What is Live-in Care?
For family members live-in care offers your loved one
safe and caring support both day and night.
With live-in care, a compassionate and highly professional carer comes to stay with your loved one and provides them with whatever level of support and companionship they need. This enables them to continue living safely and independently in the comfort of their own home.
Peace of mind for all the family.
Our one-to-one care service means we can be there to provide your loved one with round-the-clock support. With their daily routine shared with their kind and attentive carer, this frees you up to spend quality time with your loved one. The result? Peace of mind for everyone.
- We are familiar with your local area and its community, including any geographical constraints (e.g. out-of-the-way locations, lack of local shops and public transport.)
- The members of our management team live in the local areas, have a wealth of experience and are both visible and approachable.
- We have a good working relationship relationship with local hospitals and third-party healthcare professionals
- Our management team are on hand and available to pop by at short notice and deal with any issues arising.
- Our offices are located at the centre of the four counties we serve and are easily accessible......
- Being local we are better able to respond to unforeseen events, such as your carer suddenly being taken ill.
- Because we are small and local, we are not hamstrung by multiple layers of management This makes for quicker and better decision-making and also means we can spend our time building strong and trusting relationships with our clients and their families.
- We are well known and highly regarded within the various local care communities
What does live-in care offer?
Live-in care offers continuity, familiarity and confidence.
Live-in care is becoming an increasingly popular alternative to moving to a care home. Live-in care offers older people a high level of independence while keeping them safe, dignified and happy. It also offers good value for money, especially bearing in mind that the support provided is unique to the individual and always delivered on a one-to-one basis.
- Your loved one won’t need to move away from their local community in the town or village they are familiar with.
- They won’t have to be separated from their partner, or say goodbye to a pet they love and are used to having around them.
- Their live-in carer’s time and energy will not be shared with others, as would happen in a residential home, where the resident to staff ratio will typically be 1 to 5, if not higher.
- Staying at home means they can continue looking after their garden, if they enjoy doing that, with someone on hand to help them.
- If you have elderly parents living in one of the remoter villages in the area, a live-in carer will relieve your worries about them being isolated and/or vulnerable.
- Live-in care isn’t just for people living on their own. It can also be the ideal way to support couples, by removing the burden of care from a partner or spouse.
- If your loved one lives with you, a live-in carer will support your care-giving and be there as a companion when you’re at work or out with friends.
- Your loved one can continue to enjoy the routines they’re used to, thanks to the support of their live-in carer, whether that be: going out for lunch, having coffee with friends, going to church, or simply visiting their local shopping centre.
Where to begin?
We do our best to try and keep the process as simple as 123, because we understand how hard it can be to know what to do next, especially when you’ve realised that professional help is needed, but aren’t really sure what sort of support would be best or where to find it.
Why families choose us to provide care for their loved ones
I came back from holiday and was informed of the care received by both my husband and my daughter.
I read the daily notes and was impressed and very pleased with the detail and commitment given. Very professional company with excellent caregivers. Will be using them again.
M C (Wife of Client)
Our father has had live-in care for a couple of years from Chesterford Homecare and it has been a lifesaver for the family as well as for him; we feel very lucky to have found them. They have quite simply enabled him to carry on living safely and happily in his own home which would otherwise not have been possible. Both the company and the carers have been excellent. Additionally, he has been able to have the same carer most of the time and she is totally tuned into his needs so the care is impeccable.
Stephen W (Son of Client)
My wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2020, and we thought it wise to seek professional help, mainly in terms of companionship, so that we could build friendly and trusting relationships between our carer and ourselves. Our carer has also got to know our family, neighbours and friends in the community and my wife looks forward to her visits. Our carer is friendly and encouraging and it means that I can have some time on my own, knowing that my wife will be enjoying herself in safe hands. Our carer is happy to take my wife out for a walk, visit a cafe or remain in our home or garden.
Our future is uncertain, but I feel encouraged and supported in difficult times.
R A (Client)
I am so pleased we arranged home care for my father with Chesterford Homecare; apart from the normal regular service they provide, they were exceptionally helpful in a recent emergency situation.
Daughter of client in Great Chesterford
My mum has been having twice-weekly visits for six months now and enjoys them every time! Her carers are unfailingly cheerful and give her so much pleasure, just from having someone there with nothing else they need to do other than spend time with her. I am so pleased we found this great company.
Linda H (Daughter of Client)
Finding care for my father in his locality has been a challenge. 18 months ago he was discharged from a rehab unit and sent home where he lives alone. He had temporary bridging care.
I went through the list of local care companies and I could tell from the way that Chesterford handled the call that they would be the best solution to my father’s needs. They were stretched but were prepared to work him into the already busy schedule. All of the carers have dealt with his denial of the need for care…..he now looks forwards to the visits….they are part of his life.
He is at risk of falling and on more than one occasion, the carers have had to deal with the implications of this which they have done perfectly. It is our intention to keep my father at home, this will only be possible with the continued high level of care and support provided by Chesterford.
Mat K (Son of Client)
Frequently asked questions
Can we choose the live-in carer?
Are live-in carers on duty during the night?
What happens if my live-in carers falls ill, needs to take a day off, or goes on holiday?
Does live-in care have to be 24/7?
Do your live-in carers drive?
Does live-in care always have to be a long-term commitment?
Is live-in care suitable for couples?
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