What is a home carer?
A home carer is a person trained to provide support to individuals or couples in their own homes. They provide assistance with a number of daily tasks such as discreet and sensitive personal care, meal preparation, prompting medication and light housekeeping.
With live-in care, our professional home carers will come and live with you in your home to provide you with round-the-clock care, companionship and support so you can enjoy a better quality of life.
With hourly care, which is initially based in West London, our expert home carers can pop in and visit you for as little as one hour as many times as is needed throughout the week. Our professional hourly carers can assist with anything from making your lunch, supporting with personal care or even assisting you out and about in the local community.
Home carer duties & responsibilities
A home carer provides in-home support to their clients in a number of ways. Their duties may include everything from personal care and hygiene to emotional support and companionship.
Some of the duties and responsibilities of a home carer may include:
Personal care
Meal preparation
Medication management
Bathing and dressing
Household duties
Transportation
Assisting with mobility in and around the home
Along with assisting their clients with practical everyday tasks, home carers also provide companionship and emotional support. Whether it be a chat over a cup of tea or a walk in the garden, home carers are a friendly face that provide comfort and reassurance right when you need it most.
Qualities to look for in a home carer
When it comes to choosing a home carer for yourself or your loved ones, you want to make sure you get it right. Home carers share your home and many other personal aspects of your life, so it’s important to choose a professional carer that you can rely on.
At The HCare Group, we believe that home carers should be professional, empathetic, patient and share a love of helping others. Our rigorous carer selection process includes a revolutionary ‘situational judgement test’ that profiles candidates and ensures we only choose the most dedicated among them. This confirms that all our carers share our professional values before they begin working with us.
We also complete an enhanced background check on all potential candidates that includes a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) screening and a full-employment check. We then train each carer well beyond the industry standard to provide our clients with top-quality, highly personalised care.
We work hard to choose a professional carer that will match the needs, interests and personalities of our clients. Our professional carers offer so much more than just practical support and they often become a valued part of their client’s lives.
To learn more about how one of our dedicated carers can help meet your care needs, do not hesitate to contact our friendly advisors.
