We all find change difficult and for elderly people the prospect of moving home can be very traumatic. Good Companions can provide practical help and emotional support during this time. It might just be helping pack things ready for the move or talking through what needs to be recycled or taken to charity shops.
This service is of particular value to families who live some distance from their elderly relative and are worried that they are not close enough to provide support before and after the move. Sheila has been working with such a family and has been able to reduce the anxiety by working directly with the elderly client and working on behalf of the daughter 300 miles away as she organises the move into residential care.
