What does a live-in carer actually do all day? Are they with you 24 hours a day, and do you have to change your routine once someone moves into your home?
In this episode of The Care Podcast, Sophie Ledbrooke, Head of Live-in Care at Unique Senior Care, explains what day-to-day life with a live-in carer can really look like.
Rather than taking over someone's routine, live-in care should work around the way they already choose to live. That might mean helping someone get washed and dressed before leaving them to enjoy breakfast and the newspaper alone, making a morning cup of tea for someone at risk of falling, supporting appointments and activities, or simply being nearby when help is needed.
Sophie also explains how live-in care can adapt when someone's needs become more complex, including dementia support, personal care, continence care, mobility and rehabilitation, overnight support and even multiple carers providing round-the-clock care at home.
✓ Families considering live-in care for a parent or loved one
✓ Anyone wondering what a live-in carer actually does during the day
✓ Older people worried that live-in care will change their normal routine
✓ Families supporting someone living with dementia or mobility difficulties
✓ Anyone wondering whether complex care can still be provided at home
✓ Families comparing live-in care with moving into a care home
✓ What a typical day with a live-in carer actually looks like
✓ Whether a live-in carer stays with you all day
✓ How your existing morning and evening routines are maintained
✓ Having privacy and time to yourself with a carer living at home
✓ How live-in carers help with meals, personal care and everyday tasks
✓ Dementia care, activities, appointments and rehabilitation at home
✓ Supporting mobility, continence and communication needs
✓ How live-in care works for people with more complex physical needs
✓ Whether two live-in carers can support someone at the same time
✓ How overnight and 24-hour care can be provided at home
✓ How your preferences and routines become part of your care plan
Unique Senior Care provides personalised home care and live-in care designed around each individual's needs, routines and choices.
Our live-in care service helps people continue living safely and independently in their own homes, with support built around the life they want to lead.
Call us for advice: 0808 134 1161
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Further Resources and Support
https://www.uniquecare.co.uk/live-in-care-guide/
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Home Care Costs Calculator:
https://www.uniquecare.co.uk/home-care-costs-calculator/
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https://www.uniquecare.co.uk/carer-jobs/
Chapters
0:00 What Does a Live-In Carer Actually Do?
0:30 Is a Live-In Carer With You 24 Hours a Day?
1:01 How Live-In Care Fits Around Your Normal Routine
1:57 Can You Still Have Lie-Ins With a Live-In Carer?
2:19 How Your Morning Routine Is Built Into Your Care
3:14 Maintaining Independence With a Live-In Carer
3:30 Can You Keep Your Normal Bedtime and Routine?
4:12 What If You Get Up Very Early?
4:33 How Many Hours Does a Live-In Carer Work?
5:46 What Else Can a Live-In Carer Help With?
6:00 Live-In Care for Dementia, Mobility and Personal Care
7:14 Can Complex Care Still Be Provided at Home?
7:31 Can You Have Two Live-In Carers?
8:00 Can Live-In Care Provide 24-Hour Care?
8:34 Working With Hospices and Other Care Providers
9:30 Building Your Daily Routine Into Your Care Plan