Why live-in carers are everyday heroes and the heart of the home

If you’re a Live-In Carer, you already know that your role is so much more than just a job. It’s a calling. At Home Instead Reigate and Tandridge, we believe that live-in care professionals are providing not just support, but comfort, dignity and human connection to those who need it most.

Whether you’ve worked in nursing homes, assisted living, or other care settings, being a Live-in Carer offers a unique opportunity to truly make a difference. You’re there in the quiet early mornings, during the comforting rhythm of a shared lunch, and in the gentle reassurance of a bedtime chat. It’s care that doesn’t clock in and out, it lives where it’s needed most.

More than tasks, it’s companionship that transforms lives

As a Live-in Carer, your role includes personal care such as bathing, grooming, and medication management, but that’s just the beginning. You prepare nourishing meals, help with mobility, and keep the home tidy and safe. Most importantly, you bring companionship that alleviates loneliness and boosts emotional well-being.

Our approach to care is person-centred and relationship-led. That means you’re not just a carer, you’re a lifeline, a confidant, and sometimes even a surrogate family member. We carefully match carers with clients to ensure shared interests and compatible personalities, creating bonds that enrich both lives.

Your qualities make you exceptional

Live-in Carers are extraordinary because they bring calm, kindness, and patience into every interaction. You may be quietly reassuring during a difficult moment or joyfully reminiscing with a client over a cup of tea. Your compassion is a force that brings peace and confidence to those who rely on you.
Whether you’re supporting someone recovering from a hospital stay, caring for a younger person living with a long-term condition such as MS, or helping and elderly person who is mostly housebound maintain their independence and quality of life, your presence is the constant that makes all the difference.

Why Live-In Care with Home Instead?

We’re proud to offer live-in carers the professional respect and support they deserve:

• Excellent pay: £130–£260 per day PLUS necessities allowance plus travel contribution.
• Award-winning training including dementia care accreditation
• Dedicated support: You’re never alone, even when working one-to-one
• An agreed work pattern based in the income you need, whilst ensuring you have enough time for rest and personal life
• Genuine career progression prospects and CPD opportunities
• Company pension, and employee assistance programme

We understand the unique demands of live-in care and are committed to ensuring our carers feel valued and supported every step of the way.

Make a real difference

If you’re reading this and thinking, “This sounds like me,” then we’d love to hear from you.

Maybe you’re looking for a more fulfilling way to use your skills. Perhaps you’ve worked in the NHS and want a setting where you can offer unhurried, meaningful care. Or maybe you simply know you were meant to care for others.

Live-in Carers change lives, not just the lives of their clients, but their own too.

Interested? Send your CV and cover letter to [email protected], or give us a call on 01737529793, we’d love to chat.