Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland
Support for your independence and wellbeing As Spring blossoms and we look forward to warmer, sunnier days ahead, now is the perfect time to get a helping hand with the garden and other tasks around the home. Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland’s experienced and friendly Home Care team is here to help you blossom, providing a range of support, care and services to meet all your needs. Our fully trained team offer a variety of services including shopping, cleaning, laundry, meal preparation, gardening, personal care, footcare, companionship to appointments and much more.
Handyman & Gardening Our house is our home and something we take great pride in. With the help of our team of professional and skilled handymen and gardeners, we can help with all your domestic and gardening tasks so you can keep your home safe, secure and looking at its best. Our experienced gardeners complete a variety of jobs to a high standard including cutting grass, trimming hedges, pruning shrubs and painting fences, allowing you to continue to enjoy your garden all year round. Got a small job that needs doing? Our handyman service can help with most household jobs including the smaller tasks that many traders will not such as putting up shelves or curtain rails, installing handrails, repairing fences, fitting key safes, lightbulbs and smoke alarms.
Personal Care If you’re looking for a helping hand with your own or your loved one’s daily personal care routine, from getting in and out of bed, bathing, using the toilet, dressing, medication management and much more, our friendly care team can support you. We offer personalised care to meet your individual needs, maintaining dignity and respect to ensure you are up and ready to face the day.
many of our customers comment that they look forward to their cleaning day, as our friendly cleaners ensure they leave your home clean and fresh.
Shopping and Meal Preparation Enjoying a hot home cooked meal is something we all enjoy and is a big part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. We can help you or loved one with meal planning and preparation, devise a menu of meals, do the shopping or simply ensure the fridge is full of nutritious food for you to prepare your own meals and snacks. With our support we can provide you with the help you need so you can have peace of mind that you or loved one can enjoy nutritious meals everyday.
Footcare It’s important to take good care of your feet and give them a little TLC. As you get older your nails grow more slowly meaning they become thicker, more brittle, and harder to cut. Our footcare service is here to assist and maintain good foot health with a nail trim and foot soak, leaving your feet softer, more comfortable and ready for summer.
Domestic Help
Companionship
We take pride in cleaning your home to a standard that will meet your expectations, whether that’s changing the bed, ironing, helping with the laundry or giving it a clean and refresh. We understand that these things are essential for comfortable and healthy living, making it an enjoyable place to live. Our domestic care is flexible to fit with what you want and
Whether you would like someone to visit you at home, accompany you to an appointment or go out on a day trip, our friendly team can help. We can join you to ensure you can access and enjoy almost any pursuit from rekindling a hobby, doing activities you enjoy, attend faith services, go to the garden centre and much more.
Carer Respite We all need a little break now and then, a change of scenery or chance for some ‘me time’; it can work wonders for how we feel, leaving us replenished and energised. Carers can look forward to some time for themselves in the knowledge that their loved one is being well looked after by our experienced care workers from our specialist Carers Respite service. You may be eligible for funding towards these services, please speak to your local council for more information. To find out how we can help you or your loved ones, contact our friendly team on 0116 299 2266 or email homecare@ageukleics.org.uk
