Live-in Care in Royal Tunbridge Wells

Royal Tunbridge Wells • Kent

Round-the-clock, 24-hour live-in care in Royal Tunbridge Wells

Live-in care lets your relative stay in their home in Royal Tunbridge Wells, with a Care Professional living there and giving support around the clock. The routines, rooms and views stay the same.

Our London office at Highview House, Edgware, arranges care in west Kent. Before anyone we place starts, they pass enhanced DBS, right-to-work and reference checks and complete training. A consultant is on hand around the clock for households in Southborough, Rusthall or Langton Green.

What live-in care in Tunbridge Wells includes

Live-in, round-the-clock support asks something of a home: a room the carer can call their own, and a household ready to make space for someone new. In return, help with washing, meals, medicines and outings is there whenever it is needed.

• ✓ 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
• ✓ Dementia, Parkinson's and complex care
• ✓ Companionship, hobbies and days out on the common

Our guide live-in care explained explains the set-up in more detail.

Breaks and nights for the carer

The carer will take a break each day and sleep through the night in their own room. That rest is part of good care. If your relative is often up and needing help at night, raise it during the assessment and we will look at night support.

Hills, sandstone and older houses

Tunbridge Wells began as a spa around the chalybeate spring in the Pantiles. Early districts were named after the hills they stand on, such as Mount Ephraim, Mount Pleasant and Mount Sion. Sloping streets and older houses with steps can make getting about harder, so we look at access closely.

The town sits on the northern edge of the High Weald, and its sandstone shows at Wellington Rocks on the Common. Couples can often share one carer where needs allow; we assess each partner. See live-in care or a care home? for the comparison.

Kent County Council and carer support

Tunbridge Wells has two tiers of council, and adult social care is run by Kent County Council. Ask the county for a free care needs assessment for your relative, and for a carer's assessment for the family member who has been helping.

Involve, a Kent charity based in Maidstone, runs a carer support line on 0330 320 4444.

Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury

Tunbridge Wells Hospital is on Tonbridge Road, Pembury (TN2 4QJ), and is run by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. When the ward starts planning discharge, tell them you are arranging live-in care so medicines and equipment are sorted before the first night. Ask about NHS Continuing Healthcare if needs are mainly health-related.

Around the town

The built-up area now takes in High Brooms to the north, Hawkenbury to the south and Rusthall to the west. Tunbridge Wells station is at the end of the High Street, with High Brooms station in the north of the town.

Funding and the cost of live-in care in Tunbridge Wells

We quote weekly after the assessment, and nurse-led care costs more; paying for care and what live-in care costs go into detail.

West Kent providers can also hire NMC-registered nurses and support workers through our REC-affiliated agency; see staffing services.

Areas of Royal Tunbridge Wells we cover for live-in care

We arrange live-in care at home across the town and its surrounding Kent villages, including:

• Southborough
• Rusthall
• Pembury
• Langton Green
• Speldhurst
• High Brooms
• Hawkenbury
• Broadwater Down
• Sherwood
• Culverden
• Bidborough
• Frant