Live in Care

Remaining at home is an ideal way to retain independence and preferred routines and having a live in carer enables our clients to continue living in their own homes independently and safely whilst ensuring high levels of supported care and companionship.

What is Live in Care?

Live in care allows individuals and couples to stay within their own homes and can be a great alternative to residential and nursing homes.

Remaining at home is an ideal way to retain independence and preferred routines and having a live in carer enables our clients to continue living in their own homes independently and safely whilst ensuring high levels of supported care and companionship.

Companionship lessens the loneliness and vulnerability of an individual, the assurance of another person being present can reduce stress dramatically and often a marked improvement in both mental and physical condition can be seen.

Why choose Live in Care?

There are many reasons why you may be considering home care options. You may be looking for immediate home help or personal care for a friend or loved one, or you may be preparing for care and viewing options for yourself in the future.

Care needs also vary from companionship and assistance to retain an independent lifestyle to requiring full assistance with all aspects of daily living and personal care. These requirements for care could be the result of an accident or illness, following a hospital stay, recovery from an operation, or to aid you in maintaining or a better quality of life.

Our individual care plans outline the needs for each person and we match a team of carers to best suit these needs.

Care in Familiar Surroundings

This is beneficial for the individuals receiving care as they are able to remain in their familiar surroundings in their own homes and have many memories in. For the families it can also provide comfort and peace of mind knowing their loved one has the support and companionship of a live in carer this also creates an ease of visiting and enables visitor to spend quality time together.

Live in care can also allow couples with differing care needs to remain living together in an environment they are familiar and comfortable in, while one or both receive the individual care and assistance they require. It can also allow individuals to keep their pets and belongings which with their familiarity and memories also provide comfort and security.

Live in care also allows a further individualisation in terms of choice; what to eat, what time to go to bed, what to watch on television, when visitors can come over. As well as allowing individuals to retain their social networks.

Benefits of Live in Care

The benefits of live in care include assistance with domestic tasks and personal care, time to engage and provide companionship, the ability to provide the assistance required and promote retention and gaining of independence though daily living tasks and the security feature of knowing another person is residing within the property.

Live in care allows retention of independence with carers trained to assist service users to remain as independent as possible. Live in care for some can also promote independence, enabling individuals to live independently while providing personal care and the assistance required to live within a home of their own.