Live-in Care in Worthing

Worthing • West Sussex

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

Live-in care lets your loved one stay in the Worthing home they know and love, with a dedicated Care Professional living alongside them to provide support day and night. For many families on the West Sussex coast 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 Worthing that we apply everywhere we work.

We will be straight with you about how we operate. Our base is in the South of England rather than on the Sussex coast itself, so we do not run a high-street branch in Worthing. 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 Broadwater, Goring-by-Sea or Findon Valley get the same reassurance as those on our doorstep.

What live-in care in Worthing 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
• ✓ Dementia, Parkinson's and complex care
• ✓ Companionship, hobbies and trips along the seafront

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

Leaving a long-time home in West Tarring, Offington or Durrington 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 routines carry on, from the morning walk along the promenade to the Sunday visit from the grandchildren. 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, which often compares well with the cost of two care-home places.

Local knowledge across Worthing

Worthing is a seaside town sheltered beneath the South Downs, with a long promenade and a Victorian pier at its heart, and it is home to a notably high proportion of older residents. Care needs vary from one neighbourhood to the next, from the flats and terraces near the seafront and town centre in the BN11 postcode to the quieter suburban roads of Goring-by-Sea, High Salvington and Findon Valley further inland. We arrange live-in care across Broadwater, East Worthing, Salvington, Sompting and out to Ferring and Lancing, tailoring the support to the person and the property rather than offering one fixed package.

We also support people coming home after a hospital stay. Worthing Hospital on Lyndhurst Road, run by University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, serves the whole Adur and Worthing area, 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. Where mental health support is part of the picture, many local services sit under Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, and we coordinate closely alongside them.

Funding and the cost of live-in care in Worthing

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 Worthing families self-fund, but you may also be entitled to help: West Sussex 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 Worthing 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 Worthing 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 on the West Sussex coast, see our staffing services overview.

Areas of Worthing we cover for live-in care

We arrange live-in care at home across the town and the wider West Sussex coast, including:

• Broadwater
• Goring-by-Sea
• Durrington
• West Tarring
• Findon Valley
• High Salvington
• Offington
• East Worthing
• Salvington
• Ferring
• Sompting
• Lancing