Home care in Letchworth

Our dedicated carers from the Letchworth branch provide bespoke home care to enable you or your loved one to stay at home. The team can help with anything from companionship, household duties and support popping to the shops, to more complex care needs including spinal injuries, Parkinson’s and those that have experienced a stroke.

Because our care plans are personalised and centred around you, the support you require is always on your terms and to suit your routines. It may be that you need help getting up and dressed in the morning, but you’re able to attend to your own personal care; we recognise that everyone’s needs are different and may change over time.

Visiting care can be arranged for anything from 30 minutes once a week to regular calls throughout the day. Every member of the team is here to ensure you or your loved one remain as independent as possible, irrespective of medical or personal needs.

Care needs may change over time or suddenly occur after an unexpected illness or injury. For some it can be quite a daunting prospect to allow someone into your home, but for others it’s a sense of relief. Whatever your situation, Louise and her team are on hand to answer any questions and find a solution that is perfect for you.

Live-in care in Letchworth means exactly that – a carer will live with you in your home to provide support as and when you require. For many, this can be a more preferable option than residential care as it allows you to remain at home surrounded by your own comforts.

We ensure that you have a choice of carers that suit your interests and personality, whether that be a love of nature or a passion for art.

Being a care agency was never part of our ethos, which is why we aren’t an agency; instead, being a private home care company singularly dedicated to ensuring our customers live safe and comfortable lives in the homes they love. Needing care at home can make you think your only choice is to approach an agency, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. While an agency will traditionally ‘match’ you with a carer, in reality they will take a fee for finding you a carer and then have nothing more to do with the arrangement, leaving you responsible for paying your carer, managing them and making sure they do what is expected. With our local care team in Letchworth though you’ll be cared for by dedicated and compassionate carers, and supported by managers who will make sure everything runs seamlessly and put you at the forefront of everything they do.

Also known as care at home, domiciliary care puts you at the centre of your care and provides you with the support you need. Personalised care packages are built around you, for you and complement your existing routines.

You may have a beloved pet that you still want to care for, or perhaps you live with a friend or partner that needs extra help to support you. Domiciliary care offers a viable alternative to residential care and allows you to rest assured that your care needs are being met in the comfort of your own home.

As one of the UK’s leading dementia care specialists, Helping Hands have a wealth of experience in supporting people to live with this condition. Whether it be early-onset dementia – which could be one of many types of the condition such as Alzheimer’s, Lewy body, frontotemporal dementia – all of our carers are experts in understanding and helping to support you or your loved one.

We understand that it can be difficult to know where to start when thinking about care for yourself of a loved one living with dementia. With our service, you can expect consistency, empathy and patience; all of which are vital for managing the condition. Our carers will get to know you and your routine – if you like to do jigsaw puzzles or take a stroll in your local park, we’ll be there with you every step of the way.

As time goes by, it may be that you need a bit more support with everyday tasks such as cooking, cleaning and getting dressed. Or you may have a progressive medical condition that requires prompting with taking medication and more intensive assistance.

Whether it’s weekly visits to help you change your bed sheets or live-in care to be with you throughout the night, elderly care in Letchworth could be the perfect solution for your needs and relieve you or your family of any worries about your wellbeing.

Although caring for someone can be extremely rewarding, there may be times when you or your regular caregiver needs a bit of time for rest and recuperation. The team at Letchworth aim to provide the least disruptive solution for your routine and requirements by replicating your existing arrangements.

We’re happy to meet with you and your carer before we look after your care needs to make sure we get it just right – from your wake-up calls to the amount of sugars you have in your tea.

Respite care is also suitable if you’ve sustained an injury or are convalescing after a hospital stay but need support at home with some aspects of your care. We can also accompany you if you need assistance when attending a wedding or special event that you don’t want to miss.

What makes our carers so special is that they are completely devoted to their mission of providing the best care they possibly can. Compassionate and committed, all of our carers complete an induction programme that covers manual handling, first aid equality & diversity, safeguarding and mobility support.

As the first and only home care provider to be endorsed as a Centre of Excellence, we are committed to continuously sharing best practice and training our staff to the very highest standard. We only employ the very best carers and they all receive thorough background checks through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Our service is the only care provider to be endorsed by Skills For Care as a Centre of Excellence and we are a member of the Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), who are committed to transforming health and social care for those living with dementia in the UK. As a care company, we are also fully regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) who inspect whether our service is responsive, safe and effective.