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SERVICES
Care Support
at Home
The Centre for Ageing Better states “The UK’s population is undergoing a massive age shift. There are over 11 million people aged over 65 and in ten years’ time this will have increased to 13 million people, 22% of the population.”
Age UK Northamptonshire has always been a great support to the people of the county. Following the coronavirus pandemic, we decided to make available our Care Support at Home Service to as many people over 55 as possible in our county who need it.
Care Support at Home provides so much; we offer homemade meals prepared in your kitchen, companionship and friendship, with the same carer visiting. We take clients
Sign up for a regular visit, weekly or fortnightly, it’s up to you.
shopping or to a hair appointment and support and assistance with hospital visits. We show people that they may be alone
but by having a cup of tea and cake with them or taking them to groups such as Parkinson’s, we assure them they do not have to feel lonely. We also take clients
to the library or play dominoes or cards and do jigsaws and crosswords at home. We recently had a client of 94 who had advanced Alzheimer’s but could answer the toughest quiz questions!
Being a carer can be so hard. We can
step in by offering daytime respite care, giving the carer time to attend medical appointments, go shopping or catch up with friends. We also cover longer periods of care, supplying up to eight hours of care in case of emergencies or special family occasions. Please note that this service does not offer personal care and we can only prompt people to take their medication.
We charge £20 per hour. Call us on 01604 611200 for details.
Aruna takes clients out for a short walk
Sue encourages clients to join in activities
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