Meal preparation in Monkswood
Find a self-employed carer for help with meals in Monkswood, Glascoed and Little Mill 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 Monkswood
Self-employed carers often cover several nearby places. Within 5 miles of Monkswood:
- Glascoed 0.8 miles
- Little Mill 1.2 miles
- Penperlleni 1.7 miles
- Coed-y-paen 2.6 miles
- Usk 2.6 miles
- Llanfair Kilgeddin 2.9 miles
- New Inn 3 miles
- Gwehelog Common 3.1 miles
- Lower New Inn 3.2 miles
- Pont-y-felin 3.5 miles
- Pontymoel 3.6 miles
- Penygarn 3.6 miles
- Trosnant 3.7 miles
- Trevethin 3.8 miles
- Griffithstown 3.8 miles
Days out near Monkswood
Sometimes lunch out makes a nice change. A few places to visit within 5 miles:
- Tank SchoolLocal landmark, 1.5 miles
- Usk Museum of Rural LifeMuseum, 2.5 miles
- The TrianglePark, 2.7 miles
- St Mary Yard MoundCastle, 2.7 miles
- Goytre HallHistoric house, 2.8 miles
- Llanover GardenGarden, 3.8 miles
- Hanbury Arms Haunted Hotel & MuseumMuseum, 3.8 miles
Local help and support
- Monmouthshire County 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.
- Age Cymru Advice
Information and advice for older people and their families, in Welsh or English. Call 0300 303 44 98.
Helpful guides
Questions families ask
What if Dad keeps skipping meals?
A carer can encourage him, and sitting down to eat together often helps. Losing weight without trying is worth mentioning to the GP.
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.
Is it free for families?
Yes, completely. We never take a cut of what you pay a carer or cleaner.
Also in Monkswood
Care
- Companionship
- Personal care
- Dementia care
- Respite care
- Help after a hospital stay
- Overnight care
- Live-in care
- End of life support
- Shopping and errands
- Appointments and outings
- Medication reminders
- Light housework
Cleaning
Meal preparation nearby
Why I started Carers & Cleaners
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.
Martin
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