Improve your Quality of Life in Sefton with Right at Home

We all dream and aspire to have the best quality of life, but how do we get there?

Some of what happens to you is undoubtedly beyond your control, but what can you do to help improve your day-to-day life?

Clearly not everybody shares the same idea as to what quality of life is or means, we all value it differently of course. 

We are as aware of this as anyone. We have created hundreds of unique, person-centred care plans for all of the clients we have delivered home care in Sefton to. That makes us more aware than most, as to how different an individual's objectives are and can be, and we aim to help more people in the Sefton Community achieve an improved quality of life.

You can apply our tips with the help of a supportive local Right at Home Carer based in the Sefton area, call us on 01704 443344 if you'd like to hear more.

So, living in Sefton, what can impact your quality of life?

Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a model for understanding the motivations for human behaviour. It maps different motivations onto a pyramid, with each level representing a different human need. These include physiological needs, safety, love and belonging, esteem, and self-actualization.

In short, Maslow believed that all humans share those very same needs and motivations, by following that belief, we feel any activities or groups that help achieve against those levels within the pyramid are those that we would always look to highlight.

Some of our favourite organisations are listed below, those that we feel have made a huge difference to our clients lives and the lives of so many others throughout Sefton:

• Living Well Sefton 

• • Living Well Sefton offer FREE Services to residents in Sefton, Merseyside, with a focus on supporting health and wellbeing.
    
    Working in collaboration with various Sefton organisations who have the expertise and knowledge to support you in achieving your goals, whatever they look like.
    
    As part of the service, they also have a number of Living Well Mentors for you to talk to. that can have a big impact on improving your health and well-being.

• Sefton CVS
  • Sefton CVS offer a huge range of projects and programmes, covering themes from Health & Well-Being to Children & Young People.
  • https://seftoncvs.org.uk/programmes-and-projects/

• Netherton Feelgood Factory
  • A community-led, healthy living centre, operating in Sefton in Merseyside. Our mission is to help local people improve their health, well being and quality of life.

    The Feelgood Factory provides services for the whole community from childhood to old age, in order to promote health and well-being as holistically as possible.  Our programme of activities are delivered both in the centre and through outreach work elsewhere in Sefton. 

  • https://www.feelgoodfactory.org.uk/index.php/news

• Right at Home Sefton
  • Yes, that's right, whether you need home care in Sefton or simply are looking for another way to add something more to your life, we can help signpost you to relevant areas or events, not least of all those with whom we partner
  • We run music events in Formby Gild Hall, in conjunction with https://julielawsoncommunityeventscic.co.uk
  • We sponsor walking football with the fantastic Formby Community Football Club - https://www.formbycommunityfc.com/teams/227338
  • We are a keen sponsor of the activities down at https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/formbycricketclub, a club for all ages and abilities.

There is something for everyone in Sefton, and we love to help connect people to the right activity or group for them.

So, what else can help with your Quality of Life?

Below are some of our tips for improvement - for you and your loved ones:

• Aim to adopt a healthy lifestyle.

Healthy eating, sleeping and exercise habits all help provide major benefits for your wellbeing.

Did you know that a study (published in The Lancet Medical Journal) found that men and women aged 60 and over who take around 7,000 steps a day slashed their mortality risk by as much as 50 percent?! Walking more is also beneficial for younger people — those who walked at least 8,000 steps a day saw a similar outcome.

We understand that reduced mobility, pain, and certain physical conditions can make it difficult to engage in physical activity. However, there are plenty of local opportunities in Sefton for all access levels/requirements. Remember our friends at Living Well Sefton? 

http://www.livingwellsefton.org.uk/whatwecanoffer.html

Our CareGivers/Carers in Sefton can also help you to access physical activity and support with healthy eating, or maybe signpost and accompany you to local clubs and activities that may suit your ambitions and abilities.

Visit us HERE for more info.

• Try to reduce or limit your stress levels

Prolonged stress has a seriously negative effect on our mental and physical well-being. Wherever you can, you should try to find ways to reduce or cope with stress in your daily life. Some common examples of how you can achieve this are activities such as yoga, meditation, reading, light exercise, and doing relaxing things you enjoy (ideally without alcohol).

We are blessed in Sefton to have such wonderful outdoor spaces, Formby beach, Crosby Marina, Freshfield Squirrel Reserve, Southport Promenade, the many wonderful parks in Bootle, the Cheshire Lines path taking in the beautiful views of the canals through Maghull and Lydiate to name but a few. 

We can help, you may be somebody that is a regular carer for a loved one, you may begin to feel stressed, this is when you should consider seeking support from us to discuss our respite care services. Reducing your own stress levels can indirectly improve the quality of life for you and those around you.

• Make time for friendships!

Social contact is another crucial ingredient in the quality of your life. Making connections with other humans is a huge part of our lives. We are naturally social creatures and benefit from making connections with others.

The digital age has brought new ways to stay connected with friends and family, but we can’t underestimate the importance of physical presence. Put down the electronic equipment and try to make time to visit in person, if you need help, our companionship services are designed to assist you in making those journeys.

Plan to see your family and friends in real life as often as possible. Or seek new connections from local activities, groups or events such as our music events with Julie Lawson CIC

Learn more about the impacts of loneliness and how to counteract them. Or speak to us at Right at Home Sefton for guidance on how to help end isolation.

• Try out hobbies in the Sefton community.

Doing things that you enjoy releases dopamine, the feel-good chemical in our brains.

Finding enjoyable hobbies and making time for them has improved many of our Clients’ quality of life throughout Sefton If you’re not sure where to start, consider reaching our to the superb teams at Living Well Sefton or Sefton CVS. likewise, our door is always open, although we are a Sefton homecare provider, that doesn't describe the depth of services and support we can help you with, whether it be companionship care in Formby, complex care in Maghull or a helping hand in Crosby, we can do it all and want to assist wherever and whenever we can!

• Get involved in the Sefton community.

Community involvement has a host of benefits, one of which is a better quality of life. Joining the Sefton community groups and clubs can increase feelings of belonging. Even better still, you’ll helo make really positive changes in the wider community, for people across Sefton.

Explore local opportunities on the council website.

• Spend time outside.

This is our personal favourite... Increasing how much time you spend in the great Sefton outdoors is the most cost effective and most rewarding way to improve your quality of life. We are blessed in the area we live in, so much wonderful nature and a low-cost yet highly effective way to improve your quality of life.

Time in nature has proven benefits for our mental wellbeing particularly.

Some of the activities our clients enjoy are ; 

● Swimming at Maghull leisure Centre
● Walking in the Formby Pinewoods
● Sitting at Crosby beach looking out onto Antony Gormley's fantastic Another Place installation
● Watching the teams at Bootle Cricket Ground

• How can Right at Home’s Sefton's team help improve quality of life?

Improving our clients’ quality of life is one of our main ambitions. Improving our client’s quality of life is at the heart of everything we do. Our Homecare Staff in Sefton are experienced in providing support and helping Clients with various needs. We treat everyone with compassion and believe that personalised care plans are crucial for a good quality of life.

Whether you seek Companionship & Support, require assistance with Personal Care or need a more specialised/complex care solution, we can help.

Find out what our Clients in Sefton have said about our care:

Reviews from our clients

Contact our friendly team at Right at Home Sefton to find out how we can help improve your quality of life.

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