Live-in care means a carer stays overnight in your home for complete peace of mind

With live-in care, a carer stays in the client’s home to provide 1-2-1 support, matched to the client’s needs.‍ ‍

This can be for a number of days or weeks at a time and can continue for as long as required and agreed.

The basic requirement for live-in care is a clean spare bedroom and access to a bathroom, preferably one reserved just for the carer, but this is not essential.

Live-in carers offer help and support to individuals to maintain their dignity, keep their homes in order, prepare nutritious meals, offer companionship, and perform household tasks. Carers provide much-needed continuity of care and a stable, reliable companion for a vulnerable person. Carers can also play a key role in supervising a client’s medical requirements, such as medication, and they can work closely with NHS providers to help implement treatment plans.

Some carers can be retired nurses or trainee nurses, some are younger with a variety of skills in companion care and more complex care needs, so the carer you require and choose will depend on your needs. Having someone in the home to help in case of an unforeseen need or an emergency is incredibly reassuring for everyone.

Put simply, a live-in carer will work to support your loved one to carry on doing the things they enjoy, whilst offering stimulating company, keeping them active and engaged with life, and caring for their overall wellbeing.

On a typical day, the carer and the client may share their daily activities as well. They might play games together or share activities such as cooking or gardening, clubs, or a shopping trip. To see a selection of live in carers that could help you or your family please email us on hello@athomecaregroup.co.uk