While remaining in the family home offers invaluable psychological and emotional benefits for an elderly person facing health issues, a prolonged period of home care can often lead to stress, fatigue, and strained relationships for both the individual and their primary caregivers.
Respite care provides a much-needed break for all concerned. Delivered by highly trained health professionals in the comfort of a local Bexhill-on-Sea nursing home, Hazelmere offers flexible short stay arrangements, ranging from a few days to several weeks or more.
Our beautifully maintained residence, set amidst manicured gardens, blends period charm with outstanding facilities to provide the perfect setting for relaxing and therapeutic “home-from-home” respite care in a safe, supportive environment.
Short Stay and Respite Care is fundamentally about providing essential rest and restorative support for everyone involved in the care journey.
For the Elderly Individual: It offers a beneficial change of scenery and the opportunity to receive temporary care from highly trained, experienced, and well-qualified health professionals. This ensures their health and comfort are expertly managed in a safe environment.
For the Regular Carers (Family, Friends, or Professional Providers): It provides a much-needed, well-earned break. This time away helps to alleviate the stress and fatigue associated with continuous caregiving, allowing them to rest, re-energise, and tend to their own needs.
Ultimately, respite care lays the crucial foundation for returning and resuming care at home with renewed energy and strengthened relationships, benefiting all parties involved.
The maintenance of active lifestyles is at the heart of Hazelmere’s progressive care ethos. Residents are encouraged to participate in a varied range of stimulating activities which, in turn, promote positivity and support continued independence.
Short stay residents benefit from this with arts, crafts, yoga, tai chi, baking, book clubs and more… there’s something for everyone. In addition to this Hazelmere Nursing Home organise regular local excursions around Hampshire and beyond in their own minibus, so there’s plenty to see and do.
The primary objective of respite care is rest, but the change of scene and company can also have a wonderfully restorative effect. Short stay residents are warmly welcomed into the home and, with only 28 bedrooms, the sense of camaraderie and community is palpable.
Activities, entertainments and excursions help bring people together and share memorable moments, so respite residents invariably return home refreshed, with renewed vigour and positivity.
Hazelmere combines period character with the outstanding modern care facilities required to support complex care needs. With neutral, modern décor, bedrooms are warm, bright and welcoming, many benefitting from high ceilings and expansive garden views through large windows.
Lounges, dining and communal areas also blend historical character with clean, modern interior design to create an ambience that is light, airy and welcoming. Naturally, care facilities include 24-hour nurse-call, specialist lifting equipment and profiling beds for security, safety and comfort.
