Companionship care at home is so valuable to your loved ones overall wellbeing. It offers a range of emotional, physical and social benefits.
No matter what support you may need, our Care Professionals are matched with your or your loved ones interests in mind. This could be to support with activities like a dog walk, a stroll around a local park or beauty spot or a trip to a Newport, Caldicot or retail park.
A dependable Care Professional visiting your loved one at home offering Companionship Care will give you peace of mind that their independence is being supported. This also reduces loneliness and isolation having a positive impact on their mental health by decreasing anxiety and depression.
A chat about their favorite football team, helping with a puzzle or going out for lunch or to a local garden center can boost self-esteem and quality of life providing reassurance for you and your loved one.
Whether its several hours a day or a few hours a week, Home Instead Newport, Cwmbran and Chepstow are able to provide an individual care plan based on your loved one and the support they need.
Our Care Professionals are individually matched to clients based on personality, hobbies and interests. One of our Care Professionals speaks fluent Welsh and visits a client who is also a Welsh speaker, they communicate this way throughout the visit. Crafts, sports, cooking, pets and so much more are taken into consideration during the matching process.
We will find a Care Professional with similar interests to support your loved one and become their companion. This could be a trip out to a nearby café, a regular group or meet up with friends. Our Care Professionals can help support cook a favorite meal, pop to the shop with your loved one for ingredients or even order them online whilst being at home.
One of our Care Professionals takes a client to her local Thai Chi class every week at Ponthir Village Hall. Staying connected to local groups within the community and seeing familiar faces helps our loved ones stay engaged and less isolated.
The majority of our Care Professionals live close to the area in which they work giving them great knowledge of the local community, events and places to visit.
Maintaining familiarity in routines and connections provides comfort and stability for older adults. One of our clients, Mary, really enjoys an afternoon out at Fourteen Locks Canal Centre. Most weeks one of our Care Professional Debra takes Mary to the café to enjoy a pot of tea, a slice of cake and a stroll around the canal. This outing is something that both Mary and Deb look forward to.
Companionship is also a great start to help at home, if a time comes where extra support is needed, relationships with a small team Care Professionals are already in place to build on.