Live in care recommendations please

[ReluctantGuineaPig]

If you’ve used live in care, how did you go about arranging it, agencies you’d recommend (and ones to not touch with a barge pole)?

Also what kind of cost? My parents currently have daily care at a £25 hourly rate. The agency they use doesn’t do live in.

We hired our own team, one was an acquaintance and they then recruited others, it was overnights and most were actually practice nurses needing extra money - pay was (this is precovid) £100 per shift 9.45m - 7.45am, agency covered lunch and dinner calls (30 mins for each) all was covered by nhs continuing care

Depends on your area. Look up their CQC rating online. We’ve used a few agencies and found the ratings true to our own experiences.

MIL’s live in was £950pw not including waking nights.

we had good experiences with HomeInstead for daily carers and then CountryCousins when the requirements changed to live in.

having a small team of known carers who came in rotation made cover for holidays seamless and provided different strengths and weaknesses. Only ever had the occasional person who wasn’t a good fit for DM, otherwise all good.

Not cheap, but very good value.

Different areas have different agencies Nd even if one is a national franchise they may vary (sorry, unhelpful I know).
My elderly relative panicked and got live-in care from an agency when she didn't really need it. But the first carer laughed when she scared the cat... so that didn't last! Changed back to 4x daily visits. Proof, I guess, that carer and client do really have to be on the same wavelength.

Home instead, was £1500 pw nonwaking. Lot of compromises on food, everything else was fine.

Jumping on this thread rather than starting a new one.
My DPs are going to have respite live in care starting some time this week having had morning and more recently evening care with same agency.

Have organised:
. a bedroom with bed, drawer and cupboard space, extra bedding
. shared bathroom with my Mum,
. TV with firestick
. living room downstairs my DPs don't use
. written down general needs
. written down rough outline of routine
. labelled plugs in various rooms

There are contact number sheets around the place. I guess they need keys.

No idea really on food. I expect to be there on first day / first 20-24hrs.

What haven't I even thought about?

WiFi password?
Notified insurance/council tax there will be someone else living in the house
Cleared a kitchen cupboard for their food and a shelf in the fridge?

Fab. Just what I'm looking for.

We did our research, took recommendations, checked reports and found only as good as the carers they hold on to / recruit. More expensive than care home, less use and don't do proper personal care.... we had no choice but to go for a care home that had nurses, proper kit, actually cared!