Discreet • Bespoke • CQC Good
Private live-in care, quietly done well.
A discreet, dedicated carer in your loved one's own home. Concierge care management. A weekly reassurance call — always. For families who won't compromise.
Key Takeaways
- One dedicated carer in your loved one's own home — never a care home
- Uniform-optional, background-verified carers trained for private and high-profile households
- A senior care manager coordinates all clinical and lifestyle logistics
- A weekly reassurance call to the family — always
- From £1,750/week; bespoke packages typically £2,200–£3,500+
Care for families who value privacy as much as quality
Private live-in care is what happens when a family decides they will not send their parent, partner or grandparent into a care home — however luxurious the brochure. It's care that comes to them, quietly, on their own terms, inside the home they built. It preserves dignity, routine, marriage, memory, and the small daily rituals that make a life feel like a life.
Alvaro Care has done this — and only this — for more than thirty years. We're CQC-registered and rated Good. We don't run care homes, day centres or a visiting-care rota. Live-in care is the whole of what we do, which is precisely why we do it as well as we do.
Discretion as standard
Uniform-optional carers, background-verified teams and considered communication for high-profile and private households.
One dedicated carer
The same face, the same rhythm, the same quiet trust — week after week. Continuity is the true luxury of live-in care.
Concierge care management
One senior care manager coordinates GPs, district nurses, private physios, pharmacy, hairdressers, transport and family updates.
The home stays the home
Own bed, own kitchen, own garden, own dog. We move a professional carer in — nothing else changes.
A curated week, not a rota
Garden walks, National Trust days, church, choir, private chef liaison, family Sundays. A real life, quietly maintained.
CQC Good, 30+ years
Registered, inspected and rated Good by the Care Quality Commission. Three decades of care for private families.
Twelve Trees Home Care Limited
CQC overall rating
Part of the Twelve Trees Group30+ years of trusted care
The economics of private live-in care
For a single client, a premium residential home in the South East now runs £1,800–£3,500+ per week once nursing supplements and top-up fees are factored in. Private live-in care starts at £1,750/week — and, for couples sharing one carer, is often less than half the cost of two care-home placements. Read our honest cost comparison or our self-funding guide.
Estimate Your Weekly Cost →Equipment, quietly sourced
The right equipment, in the right room, before day one
Part of the concierge service is arranging the specialist equipment a home needs so care can happen safely and beautifully — profiling beds, pressure-relieving chairs, mobile hoists and more. We source, deliver and set up trusted, considered brands so the household barely notices the transition.
Profiling beds
Adjustable, wood-framed profiling beds that look at home in a bedroom — not a hospital ward.
Upholstered care beds
Discreet, upholstered care beds for clients who want dignity and comfort without clinical aesthetics.
Rise-and-recline chairs
Pressure-relieving healthcare chairs from Repose and similar — comfort for the long hours between.
Mobile hoists
Invacare Birdie EVO and equivalent mobile hoists for safe, dignified transfers at home.
Brands shown are illustrative of the quality we source. Equipment is specified per client following a home assessment and, where relevant, in coordination with an occupational therapist or district nurse.
Frequently asked questions
What is private live-in care?
Private live-in care is fully self-funded, one-to-one care in your own home from a professional carer who lives with you. It gives you complete flexibility — no local authority contracts, no waiting lists — and full choice over the carer, the routine and the level of support. It's the option most affluent families choose as an alternative to a premium care home.
How much does private live-in care cost?
Alvaro private live-in care starts from £1,750 per week, with bespoke packages for complex needs, couples or high-support cases typically £2,200–£3,500+ per week. There are no hidden fees. For most self-funding families this is meaningfully less than the annualised cost of a luxury care home once the home's care top-ups, nursing supplements and extras are included.
Is it more discreet than a care home?
Yes — profoundly so. Care happens inside your family's home. Carers can be uniform-optional. There are no signage, no external branding, no receptionists to explain, no visitors' book. For high-profile households we operate with additional privacy protocols as standard.
Can we have the same carer long-term?
Yes. Continuity is the point. We deliberately match one primary carer to your household, with a small named team of two or three familiar back-ups to cover rest weeks. You'll meet everyone before they arrive.
How quickly can care start?
For most private enquiries, care can begin within days. Complex or specialist matches sometimes take slightly longer to get exactly right — which, for private families, is almost always the preference.
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