‘Live-in care’ is the full-time homecare alternative to moving into a care home. Arranging live in care provides peace of mind for all the family and combines one-to-one care with the independence of life at home.
‘The Live-in Care Hub’ is an impartial information resource and a friendly point of contact where you can learn all you need to help make a decision about arranging live in home help for yourself or a relative.
There are many excellent live in care agencies and we are here to help you find the perfect one for you and your family.
Could you or a relative benefit from the round-the-clock support of a professional, qualified and vetted carer?
Someone to live with you and provide help with (for example):
Read about bespoke elderly care and live-in care and how it can help provide a life-enhancing alternative to residential care.
The UK population is ageing quickly – according to Age UK:
With an increase in the elderly population comes a constant increase in the need for care. Residential care homes are already struggling to cope with demand and the NHS struggles with bed blocking because older people don’t always have an appropriate place to go to following their recovery from illness.
For these reasons, and many more, live-in care has risen in popularity as a viable alternative to residential care.
Live-in care is where a person is able to stay in their own home, cared for by a professional carer who is able to help them stay safe, secure and helps them maintain the best possible quality of life.
It is also worth noting that the vast majority of people would rather be cared for in their own home. Live-in Care Hub research revealed that nearly 100% of people do not want to go into residential care if they become unwell or unable to care for themselves.
For the future of care here in the UK, live-in care is a really important alternative to residential care homes which for many people are not the preferred choice, or even available in some instances.
Most residential care homes operate in a ‘one size fits all’ routine where staff help all clients get dressed and ready for the day at the same time, and they are all dressed for bed at the same time, eat at the same time, and are moved into the same areas at the same time.
Of course, staff do their best to provide the best possible care, but it is well publicised that carers in care homes struggle to spend much quality time with their clients because of the limits placed on the time they have available.
With live-in care, the level of care is completely tailored to the needs of the client because the care is 1-to-1. Carers working in live-in care are able to completely excel in their duties, offering the kind of care they were trained to provide. Basic care duties of a carer providing live-in care usually include:
Live-in carers may also provide additional services unique to the client’s needs including, but not limited to:
Of course, individual packages are individually priced and the amount of work completed by a carer is reflected in the cost. However, it is important to know that you can have a live-in care package completely tailored to your needs and one that is comparable in price, or sometimes less expensive, than a residential care home. A package that is completely focused on your loved one having the best possible quality of life whether it is basic or more complex in its arrangements.
The Next Step
If you are interested in live-in care get in touch by emailing us at hello@liveincarehub.co.uk for unbiased advice.
The more informed you are, the better able you will be to make the best decision with or for your loved one.
It’s important to be fully informed before making such an important decision. This website has all the information you need from how live-in care works, to who to contact to arrange your care and how much it costs, including state funding and plus care.
All our members share a vision to enlighten everyone on the benefits of live-in care and guarantee the very highest standards of care. They provide cover through the whole of the UK.
You’ll find contact numbers for each of our members on their individual pages. If you’d like to talk to us one of our expert team will be on hand to answer all your questions.
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The Live In Care Hub was founded in 2012 as an initiative to raise the profile of live-in care in the UK as a genuine alternative to residential care homes for the elderly. Today, the Live In Care Hub has become a respected advisory centre for people considering arranging a carer to live with their relatives at home and available to the general public to call for an informal chat and a friendly ear to hear their story resulting in suggestions and ideas that may well help. members of the Hub are a group of partner companies all providing live-in care services and are all members of the United Kingdom Homecare Association. At the Live In Care Hub we share a common vision to provide the very highest standards of homecare and to help everyone appreciate the benefits of live-in care.
In order to maintain very high standards, our member companies have professional development schemes in place to help carers keep their existing skills up to date and to help them learn new skills as they develop in their careers. Hub members offer high levels of support and supervision to carers, if required, so that they can provide the very best care for you and your family.
They are all dedicated to improving the quality of homecare in the UK by offering care for people in their own homes, in their familiar surroundings with friends and neighbours nearby. In-home care enables loved ones to enjoy all aspects of everyday life in a real home environment – their own home.
As respected experts in live-in care the aim of our member companies is to provide an alternative way of life for those in their later years – one that provides everything they need without requiring them to move into a residential home.
