alternative to home care
alternative to home care
alternative to home care
You have alternatives to care homes
You have alternatives to care homes
If caring for a loved one feels overwhelming and you're concerned about the prospect of a care home.
If caring for a loved one feels overwhelming and you're concerned about the prospect of a care home.
Looking for different care solutions
Looking for different care solutions
The most compelling alternative to a care home is Live-in Care, as it allows your loved one to remain in the place they cherish most their own home.
The most compelling alternative to a care home is Live-in Care, as it allows your loved one to remain in the place they cherish most their own home.
With Live-in Care, your loved one receives dedicated 1-to-1 support from a personal Care Expert.
With Live-in Care, your loved one receives dedicated 1-to-1 support from a personal Care Expert.
The type and duration of care are tailored entirely to their needs, ensuring they can continue their usual routines with comfort and independence.
The type and duration of care are tailored entirely to their needs, ensuring they can continue their usual routines with comfort and independence.
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Why live-in care works best?
Why live-in care works best?
Live-In Care puts real choice back in your loved one's hands. The choice to feel independent. The choice to keep enjoying hobbies like birdwatching. The choice to follow a routine that lets them live life on their terms.
Care can be provided long-term for those with complex needs, or short-term, for example, to support recovery after surgery.
Live-In Care puts real choice back in your loved one's hands. The choice to feel independent. The choice to keep enjoying hobbies like birdwatching. The choice to follow a routine that lets them live life on their terms.
Care can be provided long-term for those with complex needs, or short-term, for example, to support recovery after surgery.
Live-in care vs a care home
Live-in care vs a care home
If you're weighing up Live-in Care versus a care home, much of the decision will depend on your personal circumstances and preferences. That said, there are several physical and emotional benefits of choosing Live-in Care over a care home that ware worth considering, including:
If you're weighing up Live-in Care versus a care home, much of the decision will depend on your personal circumstances and preferences. That said, there are several physical and emotional benefits of choosing Live-in Care over a care home that ware worth considering, including:
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Live-in Care
Staying in the comfort of a familiar home
Staying in the comfort of a familiar home
Maintaining your usual routine and lifestyle
Maintaining your usual routine and lifestyle
Receiving dedicated 1-to-1 support
Receiving dedicated 1-to-1 support
Living each day with independence
Living each day with independence
Spending time with your beloved pets
Spending time with your beloved pets
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Care Home
Adjusting to a new environment with shared living spaces
Adjusting to a new environment with shared living spaces
Adapting to a different lifestyle, including set mealtimes
Adapting to a different lifestyle, including set mealtimes
Experiencing a standardized, “one size fits all” approach
Experiencing a standardized, “one size fits all” approach
Having outings scheduled and organised in advance
Having outings scheduled and organised in advance
Possibly needing to rehome your pets
Possibly needing to rehome your pets
Expert care from Aims homecare
Expert care from Aims homecare
You'll appreciate our Live-in Care Experts. They're not only friendly and dedicated but also carefully matched to your loved one's specific needs both in the type of care they provide and in terms of personality and interests.
You'll appreciate our Live-in Care Experts. They're not only friendly and dedicated but also carefully matched to your loved one's specific needs both in the type of care they provide and in terms of personality and interests.
Of course, every Care Expert is fully trained and benefits from ongoing professional development, ensuring they continue to deliver the highest standard of care.
Of course, every Care Expert is fully trained and benefits from ongoing professional development, ensuring they continue to deliver the highest standard of care.
We'd love to hear from you
We'd love to hear from you
We'd be delighted to hear from you. Simply find your local office below to get in touch, and we'll explore how we can support you and your loved ones.
We'd be delighted to hear from you. Simply find your local office below to get in touch, and we'll explore how we can support you and your loved ones.
areas we serve in
areas we serve in
areas we serve in
Caring for communities across Surrey
Caring for communities across Surrey
Our process is designed to be clear, simple, and fully centred around your needs. From the first conversation to matching you with the right carer, we guide you every step of the way to ensure you receive the support that fits your life.
Our process is designed to be clear, simple, and fully centred around your needs. From the first conversation to matching you with the right carer, we guide you every step of the way to ensure you receive the support that fits your life.
Guildford
dorking
WOKING
EPSOM
FARNHAM
godalming
haslemere
camberley
kingston
leatherhead
redhill
Guildford
dorking
WOKING
EPSOM
FARNHAM
godalming
haslemere
camberley
kingston
leatherhead
redhill
Guildford
dorking
WOKING
EPSOM
FARNHAM
godalming
haslemere
camberley
kingston
leatherhead
redhill
Get personalised home care today
Get personalised home care today
Begin your care journey with support tailored to your needs. We’ll create a personalised plan and match you with a trusted carer so you feel safe and supported at home.
Begin your care journey with support tailored to your needs. We’ll create a personalised plan and match you with a trusted carer so you feel safe and supported at home.
Book a free consultation
Book a free consultation
Book a free consultation
faqs
faqs
faqs
We are here to answers all of your questions
We are here to answers all of your questions
Whether you're exploring care options or need help understanding the process, our team is hear to guide you every step of the way.
Whether you're exploring care options or need help understanding the process, our team is hear to guide you every step of the way.
What services does Aims Homecare provide?
Aims Homecare provides a wide range of personalised home care services designed to help individuals live safely and comfortably in their own homes. Our services include personal care, companionship care, elderly care, live-in care, dementia care, mobility support, medication assistance, meal preparation, and help with daily household tasks. Each care package is tailored to the individual’s needs, routines, and preferences.
How quickly can care be arranged?
Care can often be arranged quickly, sometimes within 24 to 48 hours, depending on your location and care requirements. Following an initial assessment, Aims Homecare works efficiently to match you or your loved one with a suitable carer and put the right support in place as soon as possible.
Are your carers trained and regulated?
Yes. All Aims Homecare carers are carefully recruited, fully trained, and regularly supervised. They undergo background checks, receive ongoing professional training, and follow strict care standards to ensure high-quality and safe home care.
Do you offer 24/7 or live-in care?
Yes, Aims Homecare offers both 24/7 care and live-in care services. Live-in care allows a dedicated carer to stay in the home, providing round-the-clock support, reassurance, and companionship.
Will the same carer visit each time?
Wherever possible, we aim to provide continuity of care by assigning the same carer or a small, consistent care team. This helps build trust and ensures a more comfortable care experience.
What hours can homecare be provided?
Home care can be provided for a few hours a week, daily visits, overnight care, or full-time live-in care. Aims Homecare offers flexible care schedules to suit individual needs.
Is homecare regulated and safe?
Absolutely. Family involvement is encouraged. We work closely with families to create and regularly review personalised care plans.
Can family members be involved in the care plan?
We offer a full range of professional domiciliary care services including personal care, medication support, companionship, mobility assistance, and live-in care. All services are delivere in the comfort of your own home, tailored to your individual needs.
How much does homecare cost?
The cost of home care depends on the level and type of support required. Following a free care assessment, Aims Homecare provides a clear and personalised quote with transparent pricing.
What services does Aims Homecare provide?
Aims Homecare provides a wide range of personalised home care services designed to help individuals live safely and comfortably in their own homes. Our services include personal care, companionship care, elderly care, live-in care, dementia care, mobility support, medication assistance, meal preparation, and help with daily household tasks. Each care package is tailored to the individual’s needs, routines, and preferences.
How quickly can care be arranged?
Care can often be arranged quickly, sometimes within 24 to 48 hours, depending on your location and care requirements. Following an initial assessment, Aims Homecare works efficiently to match you or your loved one with a suitable carer and put the right support in place as soon as possible.
Are your carers trained and regulated?
Yes. All Aims Homecare carers are carefully recruited, fully trained, and regularly supervised. They undergo background checks, receive ongoing professional training, and follow strict care standards to ensure high-quality and safe home care.
Do you offer 24/7 or live-in care?
Yes, Aims Homecare offers both 24/7 care and live-in care services. Live-in care allows a dedicated carer to stay in the home, providing round-the-clock support, reassurance, and companionship.
Will the same carer visit each time?
Wherever possible, we aim to provide continuity of care by assigning the same carer or a small, consistent care team. This helps build trust and ensures a more comfortable care experience.
What hours can homecare be provided?
Home care can be provided for a few hours a week, daily visits, overnight care, or full-time live-in care. Aims Homecare offers flexible care schedules to suit individual needs.
Is homecare regulated and safe?
Absolutely. Family involvement is encouraged. We work closely with families to create and regularly review personalised care plans.
Can family members be involved in the care plan?
We offer a full range of professional domiciliary care services including personal care, medication support, companionship, mobility assistance, and live-in care. All services are delivere in the comfort of your own home, tailored to your individual needs.
How much does homecare cost?
The cost of home care depends on the level and type of support required. Following a free care assessment, Aims Homecare provides a clear and personalised quote with transparent pricing.
What services does Aims Homecare provide?
Aims Homecare provides a wide range of personalised home care services designed to help individuals live safely and comfortably in their own homes. Our services include personal care, companionship care, elderly care, live-in care, dementia care, mobility support, medication assistance, meal preparation, and help with daily household tasks. Each care package is tailored to the individual’s needs, routines, and preferences.
How quickly can care be arranged?
Care can often be arranged quickly, sometimes within 24 to 48 hours, depending on your location and care requirements. Following an initial assessment, Aims Homecare works efficiently to match you or your loved one with a suitable carer and put the right support in place as soon as possible.
Are your carers trained and regulated?
Yes. All Aims Homecare carers are carefully recruited, fully trained, and regularly supervised. They undergo background checks, receive ongoing professional training, and follow strict care standards to ensure high-quality and safe home care.
Do you offer 24/7 or live-in care?
Yes, Aims Homecare offers both 24/7 care and live-in care services. Live-in care allows a dedicated carer to stay in the home, providing round-the-clock support, reassurance, and companionship.
Will the same carer visit each time?
Wherever possible, we aim to provide continuity of care by assigning the same carer or a small, consistent care team. This helps build trust and ensures a more comfortable care experience.
What hours can homecare be provided?
Home care can be provided for a few hours a week, daily visits, overnight care, or full-time live-in care. Aims Homecare offers flexible care schedules to suit individual needs.
Is homecare regulated and safe?
Absolutely. Family involvement is encouraged. We work closely with families to create and regularly review personalised care plans.
Can family members be involved in the care plan?
We offer a full range of professional domiciliary care services including personal care, medication support, companionship, mobility assistance, and live-in care. All services are delivere in the comfort of your own home, tailored to your individual needs.
How much does homecare cost?
The cost of home care depends on the level and type of support required. Following a free care assessment, Aims Homecare provides a clear and personalised quote with transparent pricing.
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