More and more families today are choosing to look after an elderly frail or disabled parent at home, which has given rise to the need for quality home based care in the form of highly trained caregivers who are able to stand in for a family caregiver when needed.

Yes there is, however, the one thing they both have in common is that neither are something to be expected or considered a normal part of aging. Science simply doesn’t have the answers, but being able to distinguish the difference between them is vital in order to treat and manage the syndrome.

Aside from offering the best in home based care in Cape Town in the form of qualified caregivers, registered nurses and companions, CareChamp also provides families caring for elderly frail or disabled parents at home with mobility aids designed to enhance the quality of life your parent is experiencing.

When an active life is left behind, the car keys given up and social activities curtailed due to frailty or disability, being isolated becomes a very real experience that can be difficult to rise above alone.

When those that have led active lives become isolated as a result of aging, frailty, illness or disability, it’s not only the physical condition that deteriorates but can also lead to debilitating depression.

The shockwaves continue daily as South Africans grapple with the reality that we are not going to escape the worldwide pandemic caused by COVID-19, a virus that we all know by now is deadly for our elderly frail parents with compromised immune systems and other age-related illnesses.

decision. It’s one that will ultimately determine the quality of life, safety and health of your loved one, and it’s not a decision to be taken lightly.

We all want the best for our elderly frail parents and those living with disabilities, to give them the quality of life they deserve when the roles become reversed between parents and children.

For families caring for an elderly frail parent at home things can get pretty stressful when holidays are being planned, for various reasons.

It’s frightening to watch the person you’ve known all your life slipping away, but, it’s important to try and remember that the person who brought you up is still in there, despite the memories fading.

CareChamp offers a full range of home care services in South Africa, aimed at making it easier for the families to care for an elderly frail or disabled loved one at home.

Affordable frail care isn’t easy to come by, which has made the affordability offered by CareChamp for frail care, dementia care and disabled care a real gift to families taking care of a loved one at home.

It’s a well-known cliché that none of us is an island and that we all need people, but it’s very true, nonetheless.  It becomes even more so as we age, and the world seems to shrink to the view outside the window as the gradual inability to get out and about# becomes more and more difficult.

With budgets shrinking and the cost of living rising faster than the budget can grow, many families have opted to care for a parent or family member at home, but there’ll come a time when the main caregiver of the family will need help.

Homecare for the elderly, frail or disabled all fall under the umbrella of what a professional private home based care nursing agency in South Africa should be able to offer, and CareChamp ticks all these boxes, admirably.

There are many circumstances that contribute to the need to consider hiring a homecare professional caregiver, whether for yourself or to assist with caring for a frail, elderly or disabled loved one living at home.

There are many roles that professional caregivers play in assisting elders to age in safety at home, or with their family. Aside from the physical aspect of what a caregiver is able to do to help elderly, frail or disabled people, there’s also the human aspect of having someone around at this stage of life.

When frailty or disabilities make it difficult to get around at home or out and about# as may have been the case, the world keeps getting smaller in direct proportion to the loss of mobility.

Although based in Cape Town, CareChamp is able to offer quality, professional home based assistance to elderly, frail and disabled people throughout South Africa.

This nationwide reach is made possible through the partnership between CareChamp and NIDO Nursing (Pty) Ltd, which is also where the caregivers are given world class health care worker training, putting caregivers from CareChamp in the top echelon of their industry.

The word ‘disability’ covers many different impairments in elderly or frail people, and it’s a term used whenever there’s a problem in the way the body functions, such as those that limit activity.

These physical impairments make trying to carry out daily tasks more and more difficult as time progresses, which is when decisions need to be made about# finding professional in-home help in the form of disabled care, carried out by a registered caregiver.

If you and your family have decided to care for your elderly, frail or disabled parent at home you already know that it’s going to be a major challenge and complete change of life, for you and your parent.

You’ll experience a lot of ups and downs as you enter these uncharted waters, since none of us are ever fully prepared for this role of caretaker to our parents, and at some point you’re going to have to reach for practical assistance to ease the pressure on your parent and the family.