‘Home sweet home’ - there is no place quite like home.
At Home Help Me Care we enable older people to remain living safely and independently at home. To make this happen we work with a range of professionals including Social Workers, Physiotherapists, Dieticians, Occupational Therapists and Doctors to ensure we create a truly bespoke care package. We offer visits from as little as 2 hours per week right up to a full care package delivering 4 visits a day, 7 days a week. We primarily offer services within the North of Edinburgh (Cramond, Cammo, Davidson Mains, Blackhall, Craigcrook, Corstorphine, Silverknowes, Murrayfield and Ravelston), though please get in touch to check if we cover your specific address.
“I found the manager extremely helpful and open to suggestions. She also took initiative to contact me for advice and was a good liaison between myself and the family. I believe it was because of her that the lady was able to stay at home rather than go into a care home.”
OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:
Personal Care - support with bathing/showering, continence care, support with every day routines and medication. We offer the upmost discretion in these services.
'Hospital to Home' service - helping you settle back into your home after a period in hospital and escorting to appointments.
Companionship - to enjoy the little things in life, whether that's a stroll in the park, afternoon tea, trip to the hairdressers, visit to a local art gallery/cafe or simply enjoying being at home.
Food Preparation - Preparing fresh home cooked meals and where required food and hydration support.
Carer Respite - Caring for someone with dementia and other age related conditions can bring with it a spectrum of emotions. It can be rewarding and challenging in equal measure. Being in a carer role sometimes means overlooking your own needs.
End of Life Care - We understand that facing the end of life can be challenging and an emotional time for both individuals and their loved ones. At Home Help Me Care Ltd, we are committed to providing compassionate and comprehensive end of life support to ensure comfort, dignity, and peace during this difficult journey.
Dementia
Many families are affected with Dementia, a neurological condition which impairs cognitive abilities such as attention, memory, language, logical reasoning, and problem solving. Common types of dementia include Alzheimer’s and Vascular dementia and often many people go undiagnosed. Often these families need support and guidance to do the right thing for their loved one.
At Home Help Me Care, we create bespoke care and support packages based on clients current abilities, as well as factoring in the things they used to love. Instead of over caring for people, we watch for cues and provide gentle discreet prompts to enable them to carry out tasks. We carefully observe peoples moods and body language and adjust our style of care to suit their needs. We guide and help families on what this means for the future.
We are proud at the speed we can adapt our services to meet the changing needs of our clients, sometimes this means changes being implemented on the same day. We adjust to our clients’ needs enabling them to retain their sense of independence and dignity.
“Thank you for the extraordinary support & care you have given us in the last year. Please convey my thanks to all your carers. They have been so patient with him and have taken him out to so many places & the table tennis he enjoyed so much. They have brightened up his day and having these three hours spells have helped me enormously. ”
“The Care Co Ordinator has provided outstanding support to our family in setting up a care package for our mum. She has calmly and efficiently arranged this whilst navigating a complex set of circumstances, liaising with third parties (hospital, social services, pharmacist) and at all times being understanding of the nuances of the care required. She is always on hand to answer questions and quickly respond to changing situations. We are extremely confident in her capabilities to provide the ongoing support we need. ”
Parkinsons
Parkinson's disease mostly affects older people but can also occur in younger adults. The symptoms are the result of the gradual degeneration of nerve cells in the part of the brain that controls body movement.
We work with people at differing stages of living with Parkinson’s. We use a range of strategies to help people with mobility constraints, whilst giving them the space to be independent.
Companionship
Loneliness can strike at any time of a persons life. Caroline Abrahams, Age UK charity director says: “Loneliness can have an impact on older people’s health and wellbeing. And this is particularly true when it comes to mental health, with older people’s depression often brought on by, or exacerbated by loneliness.”
At Home Help Me Care we recognise the importance of human touch and engagement. We take the time to engage in conversation with the people we see. Our team are of a sunny disposition. We use a range of technology to enable people to connect with friends and family who live near and far.
“I am very happy with the service for my relative. I first contacted them for befriending and gradually they have been doing a bit more, such as shopping, appointments. The manager suggested a professional assessment and made a referral to social work. They are flexible. They provide a lot of emotional support. Staff have been good at discovering when my relative has appointments and making sure she gets to them. We are aiming to keep her at home which would be ideal and will maintain her quality of life.”
“Thanks for all the help in keeping my dad at home for as long as possible. We appreciate all the kindness and care”
