Live In Care

Live-in care is a form of elderly support in which a self-employed carer provides assistance in the care recipient’s own home.

This might just be during home visits scheduled throughout the week. Or it might involve a professional self-employed carer moving in to offer 24-hour support, Your choice will depend on the extent of your loved one’s needs.

When a carer moves into your home it may take little bit of time to settle and build a routine that you or your loved one are comfortable with. Once this is settled, the carer will stay with you for around one month or three months (this is flexible depending on your needs) before taking one week or month off to rest . When your carer is resting we are working with you to help secure a temporary carer you`re happy with.

Whether it’s first thing in the morning or late at night, there’s always help provided by the live-in carer.

Assistance at bedtime can give your loved one a better night’s sleep, which can have a positive and lasting effect on wellbeing. And if your loved one needs to get up in the middle of the night, the live-in self-employed carer are perfectly placed to help them do it safely.

Hourly home carers may not have time to prepare meals.

This is one of the most important responsibilities of a live-in carer.

They’ll find out the sorts of things your loved one likes to eat, and get them involved in the prep if that’s something they’d like to do.

Preparing meals for your loved one is one part of a live-in carer’s role: they’ll also keep an eye on nutritional content to make sure your loved one stays fit and healthy.

We make it simple. You will talk through your family’s situation with one of our expert Live-in Care advisers. They will ask you a number of questions about the care you need and then match you with the most suitable available self-employed carer. The recommended carers are based on your loved one’s individual needs and personality and you are able to review their profiles and we make recommendations as to who may be able to help you or your loved one. You only need to review their profiles, choose your preferred self-employed carer, and make contact with them to arrange an introductory phone or video call.

All live-in carers are provided to you by us or by our partners across the UK

A Live-in Carer resides in your home and is there to assist as required by the terms you discuss and agree prior to the booking starting.

Although the Carer lives in your home, they are not expected to care 24 hours a day.

Live-in Carer may work 8-10 hours a day/ 7 days a week. You should discuss the required role and tasks with your carer when they begin the assignment.

If you believe that their average daily hours will be longer than this, you should make this clear.

Each Live in Carer requires a formal break of 2 hours each day. This time should be taken during daylight hours. It may be agreed that some of these hours may be banked to provide longer periods of time off on a day that suits you and them

If you need Hourly Care while your Live-in Carer is off, Hearts Kind will be happy to assist.

A separate bedroom should be provided for Live-in Carers. This room is for the carers use only and will be regarded as their personal space.

As your Live-in Carer may spend their breaks and downtime in their room; it is nice for them to have furnishings such as a comfortable bed, bedside table, chest of drawers, wardrobe, an armchair, desk and television where possible. In almost all cases, wifi connection is essential.

It is the responsibility of the Customer to provide ample food; clean bedding must be supplied for live-in carers, as well as adequate cleaning materials to carry out cleaning properly.

Carers should not use the customer’s telephones (whether landlines or mobile) other than on the customer’s behalf.

Live-in carers are not allowed to smoke or drink alcohol in the Customer’s home.

They are not permitted to accept gifts from Customers over the value of £10.00 and they are not allowed to lend money to or borrow money from any Customer.

The cost of Live-In care may seem expensive but compared with a care home it is probably more economic.

With live-in care, property is excluded from the means test. A big advantage of live-in care is that it gives people a better chance of keeping the family home, as the local authority financial assessment excludes your loved one’s property (as they’re still living in it). You can stay a home and will not be forced to sell you property so the property may increase in value.

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