Respite support is care that you receive in the short-term, perhaps because of a hospital discharge, a temporary illness, or because your carer needs to take a break. Helping Hands have been supporting our customers across the North West for more than 30 years, providing essential care so that family members can get some time to themselves, carers get to recharge their batteries, and you get to have someone different caring for you for a while.
Caring for someone else is the most rewarding thing you can do, but there’s no doubt that it can also be exhausting. This means that your carers will need to take breaks regularly from their caring duties to ensure they have the energy to look after you properly. Equally, you may never have had the need for care before, living independently until a recent illness, however you will find that you’ll probably feel better more quickly if you are in your own home to receive your care.
We design your care with you at the centre of your package, making sure that you have the level of support necessary for your full recovery. We want you to remain independent in the home you love for as long as possible, and that’s why we design your care around your requirements and put a support plan in your home that details exactly what you need.
Our carers come to us from all walks of life, some with years of experience and others with none. However, the one thing we require more than anything else is the desire to help others and support them to live as independently as possible in the home they love. We support everyone who joins us to develop their skills and become as knowledgeable as possible, offering training opportunities regularly and promoting from within whenever we can. We also work hard to make sure that our respite care is more comprehensive than any other companies’, offering personalised support that covers whatever you need, such as nutrition support, medication, and housework. All of our home care in the North West services are also fully regulated by the Care Quality Commission, meaning you and your loved ones can be confident in the high standards of care we offer.
If you would like to discover more about respite care in the North West you can chat to our customer care team, seven days a week. Additionally, you can use our webchat service to connect with knowledgeable people, or pop into your local branch across the North West for more information. You can find your closest branch here.