The Care Conversation

Home is where the heart, memories and love are. It is everyone’s wish to remain in their own home, able to care for themselves for all of their days. However the reality is, we are living longer than ever before, and with that comes a raft of age-related conditions that can make living at home difficult.

It generally falls to adult children and spouses to make the really tough decision to move their loved one into specialist care for the elderly or disabled. It is never a decision made lightly, and all too often, it is one that is made in the middle of a difficult time – after an accident or devastating diagnosis. There is generally a heavy feeling of guilt and frustration, which adds to the burden.

Do you have a family member:
– who has become/is becoming too ill or frail to look after themselves?
– has been in hospital and the doctors have suggested professional or intensive care once they are discharged?
– a loved one diagnosed with dementia or another degenerative condition which may make them a potential danger to themselves or others?

Ideally, families would talk openly about different scenarios facing them before such an issue arises, but it is a difficult subject to broach. Furthermore, conditions such as strokes or dementia can occur at any time.

Have the talk. Caring for a high-dependency loved one at home is not always possible and many families put off residential care for too long, placing stress on the entire extended family and in some cases, to the detriment of their loved one. Just as we seek the help and advice of a doctor when we are ill, we should also seek professional care for an elderly family member when their needs become too much to cope with as a family.

Care for the elderly and disabled is a very real issue as our ageing population is set to double by 2030. Radius Care is a specialist in looking after elderly people who need assistance, New Zealand owned, and established over 10 years ago. Radius Care is a health and aged care provider for elderly and disabled New Zealanders.

The company is a organisation is committed to providing quality rest home and private hospital care for people who require help in their daily lives, with more than 20 locations throughout the country. From companionable residential care, to full hospital care or secure facilities for dementia, Radius Care can help and also provide the compassion and care that your loved one needs.

Entrusting a loved one to a care facility is a difficult task, so the staff at Radius aim to ease the transition. All the health care assistants and nursing staff are highly qualified and committed to providing the very best in nursing care, and they genuinely care about their residents. As a large organisation, Radius has many checks and processes to ensure all residents receive the very best care.

Radius Care’s culture is a reflection of the values Managing Director Brien Cree hold dear – to bring good old fashioned Kiwi values back into the aged care sector, and ensure Radius Care is the best aged care provider in the country.

Radius Care offers:
– Residential care
– Hospital care
– Dementia care
– Respite care
– Palliative care

If you are interested in viewing one of the Radius Care facilities, click here for more information. From the type of care your family member needs, to funding and logistics, the staff will be happy to take you through what’s involved in becoming a Radius resident, for both the resident and the family.