A carer who lives in the house, so nobody has to leave it.
The alternative to a care home for someone who would rather stay behind their own front door. For a couple, it usually costs less too.
Live-in care means one carer living in the house, there through the night as well as the day. The house stays. The routine stays. The dog stays. For most families that is the whole reason they are reading this page.
It tends to be the right moment when visiting care has stopped being enough, when the nights have become the worry, or when a husband or wife is quietly doing a job that has grown too big for them.
For a couple it very often costs less than a care home, because a home charges per person while a live-in carer looks after the household. That comparison is well worth doing properly before anyone makes a decision, and we will do it with you.
What is included
- Someone in the house overnight as well as through the day
- Personal care, medication and meals
- Housekeeping, laundry and shopping
- Company all day, which families tell us matters more than they expected
- Pets looked after, so nobody has to be rehomed
- Couples supported together in their own home
- Short term cover for respite or after a hospital stay
Who it suits
Live-in care suits someone who needs help at unpredictable times, who is unsteady at night, or who would find moving to a care home genuinely distressing. It also suits couples, where a care home would mean two fees and sometimes two different buildings.
It is equally good for a fixed period, covering a family carer's holiday or the first weeks after a hospital stay.
What it costs
From £1,350 a week, one price for the household. What moves the figure is how much time is needed and how complex the care is. Everything, including the funding you may be entitled to, is set out on what it costs.
Questions families ask
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Is live-in care really cheaper than a care home?
For one person the two are usually close, and for a couple live-in care is almost always less, because a care home charges per person. The honest comparison depends on the home and the level of need, so ask us to work it through with you rather than taking a number off a website.
Where does the carer sleep?
In their own room in the house, which is the one thing live-in care genuinely needs. They also have proper breaks during the day, usually a couple of hours, which many families use as a natural time to visit.
What if they do not get on?
Then we introduce a different carer. Matching the right person to the household is the heart of live-in care and we keep working at it until it is right.
Can you cover a couple?
Yes, and it is one of the strongest reasons to choose live-in care. One carer in the house keeps people together, in their own home, for one fee.
Tell us what the day looks like.
A free visit, no obligation, and a written price before you decide anything.