Dulcie’s live-in care story

__Dulcie is one of our longest serving customers. She explains how live-in care gives her an extra lease of life.__

‘It’s a remarkable job they are doing, and they do it wonderfully’

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Every family we help are unique. For each, there are different triggers that finally motivate them to give us a call. Here are some of their stories:

Joanne’s live-in care story: ‘Rose knows how to get my mum up and out of the house, to keep her motivated’

Joanne and her mum, Patricia, have been with Elder since 2017. Patricia has mild dementia, but that doesn’t stop her enjoying life. We had a chat with Joanne about what difference a live-in carer has made to both their lives. Unusually, Patricia’s care is a bit of a family affair. Her primary carer is Rose, […]

Ian’s live-in care story: ‘She really goes the extra mile for my parents’

It started with Dad’s health deteriorating, followed by a hospital visit. At that point, we already had morning and evening visits for Mum and Dad, but I was also doing a lot for them. We agreed full-time help was needed, and the Council advised us about a few companies including Elder. It turned out Elder […]

Wendy’s live-in care story: ‘I wasn’t sure how to go about finding full-time care’

Mum has been disabled for a few years now. She used to have hourly care visits, but last summer she sadly fell and broke her wrist and her hip. She was in hospital for three months in the end. It was then decided by the NHS and family that it was no longer safe for […]

Sue’s live-in care story: ‘We love our carer, we are part of a team’

My mother is an amazing woman. She is very quick-witted and has lived a full life, even having a stint as a codebreaker at Bletchley Park in her youth. Sadly my father passed away a few years back, and my mother became unable to cope on her own. It has been a gradual shift to […]

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