Home care for COPD and breathing conditions
Help with the everyday tasks that leave you breathless, at a pace that suits you. Garda-vetted, experienced and insured carers, in place within days.
Care usually starts within days, with no HSE assessment queue
Garda-vetted carers, employed and insured by us
One primary carer, with a familiar backup
4.8/5 on Google and 5/5 on Bark
What happens next
We call you back
Someone from our care team rings you to talk through what’s needed and answer your questions.
A short conversation
Which days and hours would help, what has got harder at home, and anything we should know about your loved one.
We match a carer
Garda-vetted, employed and insured by us. Care usually starts within days, sometimes sooner.
Life at home with COPD
Living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or another long-term breathing condition can turn ordinary parts of the day into hard work. Showering, getting dressed, cooking a meal or doing the shopping can leave you breathless and worn out, and some days are easier than others. Over time, many people cut back on proper meals, going out and seeing friends, simply because everything takes so much energy.
Home care helps by taking on the jobs that use the most breath, so your energy goes on the things you want to do. A trained healthcare assistant can help with washing and dressing at an unhurried pace, make meals, keep on top of the housework and errands, and give medication prompts, spreading the day's tasks out with time to rest in between. Just as important is the company: someone to chat to, and a hand getting out to appointments, or just for a change of scene, when you feel up to it.
Our carers support everyday life at home. They don't replace your GP, public health nurse or hospital team, and we work alongside them. Care can be daytime visits, overnight or live-in, and it can change as your needs do.
How our carers help
Washing and dressing, at an easy pace
Housework, laundry and errands
Meals and drinks
Medication prompts
A steady routine, with rests built in
Company, outings and appointments
What we don't do
Our carers do not give injections, dress wounds or administer insulin. With medication, they give prompts and reminders. If your loved one uses home oxygen or a CPAP machine, talk it through with your care manager, who is nurse-trained and will tell you honestly what we can take on. Carers never change medication or decide when to start a rescue pack (the steroids or antibiotics some people keep at home for flare-ups). Those decisions stay with your GP, public health nurse and hospital team, and we work alongside them.
Signs it may be time for more support
- Washing or dressing has become exhausting
- Meals are being skipped because cooking takes too much energy
- Medication or appointments are being missed
- Going out and seeing people is happening less and less
- A hospital stay or a bad spell has knocked confidence
- A family carer is running on empty
What families say
United Irish Healthcare have been beyond any of my expectations. UIH had us sorted in a matter of hours. I cannot thank Daniel, Olivia and Jean enough — highly recommend.
Doireann Kate Gough
We use UIH for night care for our Mam. The staff have been fantastic — it is very personal and she is comfortable with her carers.
Orla Daly
For the last 8 months Mum has had two very kind carers fulfilling her wish to stay in her own home. The peace of mind is well worth it.
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