FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Respite Care?
Respite Care is a support system for family caregivers. When you look after someone who is old, sick or disabled, it is a 24-hour job. You need a break from time to time to look after your own needs. Respite Care is designed to help in such situations.
Your breaks can be as long or short as you need them to be. You can set up Respite Care for a few days, weeks or months.
Respite Care can substantially reduce your risk of burnout and make caring for your loved ones more manageable. If you need time to rest and recuperate, Welcare Vatsalya can provide care services to your loved one while you spend time caring for yourself.
Who all can avail the benefits of Respite Care?
Respite Care is for anyone and everyone who needs help with family caregiving. For example, family members with any of the following difficulties may benefit from Respite Care –
- Family members recovering from major surgeries or illness (post-op care)
- Family members in need of palliative care
- Family members who need assistance in living their daily life
- Family members who are depressed or lonely
- Family members with paralysis or a terminal illness like cancer
- Family members on tube feeding
- Family members with catheter
And so on…
What is the difference between Respite Care and Hospitalisation?
Respite care begins AFTER hospitalisation. Transitional care from hospital to home is especially challenging for patients and their family members.
As opposed to hospitalisation, respite care/post-op care/palliative care is when a person is looked after by healthcare professionals in the period following discharge from hospital.
Does Welcare Vatsalya also offer long-term care?
We offer long-term care after a preliminary screening process. For more information regarding long-term care, we request you to get in touch with us via e-mail or phone call. Our contact details are provided on the ‘Contact Us’ page of our website.
What is unique about Welcare Vatsalya?
Welcare Vatsalya is a service which has been conceptualised and initiated by Dr. Bharat Mody – world-renown arthroplasty surgeon and Director of Welcare Hospital.
Apart from a highly experienced team of professionals and cutting-edge infrastructure, Welcare Vatsalya is set apart from other respite care facilities/old-age homes by the 24×7 availability of world-class healthcare just one floor below!
Welcare Vatsalya is the only respite care facility in India that offers rapid access to healthcare in case a guest ends up needing medical attention.
Will family members need to stay with the guest admitted to Welcare Vatsalya?
We pride ourselves on the fact that once guests arrive at Welcare Vatsalya, they become a part of the Welcare family!
Family members need not stay whilst the guest us admitted to our facility. Our team is more than capable and experienced to look after your beloved family members in your absence.
Do family members get regular updates from the Vatsalya team?
We provide regular updates via whatsapp and phone calls to family members of our guests. We also arrange video calls on request.
What all services and amenities are offered to guests under the Welcare Vatsalya program?
- 24 x 7 healthcare facilities with emergency response team
- Air-conditioned single rooms with attached bathrooms and modern amenities
- Television with all channels and languages
- Round-the-clock resident services team
- Unlimited access to nursing care
- Activities and entertainment tailored for our guests
- Grooming services
- Housekeeping and laundry services
- Dietician consultation for guest-specific meal plans
- Regular updates to family members via whatsapp and phone calls
- Multi-layered security with CCTV monitoring
- On-call operations and maintenance team
CONTACT
- At Squirrel Circle, Ring Rd, above Welcare Hospital, Vadsar, Atladara, Vadodara, Gujarat 390012
- +91 93274 69784
- vatsalya@welcarehospital.co.in