Home instead senior care rolls out new recruitment campaign

Home Instead Senior Care Westmeath, Ireland’s leading home care provider, has invested in a new recruitment campaign that uses traditional “matchmaking” skills to help create a compatible and lasting relationship between the professional CAREGiver and the person they care for.By actively trying to match their clients with professional CAREGivers who have similar interests and hobbies, the organisation is creating a more personal, and relationship-based home care service where the focus is placed more on the individual rather than the basic home care tasks.

The Home Instead, “Perfect Match”, campaign is based on feedback from Home Instead clients and their family members who expressed a desire for a more personal relationship with their professional CAREGiver. Jonathan Acton of Home Instead Senior Care in Westmeath said:

“A client - CAREGiver relationship is a long-term commitment and if the client is not completely content we will substitute the CAREGiver. If we want to help older people live at home and maintain their independence, we have to be sensitive to the personal aspects of the client-CAREGiver relationship and make sure the right CAREGiver has been selected. To us, home care is personal.”

 Applications are welcome from people qualified to Fetac Level 5 and also from those who have first-hand experience in a caring role having perhaps cared for a loved one.  For more information on caregiving opportunities and home care in County Westmeath visit www.homeinstead.ie. Or call to our office in Marlinstown for a coffee and a chat.

Readers Questions….Autumn is such a busy family time with school and sports activities for our children, and work and home obligations for my husband and me. I’m guilty because I feel I’m neglecting my 72-year-old parents. I know they get lonely. What can I change to make more time for them?
The first thing you should do is try to get organised. Do you have weekly and monthly family schedules? If not, sit down as a family and write down all the activities that you, your husband or children have planned. Keep everything on one calendar so you don’t get confused and let activities fall through the cracks.
By doing that, you might find places in your schedule where you can plan a fun activity or a visit with your parents. Why not make your parents a part of your routine? Asking them to pitch in to take your son or daughter to school or sporting activities or practice may help them feel needed and lighten the load.
Here’s another idea: Perhaps your children could go to granny and granddad’s home to do homework. Many grandparents enjoy talking with their grandchildren about their studies, and can provide a unique perspective on history and other topics. Such an activity can be a learning experience for both your children and your parents.
If your parents need assistance around their home or additional companionship, consider hiring someone to come to their house. Home Instead CAREGivers may be just what your mam and dad need to add a new dimension to their lives. In addition to serving as companions, CAREGivers can help with meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, errands and shopping. One of the organisation’s most requested services is companionship, which sounds like just what your mam and dad need.
Call 04493 85260 for more information or send your questions to j.acton@homeinsteadm.ie.