With budgets shrinking and the cost of living rising faster than the budget can grow, many families have opted to care for a parent or family member at home, but there’ll come a time when the main caregiver of the family will need help.

This is where CareChamp steps in to lend a hand in making what are often really challenging changes for someone frail or disabled, and the impact it has on the family involved in these major changes of roles.

This by no means implies that the choice to hire a caregiver, registered nurse or companion is based solely on finances. It’s also about not wanting to place someone you love dearly into a frail care facility, where they may get lost in an overloaded system.

CareChamp was born of a desire to assist frail or disabled people to remain in the comfort and security of well-known surroundings, at home or in the family home, and to retain a quality of life that can only be positive.

You might even feel that your parent won’t feel comfortable about letting someone into their life at an already physically, and often psychologically, vulnerable time in their lives.

The tough conversation about these changes and the reasons they must change will be a tough one, but, there are many resources that can give you guidance on how to introduce the idea of outside help in a positive and loving way to your parent.

Once the decision is made, it’s a lot easier to begin to think in practical terms about the level of care that’ll be needed. 

Being able to offer affordable homecare services in South Africa is important to the management team at CareChamp, and part of being able to do so is to be able to meet the budgetary needs of each client.

Being in the position of being able to offer flexible care plans, as well as providing full or part time home nursing services, means that you are able to tailor the services to suit, such as giving you a day or a morning off, or a few, knowing that your parent is safe.

The phrases ‘affordable home based caregiver/nursing services’ have no bearing on the quality of care CareChamp offers. Their main commitment is to raise the bar as high as is possible to offer the best in quality frail care or disability care in South Africa.

There are many reasons anyone struggling with mobility issues will need assistance to avoid injury, which is when the training, experience and knowledge a caregiver brings to this role is vital in keeping the client safe.

If you’re still in the process of deciding to hire a caregiver or registered nurse, we’ll leave you with this food for thought that may help;

It’s not all about the physical comfort of your loved one, it’s also about staving off the frustration and sadness of your parent not to be able to do what they could before, the effects of which could and often do, lead to depression and anxiety.

Please contact CareChamp today to discuss an affordable homecare services program for your loved one living at home.