Here you’ll find all the information and advice you need about live-in care, condition led care and life as a live-in carer. For more information on any of these topics, get in touch today to find out how we can support you or a loved one.
9 February 2023 Avelon Live In Care is pleased to announce that we are finalists at the Home Care Awards 2023. Amongst a fantastic line-up of home care providers, we have been shortlisted in the categories ‘Live-in Care Expertise’, ‘Recruitment, retention and staff motivation expertise’ and ‘Response to the Coronavirus pandemic (Covid 19)’. The awards […]
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The CQC, or the Care Quality Commission, is the independent regulator of health and social care in England. This means they determine acceptable standards of care and monitor care providers to ensure they are adequately meeting the needs of the people they care for. The team at the CQC undertakes a comprehensive inspection of all […]
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At Avelon Live In Care we offer live-in care to enable you to stay independent in your own home for longer. Our team of dedicated carers work with all sorts of individuals, from people living with dementia to those with long-term and life limiting conditions such as Parkinson’s, cancer, and MND, or the effects of […]
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At Avelon Live In Care, we understand the critical importance of selecting the right carers to ensure that our clients receive the level of care we would want for our own family members. Central to this commitment is our unwavering dedication to investing in our carers and providing them with the support they need to […]
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When Carolyn Sigley decided to lose weight, she was worried. “I had put on weight again,” Carolyn explains, “I could hardly move in my chair.” But the COVID pandemic meant she wouldn’t be able to attend any in-person weight loss support group meetings, and being in a wheelchair meant she had trouble using the group scales. […]
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16 January 2023 Paula Beaney, Quality Assurance Director at Europe’s largest live-in care provider Avelon Live In Care, has been appointed to the Homecare Association Board. As the UK’s membership body for homecare providers, the Homecare Association seeks to make sure that live-in care is valued and promoted. Their work also includes ensuring that members […]
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Whether it’s a couple of beers during the football, a glass of wine with dinner, or a wee sherry with friends over a Bridge game, many of us enjoy a drink or two. And if something should interrupt the little habits and rituals we’ve become used to and look forward to, it can be quite […]
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If you live in a rural community, you may begin to worry what will happen as you get older. How will you access any medical care you might need? Would you be able to get emergency treatment in a timely fashion? And would you have to stay elsewhere? For people who have grown up in, […]
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As we head into the holiday season, it can be easy to concentrate on the twinkly lights, the abundance of mulled wine and the smiles on the children’s faces. But it’s important not to forget that for people with dementia, Christmas can throw up a number of challenges. If you have a family member or […]
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6 December 2022 Avelon Live In Care has won approval from Hertfordshire County Council for the first time and is now recommended by the council. The move will enable more people to access Avelon Live In Care’s live-in care services, as an alternative to moving into residential care. As the only CQC-registered live-in care specialist, […]
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When I retired early, I didn’t know how my life would change. From wishing to have more time to myself, to being totally absorbed in other people’s lives. Trying to please everyone, and it never being enough, or good enough. It all started when I agreed to help an elderly friend, and two family members […]
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During the winter months, along with the regular round of colds, flu and mystery viruses, many of us find our mental health takes a real battering. It’s an issue we are getting better at talking about in Britain, particularly since the pandemic, when protecting the nation’s mental health became almost as much a critical issue […]
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