Home Care Costs

Consultus' live in home care compares very favourably with the cost of residential care.

For a single client, the charge for a Live in Carer is typically less than residential care home fees. Where a couple wish to remain at home together, it is often possible that they could both be cared for by a Consultus Live in Carer with costs being considerably less than two residential care home fees.

In line with our commitment to providing an "excellent" service (as rated by the Care Quality Commission), we aim to offer not only the best, but also the most cost effective and least expensive live in home care service in the UK.

The recommended daily rate for a single Client's care starts at £60.00 per 24-hours, while the cost of care for a couple begins at £73.00 per 24-hours.

Most people would rather be cared for at home than have to move into a care home or other institution; a recent survey found that live in home care would be the preferred long-term option for up to 93% of elderly people.

Many individuals and their families do not  know about the live in care alternative or perhaps believe that having a companion, Carer or Nurse at home would be too expensive.  Please contact the Care at Home or Nursing at Home departments for more information.

The reality is that various financing options and state benefit schemes do exist, which enable many people to enjoy care at home (for more information please see "Funding Options Handbook" below).

Funding Options Handbook.

A Handbook for Long-Term Care Funding Options (Updated May 2009)

We have published a valuable guide to funding options and this is available as a free download. The purpose of the 'Funding Options Handbook' is to briefly illustrate ways in which live in care and nursing can be financed in a tax efficient manner.

As well as summarising some of the financial products that are available, we also provide a listing of the help available from State and Local Authorities, together with contact details of organisations that can provide more information.

Download the Funding Options Handbook

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