Home help is a personalised solution when routines are disrupted by anticipated change such as the birth of a child, surgery, an increase in workload or unexpected event.

• In home help saves you time and is a cost effective way to restore routine in your home.
• Home help is flexible and can be used during times of life transition, or as support to catch up.
• You don’t need to ask family members to take on extra work, to get the help you need at home.
• Care Sphere delivers local support in your preferred language, in a culturally appropriate way.
• Help can be accessed at any stage of life, for under 65s, seniors, and to support new mums.

Life is a wonderful mix of experiences that unravel as we grow and learn. It can be fun, it can be painful, but for the most part it’s centred around patterns of behaviour we like to call routines. These routines are what makes it possible for us to work, study, live in a tidy house, pay the bills on time, and most importantly to raise our children to be happy and healthy. Routine creates certainty in our lives—and when a routine is broken, it can feel uncomfortable.

The transforming presence of a newborn baby, home renovations, a motor vehicle accident and the frustration of not being able to drive, reduced mobility after a knee reconstruction—but oh, the anticipation of knowing you’ll soon be walking freely and without pain. Whatever the cause, there is usually a period of transition that feels like you’re running in place and nothing is getting done. Like life has slipped out of gear.

Naturally, it would be easier if life unravelled on a straight plane. However, everyone is going to experience life events that create disruption, that’s just the way it is. And it can seem unfair. But you don’t have to do everything, and you certainly don’t have to do it without help.

Trying to keep up with routines may actually cause stress—and stress can impact on well-being. Likewise, relying on family or friends to take on the burden in addition to their other commitments, can make it worse. There are chores you can set aside until life settles back into a rhythm. For now, it’s time to step back and focus on what’s important.

Care Sphere provides in home help to assist and does this through transport to appointments, filling prescriptions, preparing healthy meals, gardening, reminders and welfare checks, and taking the pets to the vet. You won’t have to live on packaged food or worry about cleaning the house. And a support worker can help to prioritise the tasks. All you need to do is ask.

A couple of things that slide when short of time are nutrition and getting enough sleep. This is essential for nursing mothers. And if you’re unwell and alone, or a carer needs respite, you can schedule a support worker to stay overnight in the home.

Tip—Fold and sort washing as it comes off the clothesline or out of the dryer; this avoids double handling, saves space and time.

Home help has multiple benefits and can save you time and hassle. And it’s reassuring to know you don’t have to do it alone. Sometimes you may not be going through a huge life change, just need some help until you get back into a routine.

Care Sphere provides flexible and accessible in home help at cost effective rates and packages are available for ongoing support. You can request a support worker who speaks your preferred language, and understands you want services to be delivered in a certain way. These are all things to discuss with Care Sphere when you call.

There’s comfort in knowing it’s so easy to get help around the home.