As we get older, day-to-day tasks like housekeeping, caring for pets, or doing the laundry can become more challenging to manage. This can lead to feelings of frustration and overwhelm, but it needn’t be this way as help is available.
Lifestyle support for the elderly is a type of care specifically designed to help you manage any day-to-day tasks you may be finding harder to manage, enabling you to continue living independently in the home you love. From helping prepare meals to doing the dishes, our carers will ensure you get the help at home you need.
Below, we explain more about lifestyle support, including what kind of help you can expect and how it can support you to retain your independence.
What is lifestyle support for the elderly?
Lifestyle support, also known as help at home, is a special type of home care designed to help you manage all aspects of daily life, whether practical, personal, or emotional. Carers can tailor the assistance they provide to your needs, ensuring you can continue to live well in the home you love.
The exact support offered by home care providers delivering lifestyle support for the elderly can vary but generally includes:
Light housekeeping
If you’re finding it harder to keep on top of your cleaning and housework, lifestyle support carers can help by providing light housekeeping duties. This can include activities like light dusting and general tidying, like emptying your bins.
Laundry services
Changing your bedding and carrying loads of washing can become more arduous as you age, especially if you are frail or have any health conditions that restrict your mobility. By letting our carers take care of your laundry, you can rest assured that you’ll have clean, fresh bedding and garments without the hassle of having to manage the task yourself.
Cooking
Cooking nutritious meals can become more difficult as you age, and if you’re living alone, you may also lack the energy or will to cook for yourself. This can lead to poor nutrition, which can worsen your health. To ensure you continue to eat well-balanced meals, we can provide carers who can help prepare and cook meals for you.
Getting out and about
Getting out and about as you age can become harder. General wear and tear on your limbs, mobility issues, or increased frailty can all mean a bit of extra support is needed to continue doing the things you love. With lifestyle support, carers can help provide the assistance you need, whether that’s dropping you off and collecting you from church or attending a weekly class with you.
Personal care
In addition to providing assistance around the house, our carers are also able to provide support with your personal care. This can include everything from washing and dressing to helping with continence care.
Help with pets
If you are finding it harder to take care of your beloved pets, lifestyle support carers can help. From feeding cats to taking dogs on their daily walk, our carers can help you continue looking after your animals the way they deserve so that you can continue to enjoy spending time together.
What are the benefits of lifestyle support?
Ageing affects us all differently, but for the majority, it will mean that daily tasks once performed with ease, become harder to manage. Accepting that you may need some help at home can seem daunting at first, especially if you’ve lived independently for decades.
However, one of the main advantages of lifestyle support is that it is designed to foster independence by providing bespoke support tailored to your needs.
Some other benefits of lifestyle support include:
- Enabling you to live independently in the home you love
- Ensuring you stay safe
- Providing companionship and a friendly face
- Dedicated one-to-one support
- Peace of mind for you and your family that you’re getting the help you need
- Enabling you to continue doing the things you love
- Ensuring you are supported at appointments
What is the difference between lifestyle support and companionship care?
If you are considering home care options, you may be wondering what the difference between lifestyle support and companionship care is. The reality is that both types of home care are very similar in that the care is centred on providing you with support in your day-to-day life rather than medical support or interventions.
However, there are some slight differences. For example, people looking for lifestyle support tend to be more active and may still get involved in activities or their local community but require assistance with specific household tasks. People receiving companionship care tend to be less actively involved in their community, so benefit from having someone to chat with regularly as well as getting some support with household chores.
Why choose Trinity Homecare for elderly lifestyle support?
At Trinity Homecare, we are committed to providing fully bespoke home care tailored to your specific needs. So, whether you need support preparing or cooking meals, light housekeeping, or getting to your activities, our carers can provide comprehensive lifestyle support tailored to you.
The majority of people seeking lifestyle support choose visiting care, as this enables them to get the support they need as and when they need it. With visits from as little as 30 minutes long, it delivers support while fostering independence, enabling you to continue living life on your terms. However, should you feel more round-the-clock support would be beneficial, our live-in care could be the better option.
Trusted lifestyle support from Trinity
If you’re looking for trusted lifestyle support to help you with day-to-day chores, which are becoming harder to manage, trust Trinity Homecare. For the past 25 years, we have provided the highest standards of care in the comfort of people’s own homes, ensuring that age is not a barrier to you enjoying a fulfilling and rewarding life in the home you love.
Trinity Homecare is a fully managed care agency with an ‘Outstanding’ CQC rating, placing Trinity amongst the top 4% of all nationwide care companies in England. With this in mind, you can rest assured that your loved one will receive the highest standard of care and specialist support.
If you have any questions about arranging home care, simply get in touch with our helpful and knowledgeable care team.
Arranging nationwide home care with Trinity is straightforward.
Simply follow these five steps:
- Call our care team
- Undergo a free, no-obligation consultation to discuss your care needs and arrange a care assessment
- After the assessment, a plan of care is created
- A well-suited carer is found and placed
- Care can be adapted at any time
