23/08/2026
🐾 **WHAT WOULD THEY HAVE TO LEAVE BEHIND?**
**Their best friend.**
For many older people, a dog isn't simply a pet.
They're the familiar face waiting in the morning. The reason to get outside for a little fresh air. The warm body curled up beside them in the evening. Company on the quiet days and, after years together, very much part of the family.
So when someone begins to need more care, there's a question that can get rather lost amongst discussions about medication, mobility, safety and cost:
**What happens to the dog?**
Moving into residential care can sometimes mean making difficult decisions about a much-loved pet.
But moving into a care home isn't the only option.
With **live-in care**, the care comes to the person. A dedicated carer lives in their home and provides one-to-one support with personal care, meals, medication, companionship and everyday life.
And the dog?
Well, they're still at home too. 🐾
Because needing more support shouldn't automatically mean giving up the things – or the someone – you love.
That's the idea behind our **What Would They Have To Leave Behind?** campaign.
📍 **Clarendon Home Care provides live-in care across Wimbledon, Richmond, Kingston upon Thames, Surbiton, Teddington, Thames Ditton, Esher, Claygate, Cobham, Oxshott, Walton-on-Thames, Weybridge, Virginia Water, Egham, Staines-upon-Thames and surrounding areas across Surrey and South West London.**
📞 **020 8439 7722**
🏡 **Stay at home. Stay connected. Stay together.**