Live in care

Live in Care, Home care, Carers, Bedford, Elderly, Respite care

What does it do?

A live-in care is a personal carer who lives in their client's home to enable their needs to be met. It is an increasingly popular alternative to moving into a residential home. it offers a way of continuing to live as independently as possible at home while receiving incomparable level of one-to-one support.Some carers live-in all the time while others work on a rota pattern of 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off. A carer is available throughout the day and at night to help your relative.The primary role of a live-in carer is to enable the person requiring the care to continue to enjoy a secure, comfortable and independent life within the familiar surroundings of their own home. The carer works with his patient to meet his daily needs and wishes, embracing personal care, housekeeping and companionship.

Who it is for?

Live-in care is for anybody who wishes to remain independent in their own home but requires a basic to complex nursing-led level of support to improve their quality of life. It might suit your relative if they need help with:
- Personal care, washing & dressing
- Taking medication
- Cooking
- Shopping
- Housework (cleaning, laundering, gardening, tidying up...)
- Reduce the risk of falls and accidents
- Trips out (to doctors, hairdressers, supermarket... as well as hobbies)

Where it is available?

Regional service (Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire).

What it costs:

Yes

How to access or apply for it:

Get in touch with us today
Telephone number 01234 910846

What to expect then:

The assessment process, step by step:

Initial contact: During the phone conversation, our consultant will ask you some basic information and will arrange a face to face visit.

Face to face visit: We want to make sure that we fully understand your needs. You and your relative will be asked questions about the services you want and need.

A personalised care plan: following on our meeting, a personalised care plan will be drawn up with you, in order to clearly set out the duties our carer will need to undertake.

Placement of a live-in carer: once a carer is placed with you, our team will contact you regularly to make sure that everything is going well.

Review meetings: regular meetings will be organised to ensure that your needs and expectations are still being met, or in case of changed circumstances, the care plan can be updated.

Additional information:

We are here to help

Knowing that a fully-trained and compassionate live-in carer is always around to ensure continued well being and safety, and who can respond quickly and appropriately in the event of an emergency, is immensely reassuring. A major benefit of our service is the permanent care and companionship your relative will receive at home from a carer who is dedicated to his needs.

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Info last updated:

14/12/2016
Provider
21-23 Mill Street, bedford, bedford, Bedfordshire, Mk40 3EU