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24 Hour In-Home Care

When Your Loved One Cannot Be Left Alone

Traditionally institutionalization in nursing homes has been the solution when your loved one can no longer be left alone and requires around the clock care.

24 hour and Live-In home care is an affordable alternative to nursing homes allowing your loved one to stay at home and have individual one-on-one care versus shared care.

With in-home care, there are no shared bedrooms or the divided attention of nursing home staff.

Your in-home caregiver focuses on only the care needs of one person, your loved one.

By remaining at home there is also none of the confusion, stress, and anxiety your loved one feels in relocating to a new setting such as a nursing home.

Over 50% of family members are now more likely to choose in-home care for their loved ones than they were prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent survey by Transcend Strategy Group.

Options For 24 Hour In-Home Care

Although a care plan is made after a free In-Home Assessment by a Case Manager to meet the unique needs of every individual and situation, there are two main options for 24 Hour in-home care.

Caregiver Reading Book To Elder In BedThe Two In-Home Around the Clock Care Options Are:

Live-In Home Care: A caregiver lives in the home and stays overnight.

24 Hour In-Home Care: The care coverage of a 24 hour time frame is split between several caregivers.

Live-In Care

With Live-In home care, a single caregiver provides for the needs of your loved one in a 24 hour time frame.

An individual Live-in caregiver is scheduled for a maximum of 4 or 5 days per week and then switches with a different Live-in caregiver for the remainder of the week. Generally, the care is provided by only these two caregivers over the course of the week, versus the day.

Over a 24 hour day, the Live-in caregiver is given a 4-hour break from care duties to rest and rejuvenate. If the situation requires it, an additional hourly caregiver can cover these 4 hours.

The Live-in caregiver also has an 8 hour sleeping period. With Live-in care, a room and a bed in the house must be provided for the Live-in caregiver to sleep.

Live-in care is billed at a flat per day rate. If needed, any additional coverage during the Live-in caregiver’s 4-hour daily break is billed at an hourly rate.

Advantages of Live-In Care

• Even with the one-on-one individual care, Live-in home care is still cheaper than the shared care of nursing homes.

• Live-in home care costs are about half of 24 Hour in-home care costs.

• With Live-in care the number of caregivers is reduced versus 24 Hour care in-home care. Generally, only two caregivers are scheduled over the week. This provides your loved one with a consistency of care that allows them to be more comfortable with their caregivers and build stronger relationships with them.

• Fewer caregivers also reduce confusion for those with Alzheimer’s and Dementia.

Disadvantages of Live-In Care

• The Live-in caregiver receives a 4-hour daily break. If care during the break is needed there are additional costs.

• The Live-in caregiver is given a mandatory 8-hour sleeping break. There is no direct care or supervision during this 8 hour sleeping time frame.

• A room and bed must be provided for the Live-in caregiver to sleep.

24 Hour Home Care

With 24 Hour home care, two caregivers are scheduled daily with each caregiver working a 12-hour shift.

In some situations for medical or other reasons, it can be better to have 3 caregivers each working 8-hour shifts.

With 24 Hour home care, the caregivers do not sleep in the home and a room is not provided for them. The caregivers are always awake, do not sleep, and provide care 24 hours a day.

Caregivers usually work no more than 4 shifts per week.

24 Hour home care is billed at an hourly rate.

Advantages of 24 Hour Care

• With 24 Hour home care there is a caregiver with your loved one at all times, day and night, 27 hours a day and 7 days a week.

• The caregivers are awake all night and day, to take care of your loved one’s needs 24 hours a day.

• 24 Hour home care is preferred if your loved one has a condition in which they wander or need care at all hours of the day and night.

• With 24 Hour home care, the caregivers are more alert as they are replaced with another fresh caregiver every 8 or 12 hours.

Disadvantages of 24 Hour Care

• 24 Hour home care costs are a little more than nursing home costs. However, your loved one receives 24 Hour individual, one on one care versus the shared care of a nursing home.

• The cost of 24 Hour home care is higher than Live-in home care, as 24 Hour care is billed at an hourly rate versus a flat rate.

• 24 Hour care has less continuity of caregivers making this less desirable where the client wants or needs the same person providing all the care.

Affordability Of In-Home Care

There are 479 nursing homes in Massachusetts. Many of the highest rated nursing homes are within Greater Boston.

Nursing homes in Greater Boston average about $10,380 a month and range between $7,050 and $13,200 per month.

Annually, nursing home costs are $84,600 to $158,400 with the mean cost of around $126,290 for Greater Boston, which is higher than the national mean average of $77,380 a year.

Better nursing homes cost more than average nursing homes and also have long waiting lists.

Live-in home care costs are less than the cost of nursing homes at around $384 a day for the care needs of one person or $504 a day for two people to receive care.

24 Hour in-home care is about $576 a day for the care needs of one person or $624 a day for two people to receive care.

About Unique HomeCare Services

Unique HomeCare Services provides private in-home care for elders, those with Alzheimer’s or Dementia, and people who are recuperating from illness, injury, or surgery.

We provide both short-term and long-term in-home care needs from as little as one 4 hour day a week to 24 Hour Care and Live-In Care.

We offer a full range of in-home personal care services including Bathing, Personal Hygiene and Grooming, Dressing Assistance, Toileting and Incontinence, Feeding, and Medication Reminders.

We also provide support services such as Case Management, Accompaniment to Appointments, Nutrition and Meal Management, Light Housekeeping and Laundry, Bed and Wheel Chair Transfers, and Shopping and Running Errands services.

Our headquarters in Norwood, Massachusetts serves the Greater Boston communities in Suffolk, Middlesex, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable and Plymouth counties.

To schedule a no cost and no obligation In-Home Assessment to determine the home care needs and get a quote, please call us to speak to a Case Manager at (800) 296-9962 or fill out our Free Quote Contact Form.

24 Hour and Live-In Home Care FAQs

What is Live-In Care?

With Live-In Care a caregiver lives in the home and stays overnight. Over a 24 hour day, the Live-in caregiver is given a 4-hour break to rest and also has an 8 hour sleeping period. A room and a bed in the house must be provided for the Live-in caregiver to sleep.

What is 24 Hour In-Home Care?

With 24 Hour In-Home care, two caregivers are scheduled daily with each caregiver working a 12-hour shift. In some situations, it can be better to have 3 caregivers each working 8-hour shifts. The caregivers are always awake, do not sleep, and provide care 24 hours a day.

How Much Does Live-In Home Care Cost?

Live-in home care costs are less than most nursing homes at around $400 a day for the care needs of one person and about $500 a day for two people to receive care

How Much Does 24 Hour In-Home Care Costs?

24 Hour in-home care is about $576 a day for the care needs of one person or $624 a day for two people to receive care.