Find the ideal home for your loved one
CHOOSING a nursing home or day care centre for an elderly loved one can be an emotional and difficult ordeal for relatives.
The good news is that there are numerous excellent places to choose from right here in Co Wexford. At this time of year, as the evenings shorten and the thermostat drops, thoughts turn to warmth and comfort. We order in the oil and stock up on fuel. We also think of the best way we can provide for our loved ones, be they our parents, aunts, uncles: those special people in our lives who often require that extra bit of care.
Letting go of the care of a parent, aunt, uncle, any elderly person in your life that you care deeply about, is never easy, but that decision making process is made less heart-wrenching by having such fantastic nursing homes and day care centres within the county.
Most people don’t have the wherewithal to care for a loved one in the way they need to be care for in today’s society. This can be a source of guilt for people, but it shouldn’t be.
At day care centres and nursing homes throughout the county you can rest assured that your relation is getting the care and attention they need.
With excellent staff who go the extra mile for residents, these are more like homes than austere facilities. They are places were the individual needs of residents are catered for, be they medical, food related or within an ever expanding activities programme to keep mind and body busy, active and challenged.
During winter we are constantly reminded to keep an eye out for older family members or neighbours. By getting the right place for your relation you know you are doing your very best for them.
Afterall, doesn’t the person in your thoughts as you read this today deserve a great level of comfort and attention as they become less independent with the passing days and months.
Everyone hopes their parent can manage ‘on their own’, but it is often the case that due to the onset of dementia, the need to recover from an illness, they have to spend time in a nursing home or day care centre.