Live-in Care For People Living With
Any Condition

What support can a Live-in Carer provide?

Most people requiring care would prefer to stay in the comfort of their own home.  Familiar surroundings are comforting and there is often a support network of friends and family locally. With full-time Live-in care support, you are provided with 24-hour care focused on your individual needs. You can tailor the Live-in service to ensure you are able to enjoy a high quality of life. Also tailor the service to maintain control and choice to live as independently as possible.

We are happy to provide experienced, skilled, and professional Live-in Carers for people with all types of condition. This includes younger adults with congenital disabilities, such as Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida or Muscular Dystrophy. A Live-in Carer can enable a young adult to leave home and live more independently. They will be happy to support their client to attend college or university or go to work.  Our Live-in Carers support older people with conditions like Dementia and Arthritis to remain living in their own homes. They also support clients with acquired disabilities like Brain or Spinal Injury. Some of the Clients we support live with progressive conditions such as Huntingdon’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Motor Neurone Disease. We are an inclusive company and will do our very best to support adults of any age, with any condition.

Symptoms of your condition may include fatigue, mobility problems, bladder control

problems, communication difficulties and sensory impairments. Most symptoms can be safely managed in the home with the expert support of a Live-in carer. The professionals involved in your care will give guidance and support to you and your carer about managing your symptoms.

An Occupational Therapist can assess you and your home for any equipment needed for your personalised care. This will ensure your home is suitable for your needs and your Live-in carer can support you safely. Your Live-in carer will be experienced with all types of mobility aids and equipment. They will help you to manage your symptoms and adjust to any new requirements.

Just some of the help a Live-in Carer can offer:

Support with personal care

- At times and in ways that you choose. This might include bathing, showering, dressing, and undressing and general support with your personal appearance. This may be help with shaving, hair care and make-up, jewellery, nail care, etc. Regardless of your condition, your appearance need not suffer! Your Live-in carer will listen to your preferences and how you like things to be done and help accordingly.

Support with continence

- Accessing the bathroom, using the loo, continence products or more complex support such as catheter and stoma care where required. Different conditions can come with a wide range of different problems relating to your bladder & bowels. We introduce Live-in Carers who have the right experience & training who know exactly how to help you. They will also be able to monitor and track any changes.  Your Live-in Carer can support you to report any changes back to your GP or Nurse

Support with mobility

- You may have issues with your mobility and find it hard to move around easily. This can be challenging or even prevent you from doing a wide range of different activities. Our experienced Live-in Carers are there to help you in any way they can. That might be helping you transfer, hoisting or just being there to help give you confidence when you are walking. Knowing your Live-in Carer is there if you should fall or have an accident can help with worry. It will also give you and your family reassurance and peace of mind.

Assisting with medication

– Your Live-in Carer will be fully trained in the safe administration of medication. They will be happy to support you with ordering and collecting prescriptions. They can gently prompt if needed when medication is due and can support you with pain management. Your Live-in Carer can help you liaise with your GP or Nurse if any changes are needed.

Domestic Duties

- The day-to-day running of the home, including hoovering, dusting, other light housework, and laundry. Some of our Live-in Carers also love gardening. They will be very happy to help you in your outdoor spaces, maybe growing seeds, or watering. They can also help you keep your bird feeders topped up. Your Live-in Carer can also help with other activities that you may find challenging. This might include reading recipes, labels, letters, and emails and helping with shopping online.

Preparing and Cooking Meals

– Prepared to your likes using fresh ingredients, ensuring you are provided with a nutritious and balanced diet. Our Live-in carers will welcome your input in the kitchen and cooking together can be an enjoyable social activity. Our fully trained Live-in Carers will also accommodate any special dietary requirements you might have. They can help you liaise with a Speech & Language Therapist if you have swallowing difficulties. They can manage any supplements that may be required. They can also help with feeding if you struggle with your coordination or holding cutlery. We also have carers trained and experienced in more complex care such as PEG feeding.

Companionship

– Chatting and watching TV or listening to music together. A lot of our Live-in Carers stay with their clients for a long time and become friends. Feeling companionship is a vital part of maintaining emotional stability.

Pet Care

– Our Live-in carers will enjoy helping you take care of your beloved pets. That may include walking them, feeding them and arranging or supporting with vet visits when needed. Pets can be amazing way of calming anxiety and reducing stress levels associated with many conditions.

Support to arrange and attend activities in and out of the home

- Visits to friends and family or attending places of interest to you. This might include National Trust gardens, sporting events, shopping, community groups and clubs, visits to your hairdresser, etc. A Live-in carer will facilitate and welcome your loved ones to visit you at home

Support with your physical and mental health

– Your Live-in Carer will support you to contact your local surgery for GP or district nurse input. They will be happy to work as part of a team with other professionals involved in your care. Your Live-in Carer will be able to support and accompany you to GP and hospital appointments. An experienced Live-in Carer will understand the emotional impact your condition may have on their client. They will be sensitive to your needs and understand the challenges you face.

Support with cognitive difficulties

– Your Live-in Carer can help if are suffering cognitive problems caused by your condition. They will help you remember things such as important dates, appointments, and birthdays They can help keep a list of anything you may need to remember and keep you on track of your to-dos! You may also have trouble communicating and getting stuck on words. Your Live-in Carer can help you speak to your family, friends & professionals when you need assistance. They are also there to help understand and process important information, for example instructions from your doctor.

Finding the Perfect Carer 

At Access Care we pride ourselves on being a Live-in care recruitment agency who really care. We want to make a great match of Carer for all our clients. We know how much our Live-in Carers support and enhance the quality of life of our clients. Furthermore, it’s a pleasure to help make that happen.

We have been introducing professionally trained Live-in Carers to care for people with all sorts of conditions and disabilities at home for over 25 years. Many of our carers have a wealth of experience and have attended specialist training

We will listen to your wishes and needs. We will talk to you to get to know you so we can try to find you a Live-in Carer with common interests and beliefs. This is in addition to the necessary care qualifications, skills, and experience.

We look for Live-in Carers who ideally have advanced experience of caring for clients with your condition or disability. They will have the necessary understanding and insight into the condition as well as the practical skills to support you. Our job is to present you with possible Live-in Carers to choose from. Your job is to choose one!