'I Was Amazed It Started With Nail Care!'
Introducing Home Instead's 'Nail Care' service:
Attending to your loved one's struggles caring for their hands and feet, whilst also introducing at-home support.
As our loved one’s age, it’s essential that we stay mindful of their changing care needs. While we may not think twice about our hands and feet, as we age, completing simple nail tasks can become challenging. As we age, our nails can get thicker and more brittle and long-term illnesses, such as diabetes can also cause nail issues. Home Instead Wimbledon and Kingston’s Nail Care Service can help mediate these problems. What’s more, it can be a gentle stepping-stone for your loved one to consider at-home care support.
The Importance of Nail Care
Why Should Care For Our Hands and Feet?
Keeping nails trimmed and is not only hygienic, but it makes a person look more presentable, which in turn has an impact on self-esteem. In later years, issues with dexterity and mobility can make this simple part of personal care more difficult. According to Pysiopedia, 31% of older adults are unable to physically cut their nails themselves.
Neglected hands and feet can lead to significant physical discomfort. Day-to-day, it can make wearing shoes uncomfortable and interfere with tasks like fastening buttons and zips, which can cause distress and frustration.
More seriously, lack of nail care can reduce mobility, increase fall risks, and lead to infections or complications related to conditions like diabetes and cellulitis which could lead your loved one to need medical attention. As we discussed in a previous blog, our support and gentle intervention in the home can have a massive impact on reliving the NHS. This is why we are so proud at Wimbledon and Kingston to offer the Nail Care service in the comfort of home!
What Do We Provide?
Our service offers an array of treatments for hands and feet. These include:
- Cleansing of the hands and feet
- Trimming or filing nails
- Smoothing and managing cuticles
- Applying nail polish
- Addressing calluses
- Relaxing massages for the hands, arms, feet and lower legs
- The client’s own nail care set that lives with them at home
We have provided some of our Care Professionals with specialist training, so they are experts in all aspects of personal care. Your family members will be able to get to know your nail technician and build a loving and kind relationship with them. Should your loved one come to need more permanent and on-going care services, they will feel comfortable and confident receiving support from a Care Professional who they have a connection with already.
What do our clients have to say?
Meet Jutta, a client of the Home Instead family who speaks very highly of the Nail Care service!
Jutta has always loved getting her nails done and keeping them in tip top shape. But as she’s aged, she has struggled with reaching her feet, “It’s difficult to get out there”, she shared with us.
Thankfully, her Care Professional, Vivienne, has been able to help Utah feel more like herself again!
Utah is slightly unsteady on her feet, so having Vivienne be able to bring the nail service to her home has meant her nails are nicely trimmed and her feet are thoroughly massaged. Jutta says it’s made all the difference; she is more able to walk around and feels confident in her appearance.
What’s made the biggest impact, is having a professional she knows, and trusts doing it for her! Our Care Professionals bring a more caring and personal touch to the treatment and, as you’ll get to know them, you can rely on their continuity of care for support beyond your nails. Now, with Home Instead Wimbledon and Kingston’s help, Utah is “walking on cloud 9”!
If your loved one needs help caring for their hands and feet, or your thinking of giving them a taste of professional care services, consider Home Instead’s Nail Care service today.
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