Live-In Care vs Care Homes: Which Option Gives You More for Your Money?
Choosing the right care solution for yourself or a loved one is one of life’s most important decisions. Two popular options are live-in care and care homes. While both provide essential support, live-in care is increasingly recognised as a better value choice—and here’s why.
What Does Live-In Care Mean?
Live-in care involves a professional carer living in your home to provide round-the-clock, personalised support. This option allows you to remain in familiar surroundings, maintain independence, and enjoy one-to-one care—something care homes rarely offer.
Live-In Care Costs Explained
At Carers at Home, pricing is clear and consistent across all regions:
- Standard live-in care: From £1,550 per week for dedicated one-to-one support.
(Source: Carers at Home Live-In Care Fees)
How Do Care Home Costs Compare?
Industry averages show:
- Residential care homes: Around £1,160 per week
- Nursing homes: Approximately £1,410 per week
- Specialist or luxury homes: Often £1,500+ per week
(Source: Carehome.co.uk)
For couples, the difference is dramatic. Two care home placements cost £2,320+ per week, compared to £1,295 for live-in care for two people—a saving of over £1,000 every week.
Why Live-In Care Offers Better Value
At first glance, live-in care may seem similar in cost to a care home, but the benefits make it exceptional value:
- Dedicated One-to-One Support: Unlike care homes where staff divide attention among residents, live-in care provides personalised care.
- Stay in Your Own Home: No need to sell property or downsize—your home remains yours.
- Flexible Lifestyle: Eat when you want, keep pets, and maintain your daily routine.
- Emotional Comfort: Familiar surroundings reduce stress and confusion, especially for those living with dementia.
For couples, the financial advantage is clear: live-in care costs only slightly more than single-person care, while care home fees double.
Extra Savings and Peace of Mind
Care homes include meals and utilities, but moving often means losing independence and incurring emotional costs. With live-in care, you keep control of household expenses and avoid the upheaval of relocation.
Final Thoughts
Live-in care isn’t just about staying at home—it’s about better value, personalised support, and peace of mind. For individuals and couples, it often works out cheaper than a care home, while delivering superior quality of life.
Ready to learn more? Visit Carers at Home Live-In Care Fees for transparent pricing and expert advice.
For more information visit:
Carers at Home
https://www.carersathome.com
01483 899 350
37/38 Bridge Street, Godalming, Surrey
Carers at Home was established in 2007 to provide home care in Godalming and the surrounding areas, Carers at Home is a care agency now specialising in providing home care in Surrey and Hampshire and live in care across the south of England including Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Wiltshire.
Carers at Home care agency provides assistance to people allowing them to remain living at home. Clients are given the extra help they need in maintaining their everyday life.
Carers at Home’s experienced and well trained staff offer home care, live-in care and companionship which allows people to live a normal and happy life in the comfort of their own home.
Carers at Home’s home care and live-in care services promote independence. It’s at home where quality of life is enhanced without the stress of interrupting routines and changes in daily habits. Companionship is as important as health care, helping to enable clients to remain independent
The most common CQC regulated home care and live-in services Carers at Home provides for clients include help with getting up and/or going to bed, washing, bathing/showering, meal preparation and diet monitoring. For many clients we will prompt or administer their prescribed medication.
Other non-medical services include; light housework, cooking, laundry, shopping and errands. It’s often the little things in life that some of our clients miss and need the most however.
Companionship and human interaction are among our most important duties. Just chatting or reading to a client helps them not to feel isolated from everything that’s going on around them.
Carers at Home provides CQC regulated home care and live-in care and support services to seniors, people with disabilities or special needs, people coping at home after hospitalisation or illness, or anyone requiring help in the home.
Home care services can be arranged for a few hours a week or everyday, sometimes four times a day. Short term respite relief or longer term care is available seven days a week or live-in care, including public holidays.
• Senior Citizens
• People with disabilities
• People with special needs
• Patients recovering from a hospital visit
• Patients recovering from an illness
• Anyone requiring help in the home
• A few hours a week
• A few days a week
• Seven days a week
• Several times a day
• Short term
• Long term
• Bank holiday
To learn more visit www.carersathome.com or call Carers at Home Godalming on 01483 899 350 of Carers at Home Odiham on 01276 748 270
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