Dementia care in Penycwm

Find a self-employed carer for dementia care in Penycwm, Newgale and Brawdy and the places around. It's free for families, and you choose who to speak to.

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About dementia care

What it usually involves

Someone familiar who comes at the same times each week and gets to know your loved one: their routines, what they enjoy, and what unsettles them. That might mean company and conversation, help with meals and drinks, gentle prompts to wash and dress, a walk or a trip to a club, and noticing how they are from one week to the next.

How a self-employed carer can help

Their support is built around the person, not a rota. Often the biggest help is simply seeing the same face every visit. They aren't nurses, so clinical tasks such as injections or wound dressings are usually beyond what they can do.

Questions worth asking

Have you looked after someone with dementia before?
What do you do if someone becomes confused or upset?
How would you let us know if something seemed different?
Who covers when you're ill or on holiday?
Are you happy to be around pets?

Around Penycwm

Self-employed carers often cover several nearby places. Within 5 miles of Penycwm:

Newgale 0.6 miles
Brawdy 1.1 miles
Trefgarn Owen 1.8 miles
Roch 2.2 miles
Roch Gate 2.2 miles
Nolton Haven 2.7 miles
Lower Solva 2.8 miles
Solfach 3.1 miles
Upper Solva 3.2 miles
Simpson Cross 3.5 miles
Pont-yr-hafod 3.9 miles
Keeston 4 miles
Hayscastle Cross 4.1 miles
Croes-goch 4.5 miles
Penparc 4.9 miles

Days out near Penycwm

Fresh air and familiar places can make a real difference. A few ideas within 5 miles that a carer could help with:

Newgale NorthBeach, 1 mile
Pointz CastleHistoric fort, 1.2 miles
Newgale SouthBeach, 1.7 miles
Roch CastleCastle, 2.3 miles
Daisybus Gardens of WellbeingGarden, 2.4 miles
Oriel FachGallery, free entry, 2.8 miles
St David's AirfieldNature reserve, 4 miles

Local help and support

Pembrokeshire County Council
Ask for a free care needs assessment, or a carer's assessment if you look after someone.
Care needs assessment
Age Cymru Advice
Information and advice for older people and their families, in Welsh or English. Call 0300 303 44 98.
Age Cymru website

Helpful guides

Questions families ask

My mum doesn't want a stranger in the house. What can we do?

That's very common. Many families start small, with an hour or two of company, a cup of tea or a walk, and the same person each time. Once they've become a familiar face, they can gradually help with more.

Will Mum have the same carer each time?

With a self-employed carer, usually yes: you're agreeing things directly with one person. Ask who covers holidays and illness, so that cover is someone she has met.

What do you do with my details?

We use them only to make your introductions and send any guides you've agreed to. They're deleted after 12 months without activity, or sooner if you ask.

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When my mum, Jean, was diagnosed with dementia, I found it surprisingly hard to find good local help. In the end we found a wonderful independent carer, and later a cleaner, by word of mouth. I built Carers & Cleaners so other families don't have to rely on luck.

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