Care at home for couples
Stay together in your own home, with one carer supporting you both where that is safe. LCH Care introduces checked, self-employed carers, and you choose who it is.
Why couples choose care at home
You stay together
No separate rooms, wings or homes. You keep sharing your life and your home.
You keep caring for each other
The carer takes on the harder tasks, so a husband or wife can be a partner again, not a full-time carer.
Home stays home
Routines, pets, neighbours and the garden stay part of everyday life.
One carer for two
Where both people's needs can be met safely by one person, one carer can often support you both.
Three common situations
One of you needs care
One partner needs help and the other is managing, but tired. The carer takes on personal care and the heavier jobs, and keeps an eye on you both.
You both need a hand
Both of you need some help: getting up, meals, housework and appointments. One carer can often fit both routines into the same day.
Two very different needs
For example, one partner has dementia and the other has limited mobility. Tell us about both of you, so we introduce carers with the right experience.
What one carer can cover
- Personal care for both of you, such as washing and dressing
- Meals for the household
- Reminders to take medication, for both of you
- Housework, laundry and shopping
- Getting to appointments, and company on outings
- Noticing changes in either of you, and telling the family
When one carer is not enough
One carer can't safely cover every situation. Two carers may be needed when both of you need two people to move safely, for example with a hoist, when help is needed several times a night as well as through the day, or when both of you need someone with you all the time. Live-in care with two carers costs £1,800 a week. See 24-hour care.
What your household provides for live-in care
- A private bedroom for the carer
- Access to a bathroom and the kitchen
- Wi-Fi if possible
- The carer's food, or a food allowance of £30 a week
Two people, one carer, one home
Tell us about both of you, and we'll send profiles of carers with the right experience.
What couple care costs
Couple care is priced for your situation, and your written quote confirms the price before care starts. For reference, live-in care for one person costs £1,100 a week, and hourly care costs £25 an hour.
A care home usually charges each person separately. Average self-funded residential care home fees are about £1,100 to £1,300 a week per person (Age UK, Lottie), so two places can cost about £2,200 to £2,600 a week.
Help paying
- Each of you may be able to claim Attendance Allowance in your own right if you are over State Pension age and need help
- The partner who does the caring can ask the council for a free carer's assessment
- The council can carry out a free needs assessment for each of you. See paying for care at home
Rates and rules checked against GOV.UK and the NHS in October 2026. Benefit rates usually change each April.
Tell us what is needed
About both of you: routines, what each of you finds hard, and how nights go.
See matched profiles
Profiles say what experience each carer has, so you can choose with care.
Speak first
Talk to carers by phone or video call before you agree to anything.
Care starts
You and your carer agree the routine, and change it as needs change.
How carers are checked
Before LCH Care introduces a carer, we check their identity, right to work in the UK, Enhanced DBS, two references, work history, and relevant training or qualifications. Carers also hold their own public liability insurance. You then speak to the carer by phone or video call before you agree to anything.
Who else care is for
Questions
Can one carer look after a couple?
Often yes, if both people's needs can be safely met by one carer. We'll talk it through with you.
How much does couple care cost?
Your written quote confirms the price before care starts. Tell us about the help you both need and we'll talk it through.
Is couple care cheaper than a care home?
Often, yes. A care home usually charges each person separately, while one carer can often support you both at home.
What if one of us goes into hospital?
The carer can keep supporting the partner at home. Agree the routine for that time with your carer, and let LCH Care know.
What if our needs change?
You and your carer agree the routine and change it as needs change. If one carer is no longer enough, two carers can share the care.