiting and live-in care basis.
You may have been discharged from hospital and require a little support to get you back on your feet, or need someone to cover your carer’s – or family member’s – holiday. We deliver respite care under various circumstances when temporary support is necessary and can provide it from a few hours a week up to 24-hour support.
We’ll design your respite support around your needs, as we’ve never believed in ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to care. We put every detail of your support needs into your care plan and make sure that it contains information about how you like to spend your days. This includes your physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, which means we get to know your all-around ‘holistic’ preferences and requirements.
Our carers are the very heart of Helping Hands, and we like to look after them as well as they look after you. We build on their existing skills to ensure that they are prepared for every aspect of our customers’ needs, and we provide qualifications and short courses through our in-house training academy. We also encourage our carers to ask for more training if they feel they need it and to seek promotion if they’re interested in progressing. This is how we can be sure that our care delivery is industry-leading and what makes us the UK’s most trusted home care provider. We’re also proud of how many of our managers began as carers with us and have stayed to develop their careers.
If you’re interested in learning more about respite care in the Horsham area, then talk to our friendly customer care team today. They’re available online and over the phone and will advise you on your options, or if you prefer, you can arrange for them to call you back at a more convenient time.