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Growth in the live-in care market

More and more purchasers of home care are discovering the attractions of privately sourced care provision. This is the conclusion of the Laing & Buisson annual home care survey (Domiciliary Care UK Market Report 2007).

"Even private purchasers without advice from social services are recognising that there are alternatives to going into a care home when they can no longer manage alone", says care industry researcher and analyst Philip Mickelborough. "Many people have employer's pensions or capital to pay for the home care they need, and others are topping up the basic care they receive from social services with privately-paid hours".

The report also said that privately funded home care is growing faster than local authority-financed home care. Independent providers had reported an eight percent increase in hours paid for by private clients. The growth in live-in care, used either on a permanent basis or short-term after an illness or a stay in hospital, contributed to many of the additional hours.

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