Helping your loved ones stay at home: How EDS Homecare provides the live-in care you can trust

For many older people, home is more than just a place to live. It’s the garden they’ve tended for decades, the worn armchair that fits them perfectly, and the photo frames lined up on the mantelpiece.

Home is memory, comfort, and identity all wrapped together.

That’s why Chesterfield-based EDS Homecare believes so strongly in helping people stay where they belong – at home – even when they need significant care.

Families looking for the best care for their loved ones may believe that a care home, and the round-the-clock support it would offer, is the only solution.

But it’s not. EDS Homecare with its compassionate and holistic outlook, is there to provide an alternative, offering its bespoke solutions around the Peak District, North Derbyshire and South Yorkshire.

People needing care and support don’t need to move out their homes, leaving behind all that they have known and loved – 100% support can be offered via the Live-In Care service offered by EDS Homecare.

A solution that brings one-on-one support

Live-In Care means that a trained carer moves into a client’s home, offering not only practical support but companionship and reassurance, keeping an emphasis on living at home for as long as possible.

For Kate Ward, the managing director of EDS Homecare, the benefits are obvious.

She says: “If we can keep people in their own homes, it’s always better. It means they can carry on living surrounded by what they know, in the place they feel safe.

“For families, it’s often a relief too – they can still make visits to ‘mum’s house’ or ‘grandad’s house,’ rather than visiting them in an institution.”

It’s a solution that brings one-on-one support; that brings a new lease of life to someone who can continue living at home with that support; and gives the vital reassurance that families need.

A dedicated team will create a bespoke plan

EDS Homecare has been caring for people since 1999. It was founded by Kate’s parents Tim and Lucy.

Kate and her husband purchased the business just before the pandemic and their mission was clear: To modernise, adapt and expand the services on offer while holding on to the deep sense of compassion that has always defined EDS Homecare.

Today, Live-In Care is at the heart of that mission. The journey to the live-in solution may begin with a referral, or a family member making contact with EDS Homecare.

The business has a dedicated team which will then plan a visit and introduce its services and assess appropriate needs and make a bespoke care plan.

Says Kate: “The company doesn’t simply assign whoever is available as live-in placements. We personalise the match.

“Carers have been thoroughly trained; we will assign people who are known to provide care with respect and kindness.

“This attention to detail creates a foundation of trust, essential when someone is inviting a carer into their home.

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“Then we do spot checks of the carers and well-being checks with the person at home, and the families. Are you happy? Is everything working? And this is all done within the first two weeks.”

A live-in carer would rotate with another carer; two weeks on, and two weeks off.

Says Kate: “Home is where people feel most themselves. Our job is to make sure they can stay there for as long as possible, with the right support. It’s about living, not just existing.”

To find out more about Live-In Care, and to see if it could offer the solution you need for your family and your loved ones, then head to the link EDS Homecare