Kerry Brazier, employee at Radius Care Windsor Court and Matamata talks to us about her husband’s experience of Respite Care and how it has helped them navigate everyday life… 

“I thought my husband, Paul, would never agree to go into respite care, but after his first stay at Radius Glaisdale, he loves it and is really happy to spend time there.

When I brought him back for a longer stay the next time, he was greeted by name and staff remembered which room he’d stayed in last time and told him which room he’d be in this stay. I’m so grateful to the staff. Everyone there speaks so nicely to Paul and the other residents.

I worried he would be sad or want to go home. In fact, it has been good for him. He hadn’t been able to read a book for more than four years, but last time he was at Glaisdale he read a whole John Grisham. Ash, the centre manager, says he’s quite the social butterfly when he comes to stay.

As a carer for a person with dementia it is absolutely life-changing for me to have time out. Paul genuinely loves it. Should he need full time care in the future, I know that he would be happy there. That’s a really nice feeling.”

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