Hook Home Help is providing bespoke companion care to people in Hook and Hartley Wintney
This is not the photo I thought I was taking! It is very tricky to get this client to stay still for a photo. She was all calm for a millisecond and then she wasn't. There is a lot of bouncing and squirming and licking to do before we can get out on our walk.
The job is take owner and doggy for a walk and ensure that no one gets lost along the way. Sometimes we stop and talk to people who we meet. Age UK once reported that in a typical week almost 2.6 million people aged 65 and over speak to three or fewer people they know, with over 225,000 often going a week without speaking to anyone at all. Since hearing that I always take the time to talk to people whenever I can. In fact before I started working with this gentleman I had already spoken to him a couple of times when I was out running.
Any amount of social interaction not only makes us feel happier but also may help us to maintain thinking skills better in later life and slow down cognitive decline. So now when we are walking together we stop and talk to other people along the way. Recently we met a gentleman for the first time who was about to celebrate his 90th birthday that weekend. He told us all about the party that his family had planned and who was going to be there. We talked about the weather that day and about each other's dogs and wished each other a good day.
My daughter used to tease me for making friends with random people wherever I went but there can be real value in small interactions between strangers, especially if the people invovled don't have a lot of interaction with other people.
On one hand it is just a dog walk, but on another it is a few hours of social interaction forming one lasting relationship and also some mini interactions with the people we meet along the way, and we never know what value these small chats may have to the other who we meet.
Hook Home Help is providing bespoke companion care to people in Hook and Hartley Wintney. No personal care and no touching other than this little furry one who breaks all the rules! Other than this we are providing company, cleaning, housework, whatever is needed to keep people happy and healthy. Contact me for more details