08/12/2025
🧐 Confused about Live-In vs. Home Care? 🏡
When the time comes to look for support for a loved one, the options can feel overwhelming, so we’ve broken down the differences between Live-In Care and Home Care.
Live-In Care means:
• A dedicated carer lives in your home, providing a continuous 24/7 presence for support and peace of mind.
• It is ideal for those with complex needs, requiring consistent night-time support, or needing continuous companionship.
• This offers high consistency with care provided by a small, dedicated team who become familiar with routines.
Home Care:
• Involves a carer visiting for scheduled blocks of time (e.g., 30 minutes or an hour) to help with specific tasks.
• It is often suited for lower-level needs, such as assistance with getting dressed, medication prompting, or light household tasks.
• This typically involves a wider team of carers providing intermittent, scheduled support.
What this essentially means is that Live-In Care is for round-the-clock support, while Home Care is for flexible, scheduled help to maintain independence. Want to find out more? Read our full blog post here 👉 https://bit.ly/3Kxh1SC