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How does Lottie help families find care at home?
Instantly connect with vetted home care providers in your local area.
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Personalise your search
Tell Lottie your care needs, wants and budget, as well as your preferred location and estimated start date.
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Compare care providers
Lottie will send you a tailored shortlist with your most compatible care services and providers with carer availability.
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Select your care service
Lottie’s handpicked providers will contact you to discuss your care requirements care needs in further detail.
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Your trusted source for finding care at home
Whatever support you need, Lottie can help you find the best home care providers in your local area. Arrange hourly, overnight or live-in care within as little as 24 hours.
Need help navigating care? Get free support.
Lottie’s team of Care Experts offer a completely free service, to help you find the right care, access funding and feel less alone.
Meet Lottie’s Provider Partners?
Handpicked and vetted by our team of care experts, based on their care quality and customer reviews.
Traditional Agency
Lottie partners with the UK’s best home care agencies, ranging from large groups and not-for-profit providers, through to small family-owned services and independent home care businesses.
Once you’ve enquired directly and shared your care needs, Lottie’s agency partners will match you with an experienced carer.
Start your search with LottieDirect to Carer
Curam gives families the ability to search from over 8,000 vetted carers and to directly message and interview carers yourself.
Once you've found a carer that you and your family like, simply book and pay the carer directly via Curam’s website or app.
Find your carerHome care services available across the UK
Domiciliary care
Also known as hourly care, this involves carers attending someones home to provide assistance to individuals at specific times of the day.
Live-in care
Live-in care is a great option for anyone who needs 24-7 support. The live-in carer can help with daily tasks and take care of all your needs.
Respite home care
Care provided for a specific period of time, often to give caregivers relief or to help someone recover post an operation.
Specific care available
Companion Care & Household Support
- Admin Support
- Companionship/Social Interaction
- Gardening
- Housekeeping
- Laundry
- Meal preparation
- Pet Support
- Shopping and Errands
- Transportation
Personal Care
- Bathroom Assistance
- Continence Care
- Drinking and/or feeding
- Oral medication support
- Washing and/or dressing
Moving & Handling
- Hoisting
- Sara Stedy
- Transferring
- Turning
Specialist care services
- Alcohol / drug misuse
- Alzheimer's
- Cancer care
- Catheter care
- Challenging behaviour
- Dementia (early stage)
- Dementia (late stage)
- Hearing Impairment
- Intravenous drugs
- Learning disability (e.g. Autism)
- Mental health
- Overnight care
- Palliative care
- Parkinsons disease
- PEG Feeding
- Physical disability (e.g. Cerebral Palsy)
- Rehabilitation post surgery
- Sight Impairment
- Speech Impairment
- Stoma care
- Stroke
- Wound dressing
Average home care costs in the UK
Average cost of domiciliary (hourly) care
£28per hourAverage cost of live-in care
£1,596per weekAverage cost of overnight waking care
£244per nightAverage cost of overnight sleeping care
£187per night
Meet some of Lottie’s happy customers...
Don’t take our word for it! Here’s what some of our past care seekers had to say about us.
Carol
Eva at Lottie has been very supportive with advice, local contacts and managing my Mum-in Laws Dementia care. Just knowing that there is someone with experience in this field to support and guide us has been very reassuring as it's been like venturing into the unknown!
Clare
I can't thank Katy enough for helping me to find a care home for my mum. She was extremely proactive and really listened to my mum's needs and wishes. Thank you for helping me to make a difficult decision and finding us such a lovely care home. Also, thank you for the gift that you sent to my mum. It was much appreciated.
Dave
Katie was excellent and provided the exact required Government documents plus their own. This allowed me to become very knowledgeable on the subject and hence build my case. Plus I was given care and attention, time to air my issues to a sympathetic ear, and didn't feel rushed at any time.
Lesley
I have been very impressed and pleased with the rapid response by Lottie in supporting me to find suitable dementia/Alzheimer’s care homes for my mum. I would strongly recommend that if you are considering care for your loved one, that you contact Lottie. Their search has been very helpful for me and my brother in exploring care homes equidistant to our different locations and to a budget that is affordable. Thank you Hannah and Katy.
Sarah
So good to find a service like this to help you through the potential minefield of finding elderly care for a loved one. Joe Lister was really helpful and thoughtful. Lots of guidance with great follow up too. Would definitely recommend and use again.
Rebecca
I had almost given up finding a short respite for my parents when out of the blue Eva called fromLottie and was absolutely fantastic. She managed to find a short time stay while we move my parents furniture into our home. I can’t thank her enough she’s amazing
Mr Walton
It is very hard to find a care home for your loved one and can prove very stressful as you want to get it right. Ruby at Lottie was very helpful and understanding and gave me a lot of homes that we could go and visit in our budget also questions to ask the care home as it is always easy to forget important questions when you arrive at the homes.
Frequently asked questions about home care services
How much does a home carer cost per hour in the UK?
The average cost of domiciliary care in the UK is £28 per hour and the average cost of live-in care is £1,596 per week, and will vary depending on your location.
What home care agencies are available across the UK
There are a wide range of home care options across the UK, including agencies that specialise in live-in care and domiciliary care. We've handpicked the very best UK home care agencies, to make your search simpler. Here are a few we've partnered with that provide care across the UK and for a variety of support, including live-in care:
- Home Instead
- Helping Hands
- Right at Home UK
What do home carers help with?
Home carers assist people with daily tasks like taking medications, washing, and eating. They also provide companionship care and emotional support, as well as helping with a wide range of medical conditions; ranging from dementia to rehabilitative support after a hospital stay.
What is the meaning of home care?
Home carers assist people with daily tasks like taking medications, washing, and eating. They also provide companionship care and emotional support, as well as helping with a wide range of medical conditions; ranging from dementia to rehabilitative support after a hospital stay. Home care is any supportive care provided by trained caregivers in the comfort of your own home. This can vary from live-in care to companionship care. Home care means your loved one will receive support from dedicated carers in the comfort of their own home.
How do I arrange home care?
The first step of arranging home care is to assess the needs of the person who requires care. You can use Lottie’s free service to find the best home care operator for your unique personal care needs, circumstances and budget. In a few simple steps, you’ll receive quotes from UK leading home care operators that meet all your requirements, including when you’d like your care to begin.
Are home care agencies rated by the CQC?
Most home care operators in England are rated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC regularly inspects and assesses each agency to ensure that they are providing the highest quality of care and safety, but sometimes there can be delays and some agencies are waiting to be inspected. Rest-assured that all home care agencies listed on Lottie have been vetted by our team of experts to ensure they provide the best care for your loved ones.
Advice from Lottie’s team of care experts
Advice, tips and guides on home care support, straight from our dedicated team of care experts. From the type of home care you need to the average cost of home care, we’ve got you covered.
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