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Home care in Solihull

Choosing the right person or company to provide care and support for you or a loved one is not an easy decision. You need someone who is caring with the right knowledge and skills, someone you can rely upon and most importantly someone whom you can trust.

On these pages we guide you through some of the key points you need to be aware of when exploring different options.

Live-in care in Solihull

All you need to know about live-in care in Solihull. 

Your safety and wellbeing

Choosing the right person or company to provide care and support for you or a loved one is not an easy decision. You need someone who is caring with the right knowledge and skills, someone you can rely upon and most importantly someone whom you can trust.

On these pages we guide you through some of the key points you need to be aware of when exploring different options. Alternatively, you can download our Ultimate Guide to Selecting Care here.

Preventing falls

Bluebird Care Solihull offers advice about how to prevent falls, steer clear of injuries and seeking the best care as a result of falling.

Falling is not an inevitable consequence of aging. We can prevent falls from happening by finding out how to reduce the risks. 

As we get older and more unsteady on our feet, the risk of falling becomes greater and the risk of serious injury more likely. In the UK, nearly a third of people over 65 years of age fall every year. This rises to half of people aged 80 years or over.

We cannot remove all of the risks, but we can certainly reduce them by:

   - Understanding the risks.

   - Looking after our health - read our top tips on how to prevent falls.

   - Keeping our homes safe - Use Bluebird Care Solihull’s ‘home safety checklist for preventing falls’ to help you and your family find and fix common hazards in your home.

   - Seeking the right care and support if you do fall at home.

Support for carers

Providing home care and support to a loved one created many rewarding moments. However, it can also bring significant challenges.

Knowing your rights as a carer and the types of support that are available within your local community can help you to stay on top, both practically and emotionally.

Do you provide care for your family or friend?

You may not think of yourself as a carer, because you see the care you give as a normal part of being a good relative or friend. This is more common when your caring responsibilities have grown gradually. However, most carers are in fact relatives and friends of the person. The term ‘carer’ applies to all of the following situations:

- A relative or friend who provides substantial home care and support to another adult who has ill health (either physical or mental), a disability, or problems related to drugs or alcohol misuse.  

- A parent looking after a child with disabilities or a long term medical condition.

- A young person or a child caring for an adult.

Carers are unpaid. They can be any age, but the majority are over the age of 50.  It is not unusual for carers to suffer from ill health or have their own disabilities including learning disabilities. This makes it even more important that they have the home care and support that they need.