Live-In Home Care
Your choice of Personal Companion services is broad but when it comes to choosing the right care for a loved one, Jarrett Loyal Care is the agency you can trust.
Our mission is to improve quality of life by providing qualified professionals to help meet a wide range of short and long term needs. Through coordinated care and support for families, Jarrett Loyal Care enables individuals to remain in the safety and comfort of their own home environment. Working closely with your physician and other health providers we select the right in home care services and work hard to ensure the peace of mind that your family deserves.
We specialize in care and daily living assistance to an array of individuals at home and in facilities. Whether you need daily or weekly assistance due to aging, illness, recovery, or rehabilitation, our caregivers will provide an individualized service that you can trust. We understand that not one care plan fits all. Daily services can include anything from meal preparation, hygiene, cleaning, and supervision. We will take the time to get to know you and develop an individualized care plan that fits your specific needs. Companionship is key to a trusted relationship with our caregivers. We not only strive to help you with everyday tasks but want to develop a caring relationship with you. We provide one-on-one attention and care that cannot compare in other settings.
If you or your loved one needs around-the-clock care, you may be wondering whether live-in care is a good option.
What’s the difference between live-in care and 24-hour in-home care? What are the benefits of live-in care for seniors? What’s included in live-in care? How do you find the best live-in care near you? Jarrett Loyal Care can help!
Benefits of Live-In Home Care
More than 3 out of 4 (77%) adults 50 and older want to remain in their homes for the long term [1]. Live-in home care allows these seniors to age in place and stay in the home where they are comfortable.
Maintaining Independence
Most seniors still want the ability to eat what and when they want, get up when they want, have visitors when they want, and make other decisions for themselves. Nursing homes and assisted living facilities often take away many of these options, removing much of a person’s independence.
Familiarity
Seniors may have spent decades in their current homes. They know where everything is, they’re familiar with their neighbors, and they know where the nearest grocery store and bank are. Moving means giving up all that familiarity, while live-in care for seniors helps them retain it.
Customized Care and Individual Attention
Live-in care is completely customizable to what the senior needs. In a facility, you or your loved one would be sharing caregivers with many other seniors and encounter something like assembly-line care. When you choose live-in care, your caregiver is devoted entirely to your needs.
You have questions and we have answers, contact us today and one of our Jarrett Loyal Care staff members will contact you shortly.
Providing the best Live-In Home Care for seniors and families in Hartford County, New Haven, Fairfield County & Litchfield County, Norwalk, Stamford, Danbury, Milford, Westport, Old Greenwich, Greenwich, Middletown, Darien, New Canaan and surrounding areas.
What Is Live-In Care for Seniors?
Live-in senior care involves a primary caregiver living in a person’s home for 4-5 days a week (with a secondary caregiver living in the home the remaining 2-3 days) while providing around-the-clock care – with some exceptions. The caregiver must be given 8 hours off each night and a bed to sleep in as well as a 4-hour break every day.
Since live-in caregivers get 8 hours off to sleep and an additional 4 hours off during the day, live-in home care tends to be cheaper than hourly home care.
Depending on the person’s needs, a loved one may be able to care for them overnight and during the daily break, or the family may choose to pay for part-time caretakers to cover the breaks.
Our Founder has a MSN, RNC-OB, CNS, a Masters Degree prepared professional with credentials as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Care and National Board Certification in Inpatient Obstetric Nursing.
What Services Are Included in Live-In Home Care?
Live-in home caregiver duties vary depending on the caregiver’s training, but they typically include:
- Assistance with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, and grooming
- Light housekeeping, such as sweeping and dusting
- Local transportation to appointments or running errands
- Meal planning and preparation
- Assistance with paperwork or paying bills
- Help with pets
- Laundry
- Transfers into and out of a wheelchair
- Medication reminders
- Companionship
It’s easy to discount the importance of companionship, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) calls loneliness and social isolation “serious public health risks.” In fact, they go on to say that [2]:
Social isolation significantly increased a person’s risk of premature death from all causes, a risk that may rival those of smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity.
How Can I Tell if My Parent Needs Live-In Care?
Here are some signs your parent may benefit from live-in care:
- Unexplained weight changes
- Unkempt home
- Lost interest in hobbies
- Increased isolation
- Lost mobility or increase in falls
- Needing reminders to take medication
- No longer able to do daily tasks to care for themselves or their home
What Is the Difference Between Live-In Home Care and Hourly Home Care?
Since hourly home care can include 24-hour care, the difference between live-in home care and hourly home care may seem confusing, but in the simplest terms, live-in caregivers must be given 8 hours off every night to sleep (as well as a bed to sleep in), while hourly caregivers are paid to stay awake for their entire 8-12 hour shift. Also, you’ll typically only have 2 live-in caregivers (like one for weekdays and one for weekends), but you’ll see at least 2-3 caregivers per 24-hour period for hourly care and as many as 6 during the course of a week.
Since live-in caregivers get 8 hours off to sleep and an additional 4 hours off during the day, live-in home care tends to be cheaper than hourly home care. However, if you or your loved one needs truly around-the-clock care, you may need an additional caregiver to cover the hours of your live-in caregiver.
How Can I Find the Right Live-In Care Provider?
As you look into various agencies, be sure to ask plenty of questions to make sure you understand what services you will be getting, when they will be provided, who will be providing them, and how the agency hires, trains, and places caregivers.
Our person-centered care process selects caregivers based on the needs and interests of the client and family. Get Started today!
- Michelle R. Davis, AARP, Despite Pandemic, Percentage of Older Adults Who Want to Age in Place Stays Steady, https://www.aarp.org/home-family/your-home/info-2021/home-and-community-preferences-survey.html
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Loneliness and Social Isolation Linked to Serious Health Conditions, https://www.cdc.gov/aging/publications/features/lonely-older-adults.html
- Genworth, Cost of Care Survey, https://www.genworth.com/aging-and-you/finances/cost-of-care.html
- Medicare, Home Health Services, https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/home-health-services