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Live-in care: cost considera琀椀ons
Comparable costs to a care or nursing home
Live-in care costs are typically in line with a care home, and some琀椀mes less. Costs in care
homes can be much more if you need nursing care. With live-in care you have the added value
of being able to keep your family home and the fee you pay for your care is purely for the
quality support you receive and not the room and board of a residen琀椀al home.
If you are a couple, live-in care really is a cost-e昀昀ec琀椀ve op琀椀on. In a care home you would be
charged double for two bedrooms. With live-in care there is only a nominal cost if two people
receive care at the same address.
Cost e昀昀ec琀椀ve op琀椀on for complex and specialist care
Live-in care is o昀琀en cheaper than the total cost of domiciliary care for people living with
complex medical or specialist condi琀椀ons. When a person is receiving hourly care, provided
by a domiciliary care provider it is likely that you will be charged extras for addi琀椀onal services
to support the person’s medical and care needs on top of the cost of a carer visi琀椀ng. These
extras add up and can become costly over 琀椀me. The total cost to provide hourly care to
someone living with high or complex needs is likely to exceed the price of an inclusive live-in
care service.
