This webinar was presented as part of CareFamily's resources on info.carefamily.com. This webinar gives a clear description of what live in care is. There are many benefits of live in care for caregivers. A live in caregiver can have days off and share time with other caregivers while still making a decent income.

1. How Live-in
Care Works
for Caregivers
A Fantastic Career
Opportunity
Presented by:
Tom Knox
January 30, 2014
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2. Defining Live-in Care
As a live-in caregiver, you would
provide 24 hour care to a senior in the
senior’s or the family’s home. It is full
or part time work in a great work
environment with excellent pay, and
you can really get to know your client.
The goal of this presentation is to help you
learn more about this care option so you can
decide if you would like to provide live-in care
in the future.
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3. What does live-in care look like?
• You would stay in the home for an extended
period of time – days to weeks at a time
• Your day is basically split up into 3 parts, 8 hours
each
• Breakdown of each day:
– Work Hours: During this time, you perform normal
care tasks, such as bathing, dressing, running errands,
meal preparation, and more advanced hands on care
when needed.
– Rest Hours: During this time, you are allowed to relax,
catch up on personal tasks, and get some alone time.
You are still “on call” in the event of an emergency.
– Sleep Hours: This time should be reserved for sleep as
much as possible so that you can stay fresh. You
would be available to assist the senior in the event of
an emergency.

4. Benefits of Live-in Care for the Care Provider
• Share your time with one or two other
caregivers while maintaining a good income
• You will be able to have alone time during the
day – your own room for privacy and sleep
• Room and board are provided
– You are responsible for extra snacks, but all normal
meals are part of this kind of case. You should be
available to help with meal preparation.
• You can develop strong bonds with the senior
and the family
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5. Typical Pay Rate
• Though the cost of live-in care for families is
less than a typical agency, caregiver pay rates
are better.
• Most live-in caregivers working through
CareFamily make $135 - $155 per day.
• This allows you to have off days, sharing time
with another caregiver, while still maintaining
a decent income.
• Remember that room and board are included
with live-in care.
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6. Scheduling and Sharing
• Determine which days you are responsible
for upfront.
• Very clear communication with the family is
important when it comes to scheduling.
• Be sure to connect with the other caregiver
or caregivers on the case so that you can
back each other up in the case of an
emergency.
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7. Is Live-in Care for You?
• Do you look for consistency in your cases?
• Are you ok with living at a home away from
home for extended periods of time?
• Would this kind of pay work for you?
• Do you prefer cases in which you can
develop close bonds with the family and the
senior?
• Are you okay with being “on call” at all
times?
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8. Our Story … Your Story
“ My beloved grandmother was neglected in
a facility. It inspired me to start an agency
that successfully hired and cared for
thousands of seniors at home. I have
realized that there are great caregivers who
want to build their careers at a livable wage.
Our goal is to provide you great career
options with the best families in America.”
- Tom Knox, Founder
Held by my great grandmother …
5 Generations of my family.
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