New Year, New Care with Helping Hands
Does someone in your family need extra support this New Year?
New Year, new you? 2025 could be the year you get extra support at home.
As the New Year begins, it’s a good time to check in on your family members and if they may need extra support in 2025. Your loved one may be showing changes in behaviour, and it might be time to start the conversation about their needs. Exploring different support options can make all the difference in helping them feel safe and cared for. Helping Hands can be there every step of the way with our expert home care. We can help form a daily routine for 2025 so your family can be looked after in the home you love.
Changes in daily habits
The New Year is the perfect time to look closely at daily habits and if they have changed.
Neglecting personal hygiene
If your loved one is skipping regular showers or wearing the same clothes for days, this may indicate they’re struggling with their self-care. Forgetting to brush their teeth or hair can also be a subtle sign.
Poor eating habits
Pay attention in the New Year to signs of a noticeable drop in appetite like a reliance on unhealthy snacks or expired food piling up in the fridge. This can suggest they may need help with nutrition.
Neglecting housework
Cluttered spaces, unwashed dishes, overflowing laundry, or general neglect of the home can show they’re finding daily chores overwhelming and may need extra support, such as mobility care.
Changes in sleep patterns
Changes in sleep hygiene such as sleeping too much, napping frequently during the day or struggling with insomnia may signal physical or emotional struggles that have been undetected.
Forgetting appointments
It’s important to keep up to date with your doctor’s appointments and medications. If your family member is often forgetting, or misplacing important items, this can be a sign of cognitive difficulties.
Reduced interest in hobbies of social life
Your loved one may be more reserved than usual and withdraw from enjoying their favourite hobbies. They may also avoid friends and family and show little motivation to leave the house.
Changes to mobility
Weight loss, frailty, or struggles with balance may indicate a decline in physical health.
Changes to cognitive ability
Leave the challenges of cognitive decline in 2024 and get expert support this New Year.
New Year is the best time to reassess your family’s needs and to look out for signs that someone is experiencing cognitive decline:
Memory loss
Confusion
Poor judgement
Difficulty with simple tasks
Misplacing items
Personality changes
Lack of concentration
Repetition
Disorientation
Speech or writing difficulty
Inability to learn new things
Difficulty problem-solving
Lack of initiative
Home care for customers with Helping Hands
At Helping Hands, we can offer superb homecare, so you can start the New Year the right way with compassionate and experienced carers.
Visiting care begins from just 30 minutes a week and our carers can come to your home at various points of the day.
Prices from £31.00
Variable prices
Call-out fee of £4.50 per visit
Live-in care offers around-the-clock support for all your needs, including care starting in the New Year.
Starting from £1,650 per week for a single person
£1,650 per week for a couple
A fully managed service
Fully regulated by the CQC / CIW
Being regulated means:
Our carers are expertly trained and qualified to provide expert live-in care, visiting care, and respite care this New Year, and they have a wealth of experience and compassion. We’re also regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW), so we’re always on top of our game.
Guaranteed high-quality care
Peace of mind
Independent inspections
Regular development
A safe service
Regular communication