It’s a well-known cliché that none of us is an island and that we all need people, but it’s very true, nonetheless.  It becomes even more so as we age, and the world seems to shrink to the view outside the window as the gradual inability to get out and about becomes more and more difficult.

It’s for this reason that the best private home based care nursing agency in Cape Town, CareChamp, has pooled resources to offer companionship services for clients aging at home.

The Companions at CareChamp are people with a calling to serve others, dedicated to sharing their calling in order to contribute towards uplifting the quality of life for anyone isolated by frailty, illness or disability.

Facing the major challenges that age and its adversities can bring are hard for people who’ve been independent for a lifetime, which is another issue that begins to keep them isolated behind closed doors, effectively shutting out the world they no longer feel part of.

If you have a loved one heading in this direction, speak to the management team at CareChamp about finding the right companion to raise the quality of life for your aging, disabled or frail parent, and to help him or her to retain the important connections in their lives for as long as they can.

The CareChamp Companions are those who give willingly of their time to bring a sincere form of companionship to people in need of it, offering all the positive reinforcement from an intellectual and emotional perspective, inspiring stimulation to get out and about.

There are experiences to share, books to read, music to play and stories to be told, and for anyone housebound, this is the stuff that makes the physical and mental challenges take the higher road to a healthier life when shared with another.

The internet may have made our world smaller, but, nothing changes the fact that many families are separated from families living in another city or country, too far to be able to be the assistance their parent may need in dealing with spoken or unspoken loneliness.

It’s great that today we can chat to our families and loved ones via Skype and other platforms, but once the connection is ended the aloneness begins and the need for company becomes even more important.

Sensitivity and genuine care are qualities that set CareChamp companions for the elderly and frail apart from the rest. Respect for the customs and beliefs of every client are further aspects that add value to the lives these companions reach.

If you and your family are considering hiring a companion with a professional background for your loved one at home, know that with CareChamp and the core values of its founders, you can expect nothing but the highest level of care when you aren’t able to be there yourself.