Live-in Respite Care

 

ALHomecare provides both long term and short term (i.e. respite) live-in care.

ALHomecare’s long-term live-in homecare service is our most affordable option starting at 599 euro per week with accommodation and food for the carer. This is our most popular option for families who are looking for ongoing care for their elderly loved one. Please see the Our Prices page for full information on the costs.

If you are only need a carer for a week or two (or up to 8 weeks) then our live-in respite care service is the best option for you. The cost is bit higher for these shorter placements because of the higher rate of pay for short term carers and also because the placement fee & payroll cost aren’t spread over a long period of time but still the cost of our service is still very affordable in comparison to the alternatives

And remember, you can claim tax relief of up to 40% on all our placements (i.e. long term, holiday cover, respite and convalescence) through the HK1 form on Revenue.ie

With live-in care from ALHomecare, the older person can avoid the need for nursing home or residential care. They can stay in the comfort and familiarity of their own home with the one-to-one care of a live-in carer or live-in nurse from ALHomecare, the live-in care specialists.

The carer or nurse is there in the house at night for the older person’s comfort and reassurance and in case of an emergency and then by day they do house-keeping, meal preparation, companionship, personal care, medication supervision etc.

Live-in Respite Care

This involves a live-in carer taking care of an older person while their long term carer takes a holiday or just has a rest. Sometimes the long term carer is a professional carer. Other times it is a relative of the older person who is the long term carer. In any case, every carer needs a break. This is why holiday cover and respite care is so important and ALHomecare is glad to offer this service to families.

Live-in Convalescence Care

This involves a live-in carer taking care of an older person who has just been discharged from hospital and needs care at home for a few weeks up to a few months to fully recover.

These short respite/convalescence placements are 1 to 8 weeks in duration. Minimum is 5 days. Carer sleeps in every night of the placement.

Important

All our carers are Garda-vetted, reference checked and provided with ongoing training and support.

Key Advantages of Our Live-in Service:

  1. The older person can continue their normal routine in their own home

  2. Family and neighbours can come and visit as usual

  3. No anxiety connected with moving into unfamiliar surroundings

  4. Visiting HSE Home Support service continues as normal

  5. If the older person has a pet, then everything continues as normal there also

  6. One-to-one, person-centred care from a professional live-in care or nurse

  7. Carer lives in and is there in case of an emergency at night and provides active care by day

The Costs Involved

Note: Up to 40% Tax Relief is Available on the Following Costs if the Older Person is Incapacitated


Part 1: Live-in Carer’s Salary:

20.50 euro gross per hour based on a minimum 7 hours working day

Accommodation & food should be provided for the carer and no bills

Overtime rate after 36 hours per week is 20.50 euro gross per hour

Care of 2 elderly people: 15% supplement on the carer’s salary

Employer PRSI is 11.25% extra on top of the above gross salary

Paid holiday entitlements that the carer accumulated during the placement

Work on a Sunday is subject to a 10% supplement on the carer or nurse’s salary

Public holidays are double pay of the care or nurse works on a public holiday

If the carer or nurse is not required to work on a public holiday then they should be paid at the normal rate of pay for that day

The carer’s travel expenses to and from the placement within Ireland (bus or train ticket or fuel cost) should be refunded to the carer at the end of the placement. The carer must provide receipt(s) to the family/employer.

Part 2: ALHomecare Placement Fee

Placement fee

This is the fee for setting up the placement and is payable before the placement starts. Vat is extra at 23%

1 week cover/respite: 265 euro

2 week cover/respite: 450 euro

3 week cover/respite: 650 euro

4 week cover/respite: 795 euro

5 week cover/respite: 895 euro

6 week cover/respite: 995 euro

7 week cover/respite: 1,095 euro

8 week cover/respite: 1,195 euro

Note: If a cover converts into a long term placement, then the difference between the cover placement fee and the long term placement fee of 1,895 euro including VAT must be paid by the family to ALHomecare before the cover placement finishes.


Part 3: ALHomecare Payroll Fee

This is the fee for registering, you, the family as the employer of the carer, organising the payslip, managing the Revenue returns and closing off the placement at the end. This fee is payable before the placement starts. Vat is extra at 23%

170 euro for placements up to 4 weeks in duration

240 euro for placements which are 5 to 8 weeks in duration


Note:

ALHomecare’s 3 week trial period doesn’t apply to holiday cover or respite placements.

Our placement fee and payroll fee are non-refundable once the placement starts.

A non-refundable deposit of 50% of the placement fee is required when the respite cover request has been accepted by ALHomecare. This deposit is discounted from the placement fee. The balance of the placement fee i.e. the other 50% is payable before the carer starts the placement.

To apply for a live-in carer, go to the Get Started page of ALHomecare.ie and fill in our online application form and send us a photo of your relative and photos of the inside of their home.

The lead in time is normally 2 to 4 weeks but please give us as much notice as possible.

You are very welcome to call us on either 087 991 6791 or 087 744 0729 for further information.

Thank you!