Country Cousins Live-in Care
Live-in care through Country Cousins is a popular alternative to care homes when you or a loved one is struggling with the challenges of living without help. Rather than having to move into a residential care home, which can cause undue stress and anxiety, our fully trained, compassionate carers will live in your home to ensure life goes on with reliable normality.
Whether you require long-term assistance with complex or ongoing medical issues, or think a loved one may benefit from comprehensive, round-the-clock care, Country Cousins will work with you to create a tailored, personalised care plan.
Bespoke Live-In Care Tailored to You
When people think of care, they’ll often first think of residential and nursing homes. These often carry a negative stigma, especially when people who need care have to move out of their beloved family homes into an unknown shared space. Live-in home care is an alternative form of assisted living, ensuring people get the support they need without having to compromise their comfort.
Country Cousins provides several types of live-in care to clients across the UK. We perfectly match you with your ideal carer, taking into account your needs, preferences and wishes. Whether that be focused around dementia care, respite and recovery, those living with a chronic condition, those needing end-of-life care or disabled adults of any age.
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What Type of Live-In Care Is Best for You?
The type of live-in care you choose needs to fit your individual requirements and level of support. When you work with Country Cousins, you or your loved ones have lots of options. We can adapt to short-term needs, provide urgent care, or develop something long-term that adapts as your circumstances change.
Our aim is to give you the opportunity to choose the living situation you want based on your requirements, as we strongly believe that people are happiest when they’re at home.
Our live-in care services range from standard live-in care to advanced live-in care for those with specialist conditions and disabilities that require more support. We also offer emergency care, night time support, short-term or long-term care, as well as care for couples.
To learn more about the types of live-in care we provide, download our helpful care brochure.
What to consider when choosing live-in care
Choosing the type of care you or a loved one requires can be difficult, but considering the factors below can make your decision slightly more straightforward:
Home care is the perfect option for couples who need a bit of extra support. Moving into a care home may not be possible, desirable or cost-effective for both partners. Maintaining relationships and the degree of privacy you get at home is essential for an improved quality of life.
You may need emergency care for only short periods, such as after a prolonged hospital stay or operation. Alternatively, you may require short-term care to provide much-needed respite to a family member or continuous, long-term live-in care and support covering a range of household tasks for ongoing care needs.
The next step on your care journey is to be honest about the degree of care needed for the individual or individuals. For example, are there complex requirements, such as those related to dementia or Alzheimer’s? If so, an advanced level of live-in care will likely be required. The same can be said when considering care options for adults with disabilities.
Now that you are confident in who the care is for, the level of care, and how long it will be needed, you can weigh up the costs of the different care packages available. Visit our cost of live-in care page for more information on budgeting and planning for all forms of care.
We pride ourselves on offering bespoke live-in care packages tailored to our clients’ needs. We’ve been matching perfectly suited carers to our clients for over 60 years, for both our standard and advanced live-in care services. Learn more about these below:
Standard Live-In Care
Our standard live-in support and care is designed for those who need extra help around the home, primarily during the day, and covers a broad range of client needs:
- Mobility support and steadying
- Assistance with showering, bathing, dressing, shaving and oral hygiene
- Assistance with getting to and from the toilet
- Help with remembering tasks, commitments and important information
- Support with cooking, eating and light housekeeping
- Companionship and emotional support
- Help with running errands
Advanced Live-In Care
Our advanced live-in care caters to those who need full support and assistance in their home, primarily during the day, across a wide range of needs:
- Supervision when moving around the house
- Full assistance with dressing, showering, bathing, shaving and oral hygiene
- Bowel incontinence and full assistance with toilet hygiene
- Commode, bottle or catheter bag emptying
- Full supervision and symptom monitoring
- Assistance with eating and drinking
- Medication or re-order prescriptions prompting
- Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or MS care
- Housekeeping and cooking
- Companionship and emotional support
How Our Live-In Care Works
We carefully match our carers to you, noting histories, common interests and preferences. Our carers are fully trained and experienced in your requirements, ensuring personal care tailored to your individual needs.
Perfect Client-to-Carer Matches
We strive to achieve the perfect client-to-carer match. With over 60 years of experience, we’re well-versed in a wide range of home care services, from respite care for those who require a little bit of time off to continuous long-term care and support in the home.
Whatever the situation, there’s a good chance we’ve encountered it before. Our carers are experts in providing bespoke and individual private home care and support. Just as clients have different needs, our carers have different skills to offer.
When matching clients to potential carers, we consider:
- Your care needs: We’ll consider your individual needs, including whether you require specialist, complex care or manual handling.
- Location: Where possible, we will always send you a carer local to you.
- Interests: We strive to find a carer who enjoys the same things as you, such as cooking, gardening or pets.
- Other requirements: We’ll consider your mobility needs, social calendar and more to ensure we deliver the best care service possible.
Live-In Care FAQs
What Training Do Your Carers Have?
All the carers Country Cousins works with are trained in safeguarding vulnerable adults, moving and handling, and basic life support, either through our in-house training program or through an accredited external provider. Many have a broader range of skills and experience in specialisms such as dementia or physical disability support. This training shows how carers can meet the expectations of their clients while delivering an efficient, flexible service, considering individual requirements and preferences.
Will I Have a Choice of Carer?
You will have a say in choosing your live-in carer. Our meticulous selection process aims to effectively match you with a carer well-suited to your needs and preferences. After finalising our choice, one of our Client Relationship Executives will call you to introduce the carer and arrange a call between you and the carer. If you are satisfied with our selection, we will schedule the carer’s arrival based on your preferred date.
How Long Will My Carer Stay?
The length of time the carer stays will depend on whether they have a holiday booked or are coming from another placement. Most carers tend to work for two to three weeks before taking a break of about two to three weeks. When a carer is taking a break, we will match you with an alternative carer.
How Long Does Live-In Care Cost?
Once you register with us, we charge a one-off lifetime registration fee of £280. This covers our initial consultation, setting up your requirements, and matching you with a carer. It also enables us to maintain an active carer pool and provide care in as little as 24 hours.
We offer guidance around the recommended rates for the carers’ service, but as all Country Cousins carers are self-employed, they will invoice you directly for their services. You are responsible for paying the carer at the end of each week or at the end of the assignment if they are there for 2 weeks or less. The recommended rate for your Country Cousins carer is from £113 per day.
The agency fee is the fee charged by Country Cousins to ensure we continue to match our clients with the perfect live-in carers on an ongoing basis. This starts at £35 per day.
Talk to Our Team Today
As the UK’s longest-serving introductory live-in care agency, we have been providing compassionate live-in care to those who need it since 1959 – all from the comfort of their own homes.
Give us a call today on 01293 224 706. Our experienced team is on hand to help from Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm. Alternatively, contact us through our online enquiry form.
