Meal preparation in Downs

Find a self-employed carer for help with meals in Downs, St Nicholas and Llanfihangel-ar-Elai and the places around. It's free for families, and you choose who to speak to.

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About meal preparation

What it usually involves

Cooking or preparing meals, leaving drinks within reach, a bit of batch cooking, washing up, and noticing whether food is actually being eaten.

How a self-employed carer can help

They can cook your loved one's favourite dishes, follow a special diet, and keep the fridge fresh by checking dates.

Questions worth asking

Are you happy to cook from scratch, or do you prefer heating ready meals?
Can you follow a special diet, such as diabetic or soft foods?
Will you tell us if Mum isn't eating well?
Are you happy to be around pets?

Around Downs

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

St Nicholas 1 mile
Llanfihangel-ar-Elai 1.1 miles
Culverhouse Cross 1.3 miles
Wenvoe 1.4 miles
Wyndham Park 1.7 miles
Caerau 1.8 miles
Peterston-super-Ely 1.9 miles
St Fagans 2 miles
Tre-lai 2.2 miles
Pentrebane 2.8 miles
Fairwater 2.8 miles
Bonvilston 2.9 miles
Michaelston-le-Pit 2.9 miles
Merthyr Dyfan 3 miles
Colcot 3.1 miles

Days out near Downs

Sometimes lunch out makes a nice change. A few places to visit within 5 miles:

Bryn Eryr (Iron Age Roundhouses)Museum, 1.6 miles
Cwm George & Casehill WoodsNature reserve, 2.9 miles
Insole CourtCastle, 3.4 miles
Canfas GalleryGallery, 3.8 miles
Community Peace GardenGarden, 4 miles
Water Skiing PontoonPier, 4.8 miles
The BendricksBeach, 4.9 miles

Local help and support

Vale of Glamorgan Council
Ask the council's adult social care team for a free care needs assessment, or a carer's assessment if you look after someone.
Vale of Glamorgan Council website
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

Is one visit a day enough?

It depends on the person. Some families find a hot lunch plus a tea left ready works well; others need two shorter visits.

Who buys the food?

Agree it at the start: either you do the shopping, or the carer does and you pay them back against receipts.

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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