Live-In care means you can receive 24/7 care in your own home. The care you receive can cover all aspects of care including companionship, personal care, meal preparation, domestic support, medication support, well-being checks, infection control, social activities and hobbies and interests. It also covers specialist support including catheter and stoma care, PEG feeding, hoist management and physio exercises.
Live-In Care is for people with several conditions including cancer, stroke care, Dementia, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Many people choose live-in care because they prefer to stay in their own home. When one of our clients, Jennifer, had a stroke last year and spent several weeks in hospital, her daughter needed to source care for her Mum when she came out of hospital, as it was too dangerous for her to live on her own. Jennifer has lived in her home since 1972. Sadly, her husband passed away a few years ago and this left Jennifer living on her own.
Jennifer loves her home, that she bought with “the love of her life”, all those years ago and she wanted to stay there. She told her daughter that she did not want to go into a care home but wanted to stay at home. Jennifer has lived in the community for over 50 years, and she wanted to continue to reside in her home, so she could continue to live as independently as possible. Her daughter contacted Noble Live-In Care, and we have been caring for Jennifer ever since.
Jennifer’s 24/7 care professional will prepare her meals, provide domestic support, monitor her medication, provide personal care, take her up and down the stairs, help her to the toilet at night, help in the garden and provide that support that is required in running a home.
Live-In Care not only allows Jennifer to live in her beloved home, safely, but also means she can continue to socialise in the community she is familiar with.
Since her stroke, Jennifer can’t drive anymore and has had to sell her car. This has been a very difficult time for Jennifer who has had to come to terms with the fact that she can no longer drive. However, by having a 24/7 live-in carer, this means that she can still go out and about. They might order a taxi or take a bus together and her care professional is there to support her.
Jennifer is a member of the University of the Third Age (U3A) and her local church. She often goes to social events with the U3A and is a regular church goer. Without the support of her care professional, it would be very difficult to continue these activities.
As Jennifer says, “There’s no place like home”.
The benefits of live-in care
- you can reside in your own home.
- you don’t have to sell your property and lose your family home.
- you can stay with your pets.
- staying in your home is less disruptive than moving to a care home.
- you get a dedicated care worker matched to your needs.
- you are in familiar and comfortable surroundings.
- you have the flexibility to continue with your own routine.
- you can choose what and when to eat.
- you can continue to get out and about with your care worker.
- you can sit in your own garden and carry on gardening with the help of your care worker.
- you can choose when to go to bed.
- you can have visitors whenever you want to
- couples can stay together.
What do I need for live-in care?
You need a spare bedroom, so that your live-in care worker has a room to reside in.
How much does it cost?
Live-In Care is more affordable than you think and comparable to the cost of living in a residential care home. There are no hidden costs with live-in care and packages range from £1200, for companionship, up to £1500 for couples’ care. The advantage of couples’ care is that you are not paying for two people which you would usually do in a care home, so it is a far more competitive alternative.
You can find out more about How to Fund Care.