Live in care at home
What is live in care?
Live-in care means having a fully trained carer living with you in your home.
Live-in care involves a professional caregiver living in your home to provide personalised support, ensuring your specific needs are met. This arrangement helps maintain your comfort and independence in familiar surroundings.
One of the main attractions of live-in care is that it encompasses a wide range of care services, meaning you and your family can have full assurance that you’re getting the support you need and want. The main areas in which a live-in carer will aim to support you are:
Personal care
Assistance with personal routines such as bathing, toileting and dressing, as well as medical care
Health and well-being
Including medication support, preparing healthy meals, helping with physio and mobility and much more
Companionship
Valuable, friendly companionship, ensuring you’re never left feeling isolated or unsupported
Housekeeping services
Enjoy fresh laundry, meals being prepared for you, having a clean and tidy home, and so much more
What are the benefits of live in care?
Live-in care allows you receive 24/7 support without having to leave the home that you love.
At Helping Hands, we firmly believe that your own home is the best place for you to receive the support that you need, as it lets you retain your independence in a comfortable, familiar environment. With the help of 24-hour care, you or your loved one have the choice to stay in your own home and continue living life on your own terms.
There are many reasons why people choose a live-in carer or support worker instead of visiting care or moving to a residential care home, such as:
Flexible support to suit you
Your private carer will be able to support you as much or as little as you like, and can focus on helping with certain things if you’d find that useful
Maintain hobbies and routines
Whether you enjoy meeting friends for a cuppa, going to church or playing board games, you can continue with your favourite hobbies and routines
Friendly companionship
Whether it’s sharing meals, watching TV or enjoying days out, our carers make for fun, friendly companions and often become friends for life
Enjoy your own home
Enjoy all the benefits of being in your own home – your favourite views, your own furniture and furnishings, the familiar neighbourhood, and more
Choose when to see loved ones
Your family and friends can still come and go as normal, and you’ll also be able to visit them with the support of your carer
Avoiding change
The extra support that live-in care provides means your daily life can stay much the same, and you won’t have to go through the stress of moving
What do live in carers do?
Live-in carers can help you to complete a wide range of everyday tasks to enable you to continue living in your own home.
A live-in carer can make an incredible difference to your life. While many people assume they can only support with personal care, mobility problems and administering medication, they can assist with so much more. While these physical aspects, which many people only associate with care, are very important, our live-in home carers can also aid you in all other areas of your daily routine, such as:
Preparing meals
Your live-in carer can prepare tasty and nutritious meals, snacks and drinks at the times of the day that best suit you
Emotional support
All of our live-in carers are handpicked for their kind, compassionate personalities, so are able to support you emotionally
Running errands
Whether it’s picking up the shopping, helping with the mail or collecting a prescription, your live-in carer can lend a hand
Completing household chores Text
Your carer can take care of all the time-consuming and energy-draining chores like vacuuming, tidying, gardening and more
Medication assistance
Every Helping Hands live-in carer receives full training in organising and administering medication
Personal care
Get discreet, sensitive assistance with personal routines such as bathing, dressing, continence and stoma management
Mobility support
A carer can help you get in and out of bed, adjust your position to avoid sores and help you moved safely around your home
Help getting out and about
As well as supporting you at home, your live-in carer can also accompany you out and about – and even go on holiday with you
Looking after pets
You’ll be able to continue living with your furry friend(s), and your carer can do as much feeding and walking as you need
Costs of live in care
The cost of your live-in care will vary depending on your situation.
Our live-in care costs can vary based on your unique needs and we’ll provide a free assessment straight to your doorstep. All you need to do is contact us and we’ll be more than happy to provide you with an appropriate quote. A quote may also vary slightly depending on where you live, but we believe our rates offer fantastic value for money, especially for couples. A live-in carer provides you with full independence and allows you to continue living life on your own terms in the comfortable, familiar surroundings of your home. Call us today to get a quote on pricing and get the ball rolling on your healthcare.
Support for a complex condition
Our clinical live-in carers can support you to live at home with a complex medical condition.
People with more complex medical conditions also have the option to be supported at home. If your needs are greater, we have a team of nurse-supported clinical carers who are specially trained to meet complex requirements. Whether you need continence care, support for different types of dementia, or help with blood sugar monitoring, a clinical live-in carer can support you.
Finding the right live in carer for you
With a handpicked carer, your life can stay much the same as before - or even improve.
The idea of welcoming a new person into your home and life may seem a little daunting at first, but we walk you through each step of the way and place importance on matching you with someone you feel the most comfortable with and who understands your routines, likes and interests. It might be that you’d like:
A carer with certain experience
Someone with specialist training
A carer who shares your interests
A choice of male or female carers
A carer who drives
Someone who is happy looking after your pets
Hear from some of our live in care customers
We love sharing stories about how our home care is helping people to live life on their own terms. Hear from two of our live in care customers, Kathleen and Enid, and find out how their live-in carers are enabling them to live more independently.
Amazing carers providing quality home care
It’s our personal promise that every Helping Hands live-in carer is employed directly by us, which means that we can always ensure your care plan is being led by people who have the right character, knowledge and skillset to provide you with the perfect type and level of support for your condition and circumstances.
We’re extremely proud of our carers who constantly go above and beyond to ensure every customer receives the very highest standard of care. Our carers are brilliant because they are:
Kind and compassionate
Our strict recruitment process means we only hire the most friendly, empathetic carers to our teams
Directly employed by us
Every one of our carers is employed directly by us, so you can always expect the same high standards
Expertly trained and fully vetted
All of our live-in carers are fully DBS-checked and have passed our industry-leading training course
Fully regulated by the CQC / CIW
Here at Helping Hands, our live-in care service is fully managed and regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
From your very first phone call to our friendly team, every aspect of your home care service is independently monitored and regulated by the CQC and Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW).
What does regulation mean?
Our service is regularly monitored, inspected and regulated by an independent body
Why do we choose to be regulated?
We want every customer to have full peace of mind that their care is approved by a regulating body
How does regulation affect my care?
Our regulation means a guarantee that we’ll provide you with high quality care, no matter what
How to arrange live in care
Arranging dedicated home care has never been simpler. Call our team today to get the ball rolling on your care journey with Helping Hands.
Page reviewed by Kathryn Mahon, Regional Clinical Lead, on July 25, 2024.
How we wrote this page
This page has been produced referencing key insights and data from external experts, trusted medical sources and our team of in-house specialists. We have worked hard to ensure that all information is as accurate as possible and reflects current consensus at the time of writing and reviewing.