Cranbrook at Home’s Bespoke Home Care Services Provide Peace of Mind – and Christmas Companionship - this Festive Season

Nobody wants to be alone during the festive season, and for families with travel plans – and ageing relatives – holidays can be more challenging than carefree. But they needn’t be. Expert aged care provider Cranbrook Care’s new private in-home care service, Cranbrook at Home, has developed a bespoke solution for the silly season. Christmas at Home delivers exceptional care and companionship to seniors on the lower North Shore without the need for support of family and friends during the holidays. 

Even better, Cranbrook’s unique Christmas at Home service is offered without any need for Government assessments, and has no waiting list, ensuring peace of mind for families seeking quality care for older relatives during the festive season.

Cranbrook at Home’s services range from companionship, housekeeping, laundry, bed-making and ironing to grocery shopping, meal preparation, basic home maintenance, pet care, medication monitoring, help with personal care, and travelling to appointments. What makes Cranbrook’s Christmas at Home unique is that in addition to these services, and as part of the bespoke offering, daily dining, entertainment, exciting leisure and lifestyle events and activities are also provided at aged care residence Lansdowne Gardens in Neutral Bay.

An award-winning leader in the aged care field, Lansdowne Gardens is idyllically situated in beautifully restored heritage buildings overlooking Sydney Harbour, and boasts hotel-style leisure and lifestyle facilities.

“Concern about the wellbeing of older relatives over the Christmas break is a significant factor in many families’ choice to get away over the traditional holiday season,” explained Cranbrook Care’s CEO Kerry Mann.

There’s plenty of research highlighting the impact of social isolation on the elderly, with one University College London study suggesting socially isolated people are 26 per cent more likely to die than those with a form of meaningful social engagement; and the World Health Organisation stating social isolation and exclusion are associated with increased rates of premature death, lower general well-being, more depression, and a higher level of disability from chronic diseases.

It’s little wonder then that families don’t want to leave their loved ones alone at Christmas time.

“Knowing relatives are enjoying themselves at festive events and spending the season socialising with others, as well as getting help with their daily activities, is an enormous relief for families booking our Christmas at Home service,” said Ms Mann.  

“The success of our regular private in-home care service, which helps reduce loneliness and anxiety by keeping older people comfortable in their own environment, and with their own routine, is even more important at this time of year, when loneliness can become more acute. Enjoying both personalised attention from an experienced care giver in their own home, as well as the opportunity to interact with others at Lansdowne Gardens, is an ideal combination which works for seniors and their families.”

All of Cranbrook Care’s in-home services can be tailor-made to suit individual needs, allowing families and carers to enjoy a well-deserved break in the knowledge their loved one’s needs will be taken care of, making it an ideal solution for time-poor families trying to juggle work commitments and family life with caring for ageing parents or relatives, of those with dementia.

There are no waiting lists for Cranbrook Care’s in-home services, providing solution focused relief when it’s needed, either regularly or on an ad-hoc basis.

Find out more about Cranbrook Care.