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Live in care Southend-on-sea

Discover exceptional live in care in Southend-on-sea with The Good Care Group. We work alongside local teams across England and Scotland to ensure you can find the best care, wherever you are.

‘Outstanding’ live-in care in Southend-on-Sea

For over 15 years, The Good Care Group has been providing Southend-on-Sea with professional live-in care. Live-in care is when a professional carer comes and lives with you to provide you with around the clock care, companionship and support so you can live a better quality of life, in the comfort and familiarity of your own home.

We are the only live-in care provider in Southend-on-Sea to have been rated ‘Outstanding’ by The Care Quality Commission in all five key measures. We know this provides families with peace of mind that their loved one is receiving the best possible care.

With live-in care there is no need to move into a care home, even for complex care. The Good Care Group’s professional carers can provide you with the care and support you need, from the comfort of your own home.

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What are the benefits of live-in care in Southend-on-Sea, Essex

Our care is focused on keeping people safely and happily in the comfort and familiarity of their own home, whilst improving their overall health and well-being. Care is provided on a one-to-one basis and is highly personalised, reflecting not just an individual’s care needs, but their choices, wishes and preferences.

For those living with specialist conditions, our expert care teams are highly trained to provide care and support that positively enhances quality of life, enabling people to live well in their own homes.

Our nurse-led care in Southend-on-Sea, for those living with complex medical conditions, is led and supported by a dedicated Clinical Lead, who works closely with our care teams to ensure we are consistently improving our clients health outcomes.

Other benefits include:

  • A perfectly matched care team in Southend-on-Sea, closely aligned with how you wish to live your life, sharing common interests, personalities and backgrounds.
  • A market-leading online community for our clients, their families and our professional carers to monitor health outcomes.
  • Access to access care plans, care records and a calendar of events as and when you wish.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)

The Good Care Group is the only live-in care provider in Southend-on-Sea to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating by CQC across all five categories. So you can have peace of mind that your loved one is receiving the best possible care.

A fully managed and regulated live-in care service in Southend-on-Sea

Our fully managed and regulated live-in care service in Southend-on-Sea offers families reassurance at a time they need it most. Unlike introduction agencies who are not regulated by CQC, all our live-in carers are directly employed and managed by us. We ensure they are supervised by an experienced manager and supported by clinical experts – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Unrivalled management support

Each dedicated Care Manager has a small portfolio of clients in the Southend-on-Sea area, providing unrivalled levels of support to, not just our clients, but our care team enabling a service that is of the very highest quality.

Areas in Southend-on-sea we cover

Our live-in carers provide care around Southend-on-sea and Essex, including:

Benefits of live-in care vs a care home

  • One-to-one care and support around the clock with live-in care.
  • A highly personalised care plan designed to meet your care needs whilst addressing how you wish to live your life with none of the rigid timetables experienced in a care home.
  • Specialist care of complex conditions provided by highly trained carers delivered in the comfort of your own home.
  • Staying at home means you can keep control of your life, with all your treasured memories and possessions around you.
  • Considerable and proven benefits to overall health and wellbeing, with much needed peace of mind and reassurance for family members.
  • The cost of care is comparable to that of a care home and considerably cheaper for couples, who would be charged double in a care home.
  • Couples can stay together as a loving couple, as opposed to being split up to be cared for in different areas of a care home.
  • Continuing to be part of the local community you have loved.

What does a live in carer provide?

Our professional live-in carers in Southend-on-sea will provide a range of live-in care services:

How we provide live in care in Southend-on-sea

There are several different situations when live-in care can be used to support your care and support needs, including:

  • 24-hour live-in care for when round the clock care is needed to ensure a person can continue to live well in their own home.
  • Respite care can provide a family carer with a much-needed break from caring for a loved one, or can be used as an opportunity to see how live-in care works and whether it is right for you and your family.
  • Short term care or intermediate care following discharge from a Southend hospital or for those needing post-operative rehabilitation.
  • Complex care of medical and specialist conditions like dementia, Parkinson’s or Multiple Sclerosis can be supported with 24-hour home care – there is no need to go into a care home to receive this level of care.
  • End-of-life/palliative care which ensures a person’s needs and preferences are met until the very end of their life.
  • Emergency care for those who need an urgent live-in care arrangement put in place following unexpected surgery an accident or sudden illness.
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Why choose The Good Care Group Southend-on-sea for live-in care?

Live-in care costs & paying for care

24-hour live-in care costs are typically in line with a Southend-on-Sea care home and sometimes less. The cost of a care home can vary significantly depending on the standards of care. If nursing care, specialist care of conditions or for those requiring stroke, cancer or palliative care, then the weekly fee can be considerably higher. When considering a care home, it is important to ask them what is included in the weekly fee as there are generally optional extras which can add up over the course of a year.

Perfectly matched care team

A live-in care service usually involves two carers working a two-week rotation. They will be carefully matched working with you and your family. We make sure they are skilled and equipped to meet all your care and support needs. Our focus on matching means the care team chosen share common interests and backgrounds. We know this means life is enjoyable for everyone. Your care team really get to know you and your needs, which means you get consistency of care.

Expertly trained carers

All our professional carers are required to complete our leading training programme before they care for our clients. Our programme has been created with leading charities and clinical experts. It goes beyond mandatory requirements in the care sector. Carers are then equipped to provide high-quality care and support for those living with specialist conditions. Our carers never stop learning new skills to further enhance the care they provide.

Seamless continuity of care

Unlike an agency we employ our carers. This means they are committed to us, as we are to them. Carers enjoy the security of being employed, which means they stay with us longer. Those who work for agencies move around more. For families this means that you get continuity and consistency of the same care team caring for your loved one. This means high-quality care can be achieved with improved outcomes and no disruption to your loved one’s life.

In-house clinical experts

We’re proud to have a complex care service and a dedicated in-house Clinical Lead, Sabah Shah, who works closely with our carers to provide safe and effective nurse-led care at home. Sabah is responsible for leading, monitoring, and providing expert clinical support to all our care teams, ensuring they deliver the absolute best standard of home care for individuals with complex and ongoing health needs.

The cost of live-in care for couples

Live-in care for couples is fast becoming the preferred choice when one or both of you require long term care instead of moving into a care home. If you both have different needs you could find yourselves being split up within the home, which many will find very distressing. With live-in care there is one inclusive weekly fee for providing care at the same address, with a nominal charge to provide couples care. In a care home costs can be double for two separate packages of care and accommodation, making the choice to move into a care home not as cost effective for couples.

If you require further advice about funding care please contact SOLLA, who will be able to assist you.

How to arrange live-in care

The easiest, most convenient and safest option for hiring a live-in carer is to choose one that is fully employed by a reputable care provision agency and is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

The Good Care Group provides a managed service and is the only live-in care provider serving Southend-on-Sea to be rated ‘Outstanding’ in all five key areas. As a managed service, The Good Care Group assumes all responsibility for the vetting, training and management of your carer and for the legal obligations relating to their employment.

At The Good Care Group you have full participation in the selection process but with the added peace of mind that your carer has been carefully selected, checked and trained.

At the initial phone call, our friendly client services team will discuss your care needs and your wishes to establish an understanding of the care required.

We would then arrange an assessment with you at home, to formulate the care plan. Your dedicated care manager will work with yourself, your family and other healthcare professionals, to ensure your care plan is highly personalised to your individual needs and preferences.

If care is needed in an emergency we can arrange care to commence in as little as 48 hours, and can also assist with hospital discharge and recovery at home after an operation.

Winning 21 major awards in the last 6 years, The Good Care Group is one of Southend-on-Sea’s leading providers of live-in care. You can find out more about our one-on-one home care services in Southend-on-Sea here. Alternatively, to speak to someone about your home care requirements please call 0808 2580 692.

Local teams with national coverage

We operate throughout with a local approach to management of our teams near you. Each dedicated care manager local to you has only a small number of clients to support. This means they can provide higher levels of monitoring and support than other home care providers. It also means a highly personalised approach to care can be delivered.

Erica Duffy

Regional Operations Manager, South

"As Regional Operations Manager, I’m proud to support families across the south of England, including London, Surrey, East Essex, Kent, Essex, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Cornwall.

How to arrange live-in care in Southend-on-sea

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Speak to the team

Our dedicated client services team will answer all of your care questions. Call us on
0203 728 7577

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Get a free care consultation

Meet your friendly, local care manager and discuss your needs and preferences.

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Receive care at home

We’ll carefully match you with a professional carer, who will provide you with high-quality care.

Contact the team today

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