What is short-term care?
Short-term care is care that is put in place for a temporary period. Short-term care, although traditionally provided in a care home setting, can be provided in your own home from dedicated home care providers like Cherished Home Care.
The advantage of receiving short-term respite care at home from Cherished is that you can remain in familiar surroundings, and the care can be fully tailored to your specific needs. Whether you need round-the-clock support of a live-in carer, hourly care visits, or complex care following a recent discharge from hospital or to help manage conditions like dementia, you can get bespoke short-term home care that provides the support you need. Our carers can even provide short-term palliative care at home to provide compassionate care and dignified support at the end of life.
How long is short-term respite care?
Short-term respite care is designed to be put in place for a set period. However, like with all our types of care, we are committed to offering choice when it comes to your care. This means we can be fully flexible and extend the period of care if needed. You can even choose to transition to longer-term care if you decide that you would prefer to receive ongoing support.
Learn more about the differences between long-term care and short-term care.
What are the benefits of short-term care?
Short-term home care enables people to live well in the home they cherish while receiving the care and support they need for a temporary period from a carefully matched and professionally trained carer.
The range of benefits short-term respite care offers includes:
- Little disruption to your usual routine
- The continuation of your care
- Remaining in the home you cherish
- Peace of mind for family carers taking a much-needed break
- Professional support from fully trained and carefully selected carers
- Bespoke care catered to your needs
- The dedicated support of a one-to-one carer
- The option of live-in or visiting care depending on your needs and preferences
How does short-term care work?
Short-term care from Cherished Home Care is designed to work around you, with hourly or live-in care options available for you to choose from:
Hourly care
Visiting care
flexible for you
Short-term hourly care enables you to receive visits at pre-arranged times to suit you. Hourly care is incredibly flexible, meaning you can receive as much or as little support as you need. It is best suited to people who may only need help with certain tasks like washing and dressing, preparing meals, or helping with medications for a short time while their usual carer is away or during their recovery from surgery or an illness.
Live-in care
24-hour care
at home
Short-term live-in care provides more comprehensive round-the-clock support, as a home carer moves into your home and resides with you. The carer is on hand to provide support with daily tasks, medication management, and much more. Short-term live-in care is ideal for people who may be recovering from a serious illness or surgery and need more comprehensive support through their convalescence or who usually have 24/7 support on hand from their usual carer, often from a family member.
What tasks can short-term carers help with?
At Cherished Home Care, we pride ourselves on offering high-quality short-term care. Our carers are fully trained to provide comprehensive support with:
- Personal care, including tasks like washing, grooming, and dressing
- Medication management
- Companionship
- Household tasks, like laundry, cleaning the dishes, or watering plants
- Preparing meals
- Mobility support
- Pet care
- Social trips
- Complex care tasks like wound care, PEG feeding, and stoma care
Why choose Cherished Home Care for short-term care?
At Cherished Home Care, we are dedicated to providing the highest quality short-term home care services that can be fully tailored to your needs. All our carers are fully trained and carefully selected for their experience and empathy, to ensure they can provide professional, reliable, and reassuring care no matter what your needs.
What’s more, we carefully match our carers to suit your needs, interests and personality, to ensure seamless short-term respite care provision during the short time they provide you with support.
Let us help with your short-term care needs
1. Speak to us
Get in touch with our friendly care advisors today 0203 728 7572, and they will be able to answer all of your questions to help you make the right choice.
2. Free home care assessment
Our team can arrange a free home care assessment with your local care manager, where they can meet with you and assess your needs and requirements in detail.
3. Care begins
Meet your carers and begin your journey with Cherished Home Care. With minimal carer changes, you’ll soon be acquainted.