How Live-in care assists with respite and convalescence

How live-in care can help

With Respite Care

iStock_000018346944_SmallLive-in care is a popular respite choice for many people who need a break from caring. It enables your loved one to remain in their own environment, and this can be invaluable for you as their caregiver. It means you can have a break and be relaxed and safe in the knowledge the person you regularly care for is receiving the support and care they are used to in the familiar surroundings of their own home. It removes the need for the disruption that a stay in a residential hospice or home can sometimes cause.

Even the most stable and healthy families can be dramatically stressed by the demands of providing on-going care, and the sharing and arranging of care duties can be difficult to sort out and adhere to. The ever-changing roles and varying resource levels and commitments required can impact family participation. Often, people harbour resentment when caring for a loved one or relative for a long period and this can lead to burnout and impaired health. If you’re the main carer of the person you’re looking after, an occasional break from your caring responsibilities is essential.
With Convalesence Care

You may already be at home, or about to return home from a specialist care centre or a hospital, are feeling run down, poorly, or have had some kind of accident or change in your life. Some people will only need a little support, others a great deal. A live-in carer can help you get back on your feet, or provide on-going support for you as long as you want or need it.

After an illness or trauma, it can be difficult for people to get their independence back, especially after they have been in hospital for a long time or have been trying to cope at home with difficulty.

We understand that an illness or injury can be life-changing to a person’s mind, body and spirit. For this reason, we believe home based, live-in care gives the individual the support and comfort in what is often the best healing environment. This type of care at home gives you the chance to rehabilitate, recharge and recommit to living the best quality of life in a careful and safe way with 24 hour support at your side.

Having a live-in carer at home can help facilitate an early discharge from hospital for you because of the safety and support they provide. A live-in carer in your own home can monitor your health and help recognise early symptoms or signs of recurrence of ill health as well as helping you avoid injury and resulting future hospital re-admissions.

Live-in care enables people of all ages and disabilities to remain in their own homes safely. Continuity Care’s service will work with other health teams to make discharge from hospital or residential care an easier process. A live-in carer can assist your rehabilitation, living adaptations or provide support to help you with self-management of your condition and, where possible, for treatment to take place at home.