Relationship-based care at home
PAID CONTENT: Home Instead, Marlinstown Office Park, Mullingar - 044 9385260; www.homeinstead.ie
By Jonathan Acton: jonathan.acton@homeinstead.ie
Countless families in Ireland have trusted Home Instead Senior Care to provide their loved ones with relationship-based care. We offerflexible care plans which are determined through a close consultation process with the family members, and can range from 1 to 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days of the year.
Contracted hours can move up and down, depending on you and your loved one’s needs. You can reduce the cost of care through the State’s Home Care Tax Relief Scheme. Our CAREGivers are fully trained, Garda-vetted, experienced and insured. They are compassionate and caring individuals who will provide your loved one with an exceptional level of care.
HSE Home Support Services
If your loved one qualifies for HSE Home Support Services, they are entitled to certain support with everyday tasks such as personal care.
HSE Home Support Services are available to people aged 65 or over, who may require support to continue living at home or to return home following a hospital stay. The number of hours and the type of care are determined through an assessment by the local public health nurse, and provided based on needs. We can deliver home support services on behalf of the HSE in every county in the country, so you can choose us to provide your loved one’s care, wherever you might live.
Tax Relief
How does it work?
If you require home care our dedicated team will support you every step of the way:
Home Instead Senior Care’s home care manager will talk you through the process during a free care consultation. Tax relief can be claimed by the bill payer at their marginal rate of tax (either 20% or 40%).
You simply fill out a form called the HK1 ‘Claim for an Allowance for Employing a Carer’. The team will support you through the whole process, then you can claim tax relief at the end of the year, or indeed monthly through your pay, so you don’t have to wait until the end of the year.
If you are not working or paying tax, you can still receive this cash back through other members of your family up to a total of €75,000 at their marginal tax rate - for example, your husband or wife’s pay, your brother or sister’s pay, your son or daughter’s pay or your son-in-law or daughter-in-law’s pay. You simply put the bill for your care in their name and then they can claim the cash back through their salary. Home Instead will guide you through the whole process so there is no need to worry.
How do I apply for tax relief?
To apply for tax relief?... You must complete the HK1 Form. This form allows you to claim a tax allowance if you are caring for a relative or spouse who is deemed incapacitated due to physical or mental infirmity. A relative includes a relation by marriage and a person in respect of whom the claimant is or was the legal guardian.
For further information on home care services contact your Westmeath, Longford and Offaly office on 04493-85260 and we will get the process started.
Our relationship-based care services cover:
Socialisation activities aimed at reducing loneliness and isolation.
Independent living support so seniors can remain living at home, close to their loved ones.
Wellbeing activities to reduce frailty and risk of hospitalisation.
Hospital recovery and re-ablement to help your loved one readjust to life at home.
Overnight, day or round-the-clock care to ensure your loved one is looked after whenever needed.
High-dependency client care to enable seniors to stay at home, in their community and among family members for as long as possible.
Alzheimer’s and dementia care to help your loved one remain among familiar people.
Contact your local Home Instead office today to discuss our full range of relationship-based home care services and arrange a free, no-obligation care consultation.