LIVE-IN-CARE.
The everyday services that a carer might provide include, but are not limited to:
Personalised support
- Medication support - both administering or prompting, depending on your requirements
- Continence care - whether it's with pads or a catheter or stoma
- Support with mobility - hoisted transfers, altering position in bed or assistance moving safely around the home
- Companionship - carers often become more like friends and companions, sharing moments, meals and offering emotional support
Help around the home
- Housekeeping - the regular chores including tidying, cleaning, vacuuming and dusting
- Laundry - washing, drying and even ironing clothes
- Preparing and cooking meals - to your dietary needs and personal taste
- Pet care - if you have a pet, your carer will support with walks and feeding
- Running errands - such as collecting prescriptions or shopping for food
Help around the home
- Support getting out and about - this could be shopping, the cinema, events with family or friends or days out doing something you enjoy
- Work or university - many of our carers are more like personal assistant
- Assisted holidays - anything from a weekend in Cornwall to a tour of Australia
- Personal care - assistance with washing and dressing while maintaining your dignity
What is live in care, and what do live in carers do?
A live in carer can carry out a wide range of domestic tasks like preparing meals, running errands, completing household chores and administering medication. They make it possible for individuals in need of care to remain safe, clean and comfortable in their homes. We will determine these tasks and routines together during your home care assessment. They will be based around your personal requirements and what matters most to you.
Why is " live in care different " ?
1) Moving to a new home is a stress for anyone, even at the best of times. Couple that with moving into residential care – with set routines, set meals and set visiting times – and it can become a real strain and disruption to a person’s life.
2) Having a career means you can keep the same daily routines, and friends and family can continue to visit as they normally do. With a spare room in your home, your live-in career will be there to support you each day, as much or as little as you like and according to what matters to you most.
3) Not all home care providers offer a regulated service. In fact, many live in care agencies simply introduce you to a career, meaning that you’ll need to manage their pay, arrange cover for their breaks, holidays or if they’re ill, and handle any appraisals or concerns yourself.
With Better Life Care, we manage all of this – and more – for you. This includes regular reviews of your support plan, career supervisions and extra training as and when needed. If your care needs change, we also have an extensive network of clinical careers who offer more complex care support.
4)Our network of clinical careers have experience with parkinsons care, multiple sclerosis care, palliative care, stroke care, mental health care and so many more forms of complex care – all of which we are regulated by the Care Quality Commission to provide.
Peace of mind for the elderly
For an elderly relative or friend, a carer can become a huge source of support, especially for someone who is frail or regularly experiencing falls. More than just home help, a live at home carer for the elderly offers families with extra reassurance that someone is there to cook regular meals, administer medication, on-hand in an emergency and also to offer ongoing companionship.
Live-in home care is available for adults of all ages, from the age of 18 and up. A residential care home is not the only option.
With private care, you can continue to live in the place you know and love.