Respite Care in Uxbridge

Uxbridge • West London

Short-term respite care at home in Uxbridge

Caring for a husband, wife or parent is one of the most generous things a person can do, but no one can do it every day without a break. Respite care gives family carers in Uxbridge the chance to rest, recover from their own illness, keep an appointment, or simply take a well-earned holiday, while a trusted Care Professional steps in to keep everything running at home. The person you care for stays in their own house, surrounded by their own things, and you get the reassurance of knowing they are safe and in good hands.

Protocol Healthcare Services is based in the South of England and works nationally, so rather than a branch on Uxbridge High Street we coordinate vetted, background-checked Care Professionals to families right across the London Borough of Hillingdon. Every carer we place has completed enhanced DBS and right-to-work checks, references and training, and a consultant is available around the clock, which matters most when a respite need is sudden.

When families in Uxbridge turn to respite care

• ✓ A planned break, holiday or family occasion
• ✓ When the main carer is unwell or run down
• ✓ Recovery after a carer's own operation or illness
• ✓ Emergency cover at short notice
• ✓ Extra support after a hospital stay or operation
• ✓ A trial of care before committing longer term
• ✓ Regular scheduled breaks, weekly or monthly
• ✓ Cover while other family members are away

Planned breaks and emergency cover

Respite comes in two shapes, and we provide both. A planned break is something you arrange in advance, a fortnight away, a wedding, a course of treatment of your own, and we like a little notice so we can match the right Care Professional to the person and introduce them beforehand. Emergency respite is the opposite: a carer in Yiewsley is admitted to hospital overnight, or someone in Hillingdon simply reaches the end of their reserves, and cover is needed today. We can usually put emergency respite in place within 24 to 48 hours, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

Because respite can be delivered as visiting or live-in care, it flexes to the situation. Short daily visits may be enough to cover the parts of the day you would normally manage. For a proper holiday, live-in respite means a Care Professional stays in the home around the clock, so families in Cowley, Ickenham and Harefield can travel knowing there is always someone there overnight.

Respite after a hospital stay in Uxbridge

One of the most valuable times for respite is straight after a hospital discharge. Following a spell at Hillingdon Hospital on Pield Heath Road, part of The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, or an operation elsewhere, a short block of intensive support helps someone regain their strength and confidence at home. We take on the heavy lifting, medication, personal care, mobility, so the regular family carer is not thrown straight back in at the deep end, then we ease back as everyone finds their feet. It is also the perfect way to try our care before deciding on anything longer term.

Arranging and funding respite in Uxbridge

Many Uxbridge families self-fund respite, and it is often more affordable than people expect for a short period. You may also be entitled to support: as a carer you can ask the London Borough of Hillingdon for a carer's assessment, and the person you care for can have a care needs assessment followed by a financial assessment, either of which may contribute towards a break. Care at home in England is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and we hold to those standards whether a placement lasts three days or three weeks. Our team is happy to explain the options; read more on our paying for care guide or browse our full services.

Areas of Uxbridge we cover for respite care

We arrange planned and emergency respite across Uxbridge and the surrounding UB postcodes, including:

• Uxbridge town centre
• Uxbridge Moor
• Hillingdon
• Hillingdon Heath
• Cowley
• Ickenham
• Yiewsley
• Harefield
• Colham Green
• Denham border