How to arrange Dementia Emergency Care
What is Emergency Care for Dementia Patients?
Life can throw unexpected events our way, and when you’re living with dementia, it can sometimes feel as if nothing is as it used to be. It doesn’t mean that dementia stops you being ‘you’ though, as the symptoms you’re experiencing are a consequence of your condition; you’re still the same person you always were.
Dementia emergency care can be necessary because a loved one’s condition has suddenly deteriorated or because your regular caregivers need to leave you for a while. Helping Hands can support you on either a visiting or a live-in care basis, and we’ll design you a flexible plan of support that will include every detail of how you like your days to progress. Additionally, because all of our care is fully regulated by the Care Quality Commission and the Care Inspectorate Wales, you’ll be in expert hands all the time.
How Quickly Can Dementia Emergency Care be Organised?
Emergency care for dementia patients and customers can be organised quickly, depending on your personal circumstances. Because everybody is different and their situation is unique, it would be impossible for us to say how quickly we could supply care until we’ve learnt a bit about you. However, rest assured that we’ll be with you as soon as we can. We work hard to ensure that you are supported by a suitable carer who understands dementia and knows how best to support you.
What Does Dementia Emergency Care Involve?
Promoting your holistic well-being, which means taking care of the whole person, can involve anything from helping you to see loved ones to supporting you with personal care. This is important when someone’s living with any condition, but especially dementia.
Dementia emergency help often takes the form of:
Who Should Receive Emergency Help for Dementia?
We provide emergency help for dementia patients who may have had a stint in hospital and are not managing their home as independently as they used to, or whose cognitive decline is making it more difficult to organise their days. We also support people whose dementia is isolating them at home because they are concerned about being out in the community alone, accompanying them shopping, to a favourite activity, or just for a chat and a cuppa.
What are The Benefits of Emergency Help for Dementia Patients?
Dementia is a progressive condition, which means you won’t get any better post-diagnosis, but that doesn’t mean you can’t live well with your dementia for some time, even years, in plenty of cases. Even if you need help in a hurry, remaining at home for your care and support avoids the need to move into a residential home, giving you immense holistic benefits that can aid the way you manage your condition, such as:
Being around people you love every day
Having precious pets close by
Being able to enjoy your garden
Choosing the foods you enjoy
Talk To Our Carers Today
Our carers are incredible at what they do, supporting people across England and Wales to live as well as possible with dementia every single day. We choose only naturally compassionate people to join us at Helping Hands as we believe that caring from the heart for others is more important than all the qualifications and experience in the world. That doesn’t mean we don’t value the experience and knowledge our carers bring with them to the role, though; we just build on it to make them the very best version of themselves they can be and, therefore, the very best carers for you. Talk to our friendly customer care team today to learn more about how we could be caring for you or a loved one who’s living with dementia. Alternatively, chat with your local branch team; you’ll find their contact details here.