Live-in Care in Cambridge

Cambridge • East of England

Round-the-clock live-in care at home in Cambridge

Live-in care lets your loved one stay in the Cambridge home they know and love, with a dedicated Care Professional living alongside them to provide support day and night. For many families across the city it is the natural alternative to moving into a care home: one-to-one attention instead of shared staff, familiar surroundings instead of an unfamiliar room, and a routine built entirely around one person. Protocol Healthcare Services has spent more than a decade arranging exactly this kind of care, and we bring the same standards to Cambridge that we apply everywhere we work.

We will be straight with you about how we operate. Our offices are in the South of England, so we do not run a high-street branch in Cambridge. What we do run is a genuinely national service, coordinating vetted, background-checked Care Professionals wherever they are needed. Every person we place has completed enhanced DBS and right-to-work checks, references and training before they ever start, and a consultant is on hand around the clock, so families in Chesterton, Newnham or Cherry Hinton get the same reassurance as those on our doorstep.

What live-in care in Cambridge includes

• ✓ A dedicated live-in Care Professional in the home
• ✓ Round-the-clock support and overnight reassurance
• ✓ Personal care, washing, dressing and continence support
• ✓ Medication management and prompting
• ✓ Meal planning, cooking and nutrition
• ✓ Mobility support and help avoiding falls
• ✓ Support for couples under one arrangement
• ✓ Companionship, hobbies and days out

Why choose live-in care over a care home in Cambridge

Leaving a long-time home in Trumpington, Romsey or Arbury is one of the hardest decisions a family can face, and it is often not the only option. With live-in care your relative keeps their own bedroom and garden, their neighbours, their GP surgery and the community they have built over decades. Pets stay put. Familiar walks along the River Cam or the Backs carry on. And because the support is one-to-one, it flexes around the person rather than around a rota. For couples the case is even stronger: two people can be supported under a single live-in arrangement, so partners are not split between different settings, and the cost often compares well with two care-home places.

Local knowledge across Cambridge

Cambridge is a compact, historic university city on the River Cam, and care needs vary from one neighbourhood to the next. We arrange live-in care across the terraced streets of Romsey and Petersfield close to the centre, out to Cherry Hinton and Queen Edith's in the south, through Chesterton and Abbey to the north-east, and into the newer developments spreading towards Trumpington and Great Kneighton. Whether a client lives in a CB1 flat near the station or a family home out in CB4, we tailor the support to the person and the property rather than offering one fixed package.

We also support people coming home after a hospital stay. Addenbrooke's Hospital on Hills Road, part of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus and run by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, together with the neighbouring Rosie maternity hospital, handles a large share of the region's care, and the first few weeks back at home after a discharge are critical. A live-in Care Professional can be in place quickly to manage medication, support mobility and rehabilitation, and keep families and community teams in the loop, reducing the risk of a readmission.

Funding and the cost of live-in care in Cambridge

Live-in care is always priced on an individual assessment, because the right package depends on the level of support, whether it is for one person or a couple, and any specialist needs such as dementia or nurse-led care. We give you a clear, all-inclusive weekly figure before anything begins, with no hidden extras. Many Cambridge families self-fund, but you may also be entitled to help: Cambridgeshire County Council can carry out a free care needs assessment followed by a financial assessment, and where needs are primarily health-related, NHS Continuing Healthcare funding may apply. Our team is always happy to explain how the routes fit together, and you can read more on our paying for care guide.

More than home care: staffing for Cambridge providers

Alongside care for families, we are also an REC-affiliated healthcare staffing agency with national reach. Care homes, supported living services and NHS teams across Cambridge rely on us for dependable cover, from NMC-registered nurses and support workers to mental health and learning disability specialists. If you run a service in the city, see our staffing services overview.

Areas of Cambridge we cover for live-in care

We arrange live-in care at home across the city and its surrounding communities, including:

• Chesterton
• Trumpington
• Cherry Hinton
• Newnham
• Romsey
• Arbury
• Petersfield
• King's Hedges
• Coleridge
• Queen Edith's
• Castle
• Abbey