HOME Instead Senior Care, an at-home care company in East Northants, is thankful for the amazing community spirit and togetherness that made sure its caregivers could get to their elderly clients during the recent snow storms that battered the area.
Lucy Darnell, from Home Instead said: “Our dedicated caregivers bravely battled through the snow, digging their cars out to get to their clients. Our clients, many of them vulnerable and elderly, rely on their care visit. Their caregiver might be the only person they will see for care, hot drinks, meals, and companionship.
“By Friday night the roads were so slippery and the snow was so deep, drifting in the more rural areas. It was becoming a serious problem. We had to do something, so I put a post on Facebook that we needed help from people with 4×4 cars to get our caregivers to our clients, especially in rural areas.”
The post reached over 6,000 people with 91 likes, comments and shares and the resounding help and generosity was admirable.
Lucy said: “We had a wonderful response and a small army of 4x4s ferried our caregivers to and from their clients all day on Saturday. These good-hearted people showed there is still good old-fashioned community spirit in times of need, and we want to say a big thank you to them all.
“Jordan Douglas, a lovely community member, reached out to us and helped our caregivers get to their appointments safely. We invited him back to our office on Saturday to give him a card and small gift as a token of our appreciation.”
Home Instead East Northants provides care for people in their own homes from one hour to 24 hours, seven days a week and their caregivers will not let you down, whatever the weather!
If you would like further details, contact the Home Instead office on 01933 678775.
Photo shows (l to r) Caregiver Dawn Baxter, Jordan Douglas and Lauren Keen, Client Services Manager.