Live-in care anywhere in England
Live-in care, through the day and the night.
A dedicated live-in carer in your own home, anywhere in England, so you or someone you love can stay where they feel most themselves. Fully managed and shaped around your needs, your routines and what matters to you, by our care team.
- CQC rated Good
- From £1,550 a week
- Free initial assessment
- Caring since 2008
Rated Good
How we can help
Your care, your way
Live-in care is at the heart of what we do: one-to-one support at home, day and night, wherever you live in England. In Oxfordshire we also offer home care visits and night care, so we can shape the right mix around you and adjust it as your needs change.
Live-in care, anywhere in England
A carer who lives with you, supports you from getting up to going to bed, and is close by through the night. One-to-one care in your own home, with our care team supporting you both.
About live-in care
Home care visits
Carers who visit at times that suit you, from one hour to several hours, across Oxfordshire.
Home care
Night and 24-hour care
24-hour care with carers in shifts anywhere in England, and waking nights and sleep-ins across Oxfordshire.
Night care
Dementia care
Regular carers who get to know the person, steady routines, and night support planned around their needs.
Dementia care
Home from hospital
Care planned around the discharge date, with extra support while you settle and recover.
After hospital
End-of-life care
Comfort and dignity at home, with carers working alongside nurses and hospice teams.
End-of-life care
Respite care
A live-in carer for a week or more, so a family carer can rest and recharge.
Respite care
Care for couples
One live-in carer for two people at home together, where one carer can safely meet both partners' needs.
Care for couplesFully managed care
What our care team does behind every carer
With fully managed care, we take responsibility for arranging and overseeing the care, not just introducing a carer. This is what that means in practice.
Getting ready
A free assessment, a written care plan and quote agreed with you, and a carer matched to the person, not just to the tasks.
Handovers and cover
You have one main live-in carer, with a relief carer covering holidays and time off, who takes over after a full handover of routines, preferences and medication.
Reviews
We review the care plan with you regularly and whenever needs change, and adjust the care, including help at night.
Records and alerts
Carers record care in our care app as they give it. Our care team reviews records and alerts during office hours, and the on-call manager deals with urgent alerts outside office hours.
Someone to call
You, your family and your carer can reach our care team on 01865 715780 in office hours (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm), and a manager is on call outside office hours.
Nights and breaks
A live-in carer has a daily break and rests at night. If help is needed during the break or most nights, we plan extra support with you.
How live-in care starts
Four steps, and we take care of the arranging
Talk to us
Call us or ask for a call back. We listen, answer your questions and give you an idea of cost.
Free assessment
We assess the care needed with you and the family, free of charge: the home, routines, health and what matters most.
Your carer
We match a carer to you as a person, not just to the tasks, and agree your written care plan and quote.
Care begins
Often within 24 to 48 hours of the assessment, depending on carer availability; we confirm the date once your carer is arranged. Then we stay in touch, review your care with you, and a relief carer covers holidays and time off.
Where we provide care
Live-in care anywhere in England
Live-in care, and 24-hour care with carers in shifts, are available wherever you live in England. Home care visits, waking nights and sleep-ins are for people living in Oxfordshire.
Find your area
Local guides to councils, NHS teams, hospitals and support for the counties and towns we have written about so far.
Clear prices
Live-in care from £1,550 a week
We believe you should know where you stand from the very first conversation. After a free assessment, your written quote sets out what you will pay, including any extras that apply to you, before any care begins.
The starting price is for one person, with a carer who rests at night. It includes our care team's management and the carer's food; break cover and the carer's travel are extra. For a couple, it is from £1,800 a week where one carer can safely meet both partners' needs.
- A trained carer living in your home
- A free initial assessment, then a care plan and regular reviews
- Our care team's management, with a manager on call out of hours
- The carer's food
In families' words
“Finally we had found a team that were reliable and caring”
“Just to say thank you so much for all the wonderful care shown to my mum over the past few years, your support has been second to none.”
“It was such a relief to finally have a care team that I felt I had confidence to look after our much deserving nan.”
“A big thank you to the team that cared for my mother. Since taking over her care you were all fantastic, finally we had found a team that were reliable and caring.”
Questions families ask
Straight answers
The things people most often ask us before care starts. More in questions answered.
What is live-in care?
Live-in care is when a trained carer lives in your home and supports you through the day, with someone close by at night. It means the person can stay at home, with their own routines, belongings and neighbours around them, rather than moving into a care home.
Your carer helps with whatever you need: personal care, medication support, meals, the home, getting out and about, and good company. Day and Nightcare plans the care with you and supports you and your carer throughout.
How much does live-in care cost?
Live-in care with Day and Nightcare starts from £1,550 a week for one person, with a carer who rests at night. That includes our care team's management (the assessment, care plan, reviews, supervision and the on-call manager) and the carer's food; break cover and the carer's travel are extra. For a couple it is from £1,800 a week, where one carer can safely meet both partners' needs. After a free assessment, we give you a written quote, so you know where you stand before care begins. See costs and funding.
Do you charge for the assessment?
No. The initial assessment is free of charge. We take time to understand your needs, your routines and what matters to you, then give you a written care plan and quote, with no obligation.
Where do you provide live-in care?
We arrange live-in care anywhere in England, fully managed by our care team. Anywhere in England we can also arrange 24-hour care with a day carer and a waking night carer working in shifts, for people who need a carer awake through the night. Home care visits, waking nights and sleep-ins are provided across Oxfordshire.
How long are home care visits?
Visits last from one hour to several hours, depending on what you need. Longer visits suit people who would like more time, company, or a sitting service so that a family carer can have a break.
Will the NHS pay for care at home?
The NHS pays for all of your care through NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) when your main need is a health need. It is not means-tested. A nurse, doctor or social worker starts with a checklist, followed by a full assessment if needed. People nearing the end of life can be assessed through the CHC Fast Track, so care can start quickly. Day and Nightcare already provides live-in care funded by NHS Continuing Healthcare.
Do live-in carers have breaks and time off?
Yes. Like all of us, carers need time to rest. Your carer has a break each day and regular time off, and we plan the care around this with you. You have one main live-in carer, with a relief carer covering holidays and time off; the relief carer takes over after a full handover, so your routine carries on.
Information centre
Free, honest guidance for families
Care decisions are easier with the full picture. Our guides explain live-in care, the main ways to reduce the cost of care, NHS and council funding, benefits, health conditions, leaving hospital and planning ahead, in plain English.
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Join our team
Care jobs that truly matter
We are always glad to meet kind, reliable people: live-in carers for clients across England, and care workers for home care visits and night care across Oxfordshire.
- Full training and the Care Certificate, with shadowing before you work alone
- An office team that answers the phone, and a manager on call out of hours
- New to care? We warmly welcome you for home care roles
Experience you can trust
Caring across Oxfordshire since 2008
Since 2014 we have provided Discharge to Assess (D2A) care, and for several years we ran Oxfordshire’s Urgent Response service.
We are members of the Oxfordshire Association of Care Providers (OACP), and we know how hospital discharge, council funding and NHS Continuing Healthcare work, so families do not have to work it out alone.
Regulated and accountable
Registered with the Care Quality Commission
Day and Nightcare Live In Limited is registered with the CQC, the independent regulator of health and social care in England. Our overall rating is Good, and Good in all five areas the CQC inspects: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.
Last inspected 7 March 2018; report published 20 April 2018. Read our CQC report.