Live-in Care is the practical and affordable alternative to a residential care home. This section offers a simple guide to the key differences between the two types of care, ultimately it is down to the individual and the family to decide what is the best option. Agincare can provide care for a wide range of needs (see conditions cared for) but it does not provide nursing care.

LIVE-IN CARE
CARE HOME

Stay in your own home
Move to a new environment

Costs from £675 per week
Average costs £540 per week*

One to One care
Shared care

Continuity and choice of lifestyle
Change of lifestyle

Funding available**
Funding available**

Choice of menu and mael times
Set menus and meal times

Freedom to have family and pets
Communal areas and rules

*Source Saga cost of care 08/09 Southern Counties.
**Where eligible - please see web site funding page for further information

With the flexibility of Live-in Care, the family can visit on their own schedule and can have more hands on involvement if they choose to. A bespoke care plan, delivered on a one-to-one basis, is a level of personal care that care homes cannot compete with. Whilst the costs of Live-in Care and care homes is comparable, the level of personalised care certainly isn’t.