What is Live-in care?
A professionally trained Caregiver lives with you in your own home to provide full-time caregivers whenever you need it. Live-in care is a wonderful, welcome alternative to residential care. No upheaval, no disruption and allows you to be independent, stay close to friends and family, keep pets and maintain all your hobbies.
Live-in care usually includes personal care, (washing, dressing, supporting morning and night-time routines), supervision of medication, helping with jobs around the house, cleaning, laundry, cooking and of course companionship.
With live-in care, a compassionate Temal Healthcare Caregiver will move into your home to provide you with round the clock assistance whenever you need it. We carefully select a Caregiver who will suit your personality and lifestyle so you can develop a good therapeutic relationship that can spearhead best care provision.
Who might need live-in care?
Care for ongoing or progressive health needs:
Ongoing conditions like cerebral palsy, dementia, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s all have their challenges; however, a live-in carer can support many aspects of everyday life.
From mobility assistance and household tasks to monitoring changes in health and accompaniment to medical appointments, a live-in carer can enable the individual receiving care and their family to maintain a reasonably normal lifestyle.
We help with:
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Administering medication
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Personal care such as bathing and changing clothes
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Accompanying you to medical appointments
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Cooking and food shopping
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Laundry and keeping your home clean and tidy
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Maintaining communication with medical professionals
Care support to help you recover after a hospital admission.
Research shows that people recover faster at home after staying in the hospital than if they were to remain admitted. Recovery from an illness or surgical procedure with the support of a live-in carer means that you’ll receive specialist support in the comfort of your own home.
Our Live-in caregivers will support with:
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Accompanying you to outpatient appointments, doctors’ appointments and physiotherapy appointments
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Safely helping you with moving around your home
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Cooking meals and fetching your food shopping
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Laundry and keeping your home clean and tidy
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Personal care such as bathing and changing clothes
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Prompting or administering medication
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Your family will have peace of mind knowing that a professional can respond quickly to any alerts or emergencies
End-of-life & palliative live-in care services
Receiving care at home from our live-in caregivers means no upheaval and no disruption. The aim of this is to ensure the person receiving care feels comfortable and secure.
Live-in caregivers have training for specialist equipment and liaise with healthcare professionals such as GP’s, ensuring that the support they provide is focused on fulfilling all care needs.
No matter your circumstances, our live-in caregivers can support you with:
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Respectful, compassionate and dignified care
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Emotional support for family and friends
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Using specialist equipment
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Personal care such as bathing and changing clothes
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Administering medication
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Flexible support as physical needs change
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Choice in how and where you would like to be cared for
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Cooking and food shopping
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Home help such as laundry and keeping your home clean and tidy
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Companionship
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Communication with medical professionals
Benefits of Live in Care
With the around the clock care provided by our professional live-in caregivers, you can be rest assured that your loved one is receiving the highest quality of care 24/7.
There are many benefits to live-in care:
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Not having to move into a new home.
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24-hour bespoke support.
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You have more support than ordinary home care.
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You might have more independence than if you moved into a care home.
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Enriched quality of life
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Better value for money than a care home
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Companionship
Our live-in care is also helpful if you need a bit of support while your carer goes on holiday or has a break; this is also called respite care. Our live-in care service can be hired for a short time to support you while you go on holiday.
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Consistency of Care: We assign the same caregivers to maximize comfort and relief.
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Reduced Risk: Our live-in caregivers only work with one client at a time, so that they are able to notice any changes in presentations and any risks of a possible stroke or health complication before they become critical.
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Maximum Professionalism: Temal Healthcare caregivers are trained to work in a professional manner providing privacy and dignity to service users and following organisation's policies, regulations and procedures in line with the Care Quality Commission.
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Quality Caregivers: We run background checks on all our potential caregivers. All our staff undergo an intensive training programme and a probation period to insure good quality care provision.
Our highly trained live-in Caregivers can provide both personal care and more practical and domestic support, including housekeeping tasks. We begin by visiting you at home and talking over what are your individual preferences and choices, before matching you with someone who has the right skills and qualities to ensure you get the best quality care in the comfort of your home. We conduct a comprehensive selection of our Caregivers through a vetting process on all staff including enhanced DBS certificate, right to work in the UK and full reference checks.
Exploring the cost of Live in Care
When compared to the cost of a care home, live-in care holds many benefits when it comes to the safety and wellbeing of the individual relying on care, serving as a cost-effective alternative.
Temal Healthcare will organise all aspects of the care you or your loved one receives. Our team will assesses, organises and monitors your care closely, with experienced caregivers and care managers that are with you every step of the way.
With Temal Healthcare live-in care, our care management team will regularly visit you or your loved one at home to continuously discuss and review your needs and preferences. We will conduct a risk assessment with you, to ensure everyone will be able to live safely in the property. As your needs and requirements may change, all bespoke personal care plans are regularly reviewed and amended where necessary.
Our Temal Healthcare live-in care service is fully regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). You can trust us to have your best interests at heart in terms of safety and wellbeing, whilst also delivering the highest levels of care.