Live-in care
A carer who lives in the home, so help is there all day without a move to a care home.
From £1,150 a week
Couples from £1,350 a week. Includes the carer's breaks and cover.
Or ring 01632 960 418. A person answers, 8am–8pm, every day.
A typical week
One carer living in seven days, with two hours off each afternoon.
How live-in care works with us
Live-in care is the alternative to a care home that most people do not know exists. A carer moves into the spare room and the life of the house carries on: the same chair, the same garden, the cat on the bed.
Our live-in carers are employed by us, trained by us and matched by us. You meet them before they start, and the same one or two carers rotate so the faces stay familiar. A second carer covers their daily break, so there is never a gap.
For many families it costs about the same as a good care home in Chester, and less than a week of round-the-clock visits. It needs a spare bedroom for the carer and a reasonable internet or phone signal, and very little else.
What it includes
- A carer living in, usually for one or two weeks at a time
- Personal care, meals, medication and housework
- Company all day, and someone there at night
- A second carer covering breaks and days off
- Couples cared for together, pets kept at home
- A senior carer visiting monthly to review the plan
Often right for
- Someone who would otherwise be moving into a care home
- Couples who want to stay together in their own house
- People with advanced dementia or after a major stroke
“I go over on Sundays as her daughter now, not as her rota.”
Other care from the same team
Companionship
Company, a hot meal and a hand around the house, from a carer who comes back every week.
From £28 an hour
Personal care
Help getting up, washed and dressed, with medication prompted and checked at the same times each day.
From £30 an hour
Dementia care
A calm, familiar day at home with carers trained in dementia, and the same faces at every visit.
From £32 an hour