case study:
Contributing and keeping active

showing how homeshare works

Mrs. Booth is 82 years old and has a Homesharer called Nina with whom she has shared her home for a year. Mrs. Booth has a husband who has dementia and who lives in a nursing home in a nearby town.

Mrs. Booth has a large number of friends, family and community links and loves to entertain and keep in touch with people. As Mrs. Booth has got older she has lost the confidence to be able to drive and this has resulted in her finding it difficult to maintain her friendships and relationships. More importantly Mrs. Booth found it difficult to visit her husband which was very distressing for both of them.

As part of the Homeshare arrangement Nina is able to drive Mrs. Booth to visit her husband every day and to spend time with her friends. Nina also supports Mrs. Booth to cook and entertain at home and to maintain her links within her community. Mrs Booth was also very nervous in the house on her own at night. Having Nina sleeping in the house has given Mrs Booth real peace of mind.

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