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Pricing
Elder live-in care plans cater for simple to complex needs. It means you only pay for the support your family needs.
Our live-in care plans are all about putting your family in control. We understand care can feel expensive. But our pricing makes live-in care as affordable as possible by ensuring your family only pays for the support you actually need.
Pick the plan that’s best for you, and decide if you want or need any additional extras. We’ll then get to work finding the ideal care professional to match your loved one’s needs.
Picking a plan
We have three plans that cater for a range of needs. Whether your loved one simply needs the company of a friendly face, requires expert support, or has more complex requirements, we can help. Simply choose the option that works best:
Standard
For those who need some assistance to live the life they want. From £895 weekly.
Specialist
For those with challenging requirements, like peg feeding or stoma. From £945 weekly.
Advanced
For those with more extensive needs, requiring day-and-night support. From £1450 weekly.
Our pricing is completely transparent. What you see is what you pay. It means you get the reassurance of no hidden fees.
Standard live-in care
Recommended for: Those who need some support with household tasks and assistance around the home, as well as companionship.
| Care for one person | Care for two people |
| £895 | £1025 |
What care funding support is available?
It can be daunting if you’re seeing the cost of care for the first time. But don’t worry, help is available from a number of sources. Whether it’s your local authority or NHS, it’s likely you’ll get all or part of the weekly fees covered.
What Standard includes
With Standard, the carer may also be able to help with some limited additional needs such as more extensive personal care or help with challenging behaviour, depending on what is involved.
- Household tasks and maintenance
- Personal care – dressing and grooming
- Friendship and companionship
- Up to two nightly wake-ups
Get every penny you’re entitled to. Our calculator will tell you likely eligibility for state benefits, NHS, and local authority funding.
Specialist live-in care
Recommended for: Those who need a bit more personal support, especially during the night. Or those who are living with dementia or other life-changing conditions.
| Care for one person | Care for two people |
| £945 | £1850 |
Do you know about direct payments?
If you’re entitled to funding from the NHS or your local authority, you’re usually able to get this paid directly to you. A direct payment gives you a lot more control over the type of care you want – ideal if you’re considering live-in care.
What Specialist includes
With Specialist, your carer will anticipate the need to wake up in the night and will be ready to provide more extensive personal care.
- Household tasks and maintenance
- More extensive personal care, including help with a stoma, peg or catheter
- Up to four nightly wake-ups
- Hoisting – provided it can be done by one person
- Help with challenging behaviour, such as refusal to take medication
- Carer breaks to work around the care schedule
We’re not going to lock you into any long contracts. If your loved one’s care needs change, you’re able to leave with two weeks’ notice.
Advanced live-in care
Recommended for: Those in need of significant support, throughout the day and night. Typically, for those with advanced needs, who require continuous and specialist assistance.
| Care for one person |
| £1450 |
Have you heard of NHS Continuing Healthcare?
If your loved one has complex care needs, the NHS may pay for their care costs in full. Continuing Healthcare is a non-means test funding source that covers 100% of your fees if you have a primary health need.
What Advanced includes
With Advanced, there will be two carers on-hand to help around the clock. This is usually designed for those with highly advanced requirements who need constant care 24-hours a day.
- Two live-in carers for round-the-clock help
- Household tasks and maintenance
- More extensive personal care, including help with a stoma, peg or catheter
- Hoisting that requires more than one carer
- Help with challenging behaviour
- Carer breaks designed so that there’s never a gap in support
It can be difficult to know exactly what plan is right for you. Book a free consultation with one of our care planning experts to get an individual quote.
Additional options
As well as deciding on a plan, you should also consider whether you want to add any of the following services to your family’s care plan.
Carer with car or licence
If you need a carer who can drive or to bring a car with them. – £40-80 weekly
Spousal support
If the carer is also helping another resident with light domestic duties. – £80 weekly
Managed food budget
If you’d like us to help manage the carer’s daily food budget. – £30 weekly
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