Deciding what type of care your loved one requires can be a difficult task. Do they need professional care? Nursing home or live-in carer? What are the costs? Here are the most popular reasons families choose a live-in carer over a nursing home.
1. Dedicated Care
Nursing home staff are responsible for the wellbeing of many residents on tight schedules. A live-in caregiver is fully committed to one person, allowing a warm, trusting, and comfortable relationship to build over time.
2. Family Time
Staying at home means regular contact with family, which can alleviate loneliness and provide a friendly environment where your loved one feels independent and wanted.
3. Ease Financial Worries
Live-in homecare can actually be less expensive than other options, and Affordable Live-in Homecare offers competitive pricing that can work to your family’s budget — with up to 40% tax relief available on the cost of caring for someone incapacitated.
4. Administration of Care
It can be comforting to have someone you trust involved in your loved one’s care, so you can see first-hand the quality of care being provided.
5. Familiar Surroundings
For those with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, familiar surroundings create feelings of calm and control that a move to a senior living community could disrupt.
Conditions We Care For
Our live-in carers support people with dementia and Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, stroke recovery, post-operative care, cancer, blindness or deafness — or simply companionship for those without a specific medical condition. If your relative has a condition not listed here, we can source a caregiver with the necessary skills and experience.
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