When you or a loved one struggles to maintain independence at home, it can be difficult to know what help is available. Private home care provides specialist support, a helping hand and a friendly face. This helps you continue living a full and independent life in the place you love.
Trinity Homecare is a multi-award-winning home care provider that’s committed to supporting you through life’s journeys. From friendly companionship to dignified and respectful personal care, our team will be by your side to support you and your loved ones. We are committed to providing the very best private home care services possible.
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What is Private Home Care?
Private home care is a care service that is delivered in the comfort and privacy of someone’s home. Private home care isn’t just for older adults. It can be any type of professional care provided at home that helps a person maintain or improve their health and quality of life. This type of care is also known as ‘home care’, ‘domiciliary care‘ or ‘hourly care’.
People from all walks of life and all ages use private home care services for a variety of reasons. Maybe it is required for a short time during convalescence after hospital treatment. It could be 24-hour live-in care for a complex health condition or a regular weekly home visit to provide companionship and welfare checks.
The alternative to private home care is usually a residential care home or care by friends and family. Private home care is the preferred choice by many because it ensures a person’s normal life and daily routines can be maintained whilst being supported in the comfort of their own home.
A Range of Services at Trinity Homecare
Our range of private home care services is delivered through an individually tailored plan. Our services include:
We know that dementia can seem like a challenging issue to face for families. With the right professional care and support, individuals with dementia can still enjoy an active, happy and fulfilling life in their homes.
Help to carry out personal and household tasks so that you or your loved one can retain a good quality of life. With a range of care options available, our daily personal care services are tailored to you, whether you need us once a week or multiple times throughout the day.
Companionship care is a perfect solution for anyone who doesn’t necessarily need personal care. However, they would benefit from regular visits from a friendly face with an active, genuine interest in their well-being.
Transferring care responsibilities in times of need. As respite care providers, we ensure that those who rely on care continue to receive the heartfelt support they need when their current carer is not by their side.
Offering both visiting care and live-in care options around the UK. We provide heartfelt care at home for those who need it the most. Home-based palliative care is just one type of care that we can provide alongside other social care professionals, dependent on your individual needs.
With intermediate care, we aid rehabilitation, support and care for individuals who have been in hospital and require additional care before returning to full, independent living.
Possible Signs that Private Care at Home Is Needed
Acknowledging that we need help can be difficult to accept. It may feel like we are giving up our independence or failing in some way. However, the reality could not be further from the truth. Enlisting support from home care services provides a new lease of life. Care at home encourages and supports independent living, allowing you to continue living the way you like, whilst staying in the home and community you love.
If you or your loved one is struggling with any of the signs and symptoms below, it might be time to consider private care at home:
Body weakness, poor eyesight, imbalance, medications and household hazards can all contribute to falls among seniors. This can have life-changing effects. Unsteadiness, holding onto furniture, unexplained bruising or wounds, as well as having a few ‘near falls’ or becoming accident-prone, are all signs that help is needed.
In addition to increasing a person’s risk of mortality, isolation can have a negative impact on a senior’s health and contribute to the development of dementia, depression and cognitive decline. Signs can include becoming less active and sociable than usual, increased irritability, changes in sleep patterns or withdrawing from communication and activities that were once enjoyed.
If a once tidy house is cluttered and dirty, bills are unpaid, or the fridge is empty, it could be a sign that it’s time to get help. Whether due to mobility limitations or changes in cognition, it is common for older adults to find that household chores, planning and organisation become more challenging or even unsafe.
Any deterioration in personal hygiene and grooming habits is worth noting as a possible sign that home care is needed. This could be a warning sign that personal care has become too much of a challenge without assistance.
Increased forgetfulness is one of the most common signs that help is needed. Skipping medication, missing appointments or having difficulty recalling basic information, such as the date or time, are all signs that someone needs help.
If you notice food going uneaten or sudden weight gain or weight loss, it could indicate: a loss of interest in food due to appetite changes, difficulty preparing food due to cognitive decline, forgetting to eat or a loss of the ability to go food shopping or prepare meals.
Wandering or getting lost is a common symptom for people living with dementia. Common signs to look out for include: returning from a regular walk or drive later than usual, forgetting how to get to familiar places, talking about fulfilling historical obligations (such as going to work), wanting to “go home” even when at home, becoming restless, pacing or making repetitive movements.
How Trinity Homecare can help
At Trinity Homecare, we take pride in our private home care services. Our live-in and visiting care services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). This means our services are regularly inspected and assessed against regulatory guidelines.
We are delighted to have achieved an ‘Outstanding’ rating in our last inspection, which demonstrates that we provide safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led services. Only 4% of all domiciliary care providers in the country are rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC.
With 25 years of experience delivering personal one-to-one care in the comfort of people’s own homes, we have the expertise needed to give you or your loved one the best support. We are a multi-award-winning organisation that has been proven to provide safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led services.
Talk to Trinity Homecare Today
If your loved one requires home care, chat with one of our friendly care team today. We offer a free, no-obligation enquiry and assessment service and are happy to offer information and advice to help you find the perfect home care solution.
Call us on 0207 183 4884 in confidence for a free no obligation quotation. If enquiring outside of our opening hours, please complete our online form and we will contact you the next day.
