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Elderly Care at Home
Our elderly care at home service provides one-to-one support at home from a trained, DBS-checked carer — matched to your family's needs, routine and personality.
What Is Live-in Care?
Many people enjoy their independence and perform their daily routine tasks efficiently when they are younger. However, there comes a time when that quick stride becomes slow, and memory starts weakening. This makes assistance by a live-in carer from a 24 7 caregiving facility a necessity.
Elderly care or elder care assistance is the name of the caregiving service for such individuals. It is an umbrella term that encompasses providing aid to aging individuals for performing daily tasks. Such individuals experience different issues that hinder their normal routine. These issues include memory impairment, problems with gait, grooming, dressing, bathing, and toileting.
Live-in Care Direct is an outstanding 24 7 caregiving facility when it comes to providing home care for elderly. We have experienced staff that has been thoroughly vetted for their ability to care for individuals requiring care from mild to more complex levels in the comfort of a familiar environment, i.e., their home. In addition, our staff is trained in companion care, personal care,respite care, and any other assistance an elderly individual may require.
Companion care is a type of live-in home care for elderly, facility offered by the Live-in Care Direct 24 7 care facility staff. This elderly care UK service provides facilitation with basic house chores such as running errands, preparing meals, housekeeping services for individuals who do not require intensive care services at home and can easily have tasks done without leaving their home.
Personal care is a type of live-in care similar to companion care but also facilitates grooming, bathing, toileting, dressing, and mobility for individuals who require advanced care. It also includes reminders for taking medication on time. Elderly individuals having chronic health conditions such as heart disease, kidney disease, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, or diabetes are also provided live-in personal care services in the comfort of their own homes.
Caring for an elderly loved one is understandably a difficult task involving various duties. Therefore, family members who are carers need a break from this routine to avoid feeling burned out. For this purpose, we offer respite care which includes meal preparation, housekeeping, assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), and personal care such as grooming, dressing, bathing, toileting, and mobility.
Our staff members can also accompany the elderly individual to their doctor’s appointment and any other caregiving service required. We work closely with family members to ensure guaranteed satisfaction of the elder individual requiring assistance as well as their family members.
Live-in Home Care services for elderly in the UK
Live-in Care Direct is an award-winning 24 7 care agencies specializing in elderly home care services in the UK. Our trained staff fully comprehends the way of life in the UK. They are trained to provide less intensive to complex live-in care assistance to elderly individuals and to provide respite to the elder’s family members who are the carers. You are welcome to call us for a free consultation.
Home care for elderly people, at home
Home care for elderly relatives doesn't have to mean a rota of short visits. Live-in care for elderly people provides one consistent carer, which reduces the confusion and repetition that comes with a changing team — and means someone is there if there's a fall in the night.
How it works
Arranging care in three steps
Tell us what you need
A friendly, no-obligation call to understand the situation, explain how the care works and give you an estimated weekly cost.
Choose your carer
We send profiles of available carers matched to your needs. You can speak to them on a video call before deciding.
Care begins at home
Your carer moves in and support starts, with a named care manager checking in regularly to make sure it's working.
Free callback
Prefer we call you?
Leave your number and a care manager will call you back — usually within an hour, and always free.
- No obligation. A conversation, not a sales call — and never a call centre.
- A real care manager. Someone who arranges care every day, who can answer properly.
- Just two details. Your name and number — we don’t need an email address.
Or call us now on 0800 368 8558 Lines open 8am–10pm, seven days a week
Common questions
Questions about elderly care
What families ask us before arranging care.
Not seeing your question?
Our care managers answer these every day. A no-obligation call takes about ten minutes.
0800 368 8558Lines open 8am–10pm, seven days a week See all questionsHow much does elder care cost?
Prices for elder care start at £1,200 a week. That is one fixed weekly fee covering everything in the agreed care plan, rather than an hourly rate that rises as needs grow. For couples, one carer can support two people under a single fee. See our pricing page for the full breakdown, or use the cost calculator for an estimate based on your own situation.
How quickly can care start?
In most cases we can have a carer in place within a week. For urgent situations — a hospital discharge, a fall, or a family carer suddenly unable to continue — we can often arrange cover within 24 to 48 hours.
Who will the carer be, and do we get a choice?
You choose. We send profiles of matched, available carers and you decide, including a video call beforehand if you would like one. It is the same carer each day rather than a rota, so they learn the routine and notice small changes early. Every carer is enhanced DBS checked, referenced and interviewed in person before we introduce them.
What does the carer actually do day to day?
Personal care, medication prompting and administration, meal preparation, light housework, laundry, shopping, appointments and companionship — all shaped around the agreed care plan. The aim is that daily life continues as normally as possible, in familiar surroundings.
Is this better than moving into a care home?
It depends on the person, and we will say so honestly if a care home is the better answer. What live-in care offers is one-to-one attention rather than shared staffing, no upheaval from a familiar home, pets and routines kept, and visitors whenever you like. For couples it is usually far better value than two residential placements.
Can we get help paying for it?
Often, yes. Depending on circumstances and where you live, support may come through a local authority assessment, NHS Continuing Healthcare, Attendance Allowance or a personal budget. Our funding guide explains what to apply for and in what order, and our care managers will talk it through without obligation.
Where we work
Elderly Care across the UK, Scotland & Ireland
We arrange care in 800+ towns and cities. Choose your area for local pricing, funding and how care is regulated where you live.
- Carers travel to you — they move into the home rather than driving from a local branch, so rural and coastal areas are covered too.
- The same weekly price everywhere — care is priced on the support needed, never on your postcode.
- Care can start in 24–48 hours in most areas, and often the same day after a hospital discharge.
Can’t see your area? Call 0800 368 8558 — we almost certainly still cover it.