Elderly care for couples
When faced with the situation as a couple that you both require some care and support with day-to-day living, or that one of you is spending more and more time caring for the other, one of the most upsetting thoughts can be that one or both of you may need to move out of your much-loved home to receive the care you need.
Staying together at home with elderly care for couples
Most couples will have spent many years together in a family home with all their treasured memories and possessions around them, so this can be a very disconcerting time for you and your family.
Staying in the comfort and familiarity of your own home, with the help and support of a 24 hour live-in professional carer is fast becoming the preferred choice for elderly care for couples, with many more families choosing this over moving their parents into a care home setting.
Whether one of you is living with a specialist condition, like dementia or Parkinson’s and the other one just requires some support with mobility or daily routines or to recover from an operation, a perfectly matched carer can be just the answer to ensure you both are able to return to being a loving couple, whilst your care needs are supported to achieve a better quality of life. For both of you.
Why choose The Good Care Group?
We have been providing high quality, live-in care to families in England and Scotland for over 10 years. At the heart of our award-winning service is enabling people to live independently in their own home with an improved quality of life. Our approach to care at home means our clients can achieve improved health and well-being. For families they benefit from peace of mind and reassurance that their loved one is receiving the very best care and support.
In-house carer training
All of our carers complete a training programme developed by in-house clinicians before being assigned to a placement. Plus, they’ll receive additional enhanced training for complex care needs.
Fully managed service
We are not a care agency. We directly employ, train, and supervise all of our carers. That means you’ll receive consistent, reliable support, from carers we know and trust.
Dementia care experts
Our in-house experts, including Clinical Lead Sabah Shah and Dementia Champion Nichola Proctor, support our care teams to deliver compassionate dementia care at every stage of the condition.
Award-winning care
We’ve won more awards than any other home care provider for our service, training and culture. Including a Home Care Award, and a National Dementia Care Award.
Cost of care for elderly couples
One of the most significant considerations here is the cost of care. If a couple moves into a care home, the cost of care is typically double the price of receiving high quality, live-in care at home. With live-in care there is only one weekly fee for the care team, with a small supplement for couples care depending on needs, so it is a very cost-effective alternative to moving into a care home for couples.
High quality one-to-one couples care
One-to-one care cannot be achieved even in the very best care home. With the care and support of a live-in carer, you can both continue to live life your way with the reassurance that you are getting the very best one-to-one care that meets both your needs, around the clock.
Choosing a live-in care provider
Once you have decided that live-in home care is right for you both you will need to consider choosing a care provider. This will involve deciding whether you use an introduction agency to recruit a carer for you to employ and manage yourselves, or whether you use a provider who is able to offer a regulated and fully managed service. This means the carer is employed, managed and supported by them to provide the very highest standards of care. Introduction agencies are also not regulated by The Care Quality Commission (CQC), so the quality of the care is not inspected unlike a provider who offers a managed service.
Talk to us about your care needs
To talk about your care needs, contact one of our friendly advisors.
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