Live-in care for couples
Live-in care for couples across Surrey: one carer supports one or both partners at home, so that after decades together nobody is separated by care needs.
“Excellent service. The carers we have are brilliant and so kind and caring. Always so attentive.” — Mrs I. Smith, verified review, homecare.co.uk
Live-in care for couples
When one partner's needs grow, couples are often told that the answer is a care home, sometimes two different ones. It is rarely the only answer. With live-in care for couples, one carefully matched carer moves into your home and supports one or both of you, each with your own personal care plan. The same house, the same bed and the same morning cup of tea, with help arranged quietly around all of it. We provide it across Surrey and the towns nearby.
The maths that matters
Care homes charge per person and per room. Live-in care does not, which is why the difference for couples is considerable.
one bill for both partners, quoted at your free assessment
often £1,400 to £1,800+ per person = £2,800 to £3,600+ per week combined
For a fuller comparison, read our guides to alternatives to a care home and care homes vs home care.
What's included
Two people rarely need the same things. Your carer works from a separate plan for each partner and holds the household together. Typical support includes the following.
Two people, two plans, reviewed and adjusted separately.
One partner with dementia and one without, each supported with tact.
Home-cooked food at your own table, eaten together as always.
Two sets of prescriptions, prompted and recorded separately and safely.
Trips, appointments and familiar places, visited together again.
The workload is lifted before exhaustion takes its toll.
Someone on hand if either of you needs help during the night.
Laundry, tidying and shopping, with the home kept as you prefer it.
One carer, two people
Families often ask how a single carer can properly look after two people. The answer is careful planning: two individual care plans, arranged into one shared day.
We sit down with each of you separately, covering your health, your routines, what you would like help with and what you would rather continue doing yourself.
Each partner gets their own written care plan. Your carer then builds a single daily routine that meets both: personal care for one while the other reads the paper, so that the same pair of hands is never needed twice at once.
Meals together at your own table, outings you both enjoy and visitors welcomed as always. The care fits around your life as a couple rather than the reverse.
One partner's needs may grow faster than the other's. Regular reviews adjust each plan independently, so the right support is always in place for you both.
Live-in care for couples
Your couples' quote is confirmed at your free assessment, and one weekly bill covers care for both of you, often far less than the cost of two care home places. The free assessment, carer matching and regular reviews are always included, and there are no hidden charges. Every price is a starting "from" rate, and your exact quote is confirmed after a free physical assessment at your home. Same rates 7 days a week, with no weekend or bank-holiday premiums.
The maths of staying together
Set side by side, the figures make the case for staying at home together clearly.
Care homes charge per person, typically £1,400 to £1,800+ per week each. For a couple, that is £2,800 to £3,600+ per week combined, often in separate rooms and sometimes on separate floors. Extras such as hairdressing, outings and escorted appointments are usually charged on top.
One carefully matched carer supports you both at home on one live-in bill, from £1,575 per week total, not each, with your exact couples' quote confirmed at your free assessment. Two personal care plans, one household, your own bedroom and your own front door. Assessment, carer matching, reviews and backup cover are all included.
The gap can exceed £1,000 a week. In practice that means the family home kept rather than sold, no decisions about selling taken in a hurry, and savings that last years longer, while you remain together in the home you know.
These figures are averages rather than a quote, and exact costs depend on each partner's needs. A free assessment gives you accurate figures for your own situation, with no obligation.
Decades together
Many couples are told that separation is inevitable once care needs grow. It rarely is. One carefully matched carer can keep you both at home, together.
Who it's for
One of you may need hands-on care while the other needs only a little help. Your carer supports each of you exactly as much, or as little, as required.
When everyday tasks are getting harder for you both, one live-in carer keeps the whole household running, with meals, medication, mobility and more.
Caring for a husband or wife alone is exhausting. A live-in carer takes on the work, so that you can be a partner first and a carer second.
If you have been told that your needs are too different for you to stay together, please talk to us. In our experience there is almost always a way to keep a couple at home together.
How it works
We visit you both at home, or in hospital, and listen to what each of you needs.
A separate plan for each partner, with one clear written quote.
You meet your DBS-checked, trained live-in carer before care begins, because the match matters to you both.
We adjust each plan as needs change, and keep the family informed.
Care can begin within 24 to 48 hours of your assessment.
"Excellent service. The carers we have are brilliant and so kind and caring. Always so attentive."
"Overall very pleased with the carers who are polite, caring and really supportive."
Couples' care questions
Yes. Single live-in care starts from £225 per full 24 hours (≈ £1,575/week); couples' care is quoted at your free assessment, with one carer and one bill for both of you. Because one carer supports the household, you are not paying twice. In a care home, fees of £1,400 to £1,800+ per week apply per person, or £2,800 to £3,600+ combined for a couple.
That is very common, one partner with dementia and one without being the usual example. Each of you has your own care plan, and we match a carer experienced in exactly that combination: hands-on support for one, a lighter touch for the other, and sensitivity about how it feels for you both. If needs grow beyond what one carer can safely manage, we will say so plainly and adjust the plan with you.
Care continues at home. Your carer goes on supporting the partner still at home, keeps the household running and can help with hospital visits. When your husband or wife is discharged, everything is ready for them, with no need to arrange support in a hurry.
A spare bedroom of their own, meals or a food allowance, and agreed daily breaks, with cover arranged by us if support is needed while they rest. It is the same arrangement as single live-in care: one household, one carer, one spare room.
Care can begin within 24 to 48 hours of your free assessment. We assess you both in one visit, at home or in hospital, build each care plan, and introduce you to your matched carer before anything starts. Call us on 01372 386222 to arrange it.
That is the most common arrangement we see: one partner with substantial hands-on needs, the other largely independent. The care plans reflect it. Most of the carer's day goes to the partner who needs it, while the other receives lighter support, such as a cooked meal and help with the shopping, and the freedom to be a husband or wife again rather than a full-time carer. The healthier partner is not an afterthought; protecting their wellbeing is part of the plan.
Everything is ready and waiting. Throughout the stay, your carer continues caring for the partner at home and can accompany them on hospital visits, so that neither of you is left alone. Before discharge, we update the returning partner's care plan around any new needs, collect any changed medication, and settle them back into their own bed. There are no emergency arrangements to make.
Yes, and for couples we particularly recommend it, because three people sharing a home is a genuine adjustment. A short-term live-in placement of a week or two lets you both experience the arrangement before any long-term decision, at the same weekly rate and with no trial premium. If it suits you, it converts seamlessly to permanent care, often with the same carer.
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Couples' care near you
Aims Homecare provides live-in care for elderly couples across Surrey. Our office is on Surrey Road in Surrey, so the team arranging your care is genuinely local, and the people who answer the telephone know your name and your area.
If you have been looking for couples' care at home in Surrey, 24-hour care for a husband and wife, or a way for a married couple to avoid being separated by a care home, this is that service. One CQC-regulated, DBS-checked live-in carer supports both partners under one roof, on one bill quoted at your free assessment, compared with care home fees of £1,400 to £1,800+ per week per person. Explore live-in care for one person, our guide to alternatives to a care home, or the full breakdown on our pricing page.
If one partner is living with dementia while the other stays well, our dementia care at home may be the right place to look. And if you would simply like to test the arrangement with short-term live-in care first, it starts with a free assessment at your home or in hospital. Call 01372 386222 and care for you both can begin within 24 to 48 hours.