What is Live-in Care?
Live-in care is a fully managed service in which highly trained support workers and clinicians move into people’s homes to assist with domestic tasks and medical needs. Regulated live-in care programs allow people to live independently in their own homes. In addition, home care services are more cost-effective than residential care homes and provide extra comfort for the person when surrounded by the people and things they love.
Leaf Complex Care provides services regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). These services help people feel more comfortable at home in their daily lives while being surrounded by their loved ones. They may include 24-hour personal care, support with housekeeping tasks (preparing meals, cleaning, doing laundry), mobility assistance, medication management, and emotional companionship.
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Live-in-home care services offer person-centred, humanised care for people in complex situations with multiple needs in their most familiar surroundings. As a social care provider, we constantly tailor our care to the person’s needs, preferences, and boundaries to enable them to receive support in a dignified and respectful environment.
What are Live-in Care Services?
Live-in care is an umbrella term that includes various services for people with different health conditions and multiple needs who live in their homes. When you seek live-in care for a loved one, it is essential to assess their specific needs and find humanised care that maximises their quality of life.
Below, we name the most common live-in care services we provide for people living with multiple care needs:
Positive Behaviour Support – a person-centred approach to helping people who experience behaviours of concern, autism, developmental disabilities, and mental health challenges.
24-hour Care – for people who require humanised care and support 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Companionship Care – emotional support which helps the people we serve nurture meaningful relationships with caregivers, friends, and family members.
Dementia care – specialised care and support for people with dementia.
Respite care – a temporary arrangement that allows primary caregivers to tend to their needs while trained carers look after their loved ones.
Palliative care – aiming to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life in people with life-threatening conditions.
Conditions That Require Live-in Care
Live-in care is ideal for people with specific health or social care needs that make independent living challenging. Live-in carers can support people living with:
Mobility Issues and Physical Independence – Older adults often experience age-related conditions, such as arthritis, which can lead to significant mobility challenges and loss of independence. For example, rheumatoid arthritis affects over 85,000 people aged 75 and older in the UK.
Chronic Health Conditions – Conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, or advanced diabetes often necessitate round-the-clock care to manage symptoms and ensure safety.
Dementia – People with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease often need live-in care due to memory loss, confusion, and the inability to manage daily routines safely. A live-in carer provides physical assistance, emotional support, and companionship.
Terminal Illnesses – People who need palliative or end-of-life care often benefit from live-in care. This ensures they receive compassionate, personalised care in the comfort of their own homes during their final stages of life.
Severe learning disabilities—People with disabilities that impair their ability to perform daily tasks, including physical and cognitive disabilities, may require live-in care.
Post-Hospital Discharge – Live-in care can act as an intermediary step for people recovering from surgery or illness, providing support with rehabilitation and preventing hospital readmissions.
Severe Mental Health Challenges – People with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder may require live-in care to ensure they adhere to treatment plans and maintain a safe living environment.
Loneliness and Isolation – For some people, live-in care is about physical assistance, providing companionship and reducing feelings of isolation, which can significantly impact mental health and well-being.
Benefits of Live-in Care
Live-in care can provide the 24-hour support a person needs in the comfort of their own home. Clinical live-in carers with expertise in their field can provide this support.
Employing a live-in care team brings the following benefits:
- Receiving person-centred care from trained practitioners 24 hours a day, seven days per week.
- Retaining your tenancy as well as the company of your family and pets, regardless of the level and complexity of your situation.
- Keeping your independence and active role in the local community.
- Receiving support with nutrition, hydration, and medication management.
- Getting regular assistance with household tasks, such as cleaning and doing the laundry.
- Preventing loneliness, isolation, and low self-esteem through meaningful companionship from your carer.
- Receiving steady mobility support and reducing risks of physical injuries.
The stability and peace of mind that come from having a live-in carer matched to the specific person’s care needs adds immense value to one’s personal routines and care plan.
Why Choose Live-in Care?
Access to proper care in the comfort of your home enhances independence, confidence, and general well-being. Depending on the person’s needs, live-in carers can arrange live-in care that will focus on long-term companionship, personal care and support or short-term care in the recovery period after surgery.
Knowing that your loved one receives fully managed live-in care offers peace of mind for the whole family. Live-in care providers follow personalised plans and everyday tasks and prioritise the person’s specific requirements and wishes. Specialist care enables the person to maintain a better quality of life and improved well-being.
Live-in Care Support
Live-in care services offer a compassionate and practical solution for people who require ongoing support with daily tasks but wish to remain in their homes’ familiar and comforting surroundings. This form of care provides personalised support tailored to the person’s needs, promoting independence and enhancing overall well-being.
Here are the services that Leaf Complex Care’s live-in care can provide support with:
We are deeply committed to creating a better tomorrow and encourage people to achieve greater independence through compassionate companionship and support.
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Live-in Care vs Care Home
The first advantage of live-in care, compared to a residential home, is that with live-in care, you can remain in the comfort of your own home, which can help reduce any distress about moving out and away from family. Your family and friends can still visit you in the same place at any time.
The second advantage is that your mealtimes, diet, and other requirements will remain the same. A residential or care home often has specific mealtimes and a set menu to which you must adjust. Staying at home means you remain in charge and won’t have to adapt your preferences. You can still eat your favourite meals as often as you like.
One of the main advantages of live-in care is that you will have personalised support from the same carer, who is specifically trained for your needs. This differs from a residential home that provides different carers who visit at varying times. Live-in care is provided in the comfort of your own home with a carer that you are happy with.
In this aspect, you continue to have control over your routine. You still have the freedom to manage your daily life as you see fit. You can set your preferred schedule, and your carer will do their best to adjust. Their role is to ensure that all your needs and requests are handled. The difference with a care home is that they often require care recipients to adapt to a different lifestyle. For example, you might have breakfast or wash at times that are your preferred schedule.
As mentioned earlier, family and friends can visit as often as they want. Your family won’t need to worry about visiting times, signing in, or interacting with numerous carers. With live-in care, your family will have the chance to interact with the same carer each time they visit, giving them consistent feedback and information on how their loved one is getting on.
How to Find the Right Live-in Carer for You?
Finding a reliable carer is essential for ensuring live-in care for yourself or a close one with support needs. If you are searching for a care provider that offers CQC-regulated services across the UK, Leaf Complex Care is the right choice. Our ultimate mission is to provide humanised and proactive complex care support focused on a person’s privacy, dignity, and preferred lifestyle.
Our trained support workers are impact-driven, compassionate, and dedicated to removing the social barriers imposed on people in complex situations with multiple needs.
How Does Our Support Create Positive Outcomes?
Our care teams prioritise person-centred care, supporting people’s unique abilities and strengths. Hayden’s journey is just one of many case studies that bring you closer to our commitment to our high principles of delivering the right care, support, and culture.
Through Positive Behaviour Support, we worked closely with Hayden to understand the root causes of his behaviours and develop tailored strategies to help him manage them effectively. One key element of our approach was building a solid rapport with Hayden, gaining his trust, and understanding his unique needs and preferences. We focused on creating a supportive environment that empowered Hayden to communicate his feelings and needs effectively. Our team of dedicated support workers implemented a structured routine and provided Hayden with clear guidelines, encouraging him to feel more secure and in control.
Through consistent and compassionate care focused on Hayden’s abilities, he became more self-aware and developed coping mechanisms to regulate his emotions and responses.
Hayden’s mother, Jaycee, reflects on his transformation:
“Hayden is happy and can go and choose the activities he wants to do. Hayden has two carers who support him every day. They have built a great relationship with him. They know him very well, almost as well as us as parents. They can see him getting dysregulated before it happens, which often makes the whole difference to the day because it gives him a chance to be supported at the moment and do what he loves the most.“
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