Andy Weight

How to arrange and oversee live-in care in the UK from abroad, covering daily electronic reports, a named care manager, carer cover, funding and the means test.

Room-by-room home safety changes for older relatives, with typical costs, when to involve an occupational therapist, and the grants that can pay for adaptations.

How live-in care and residential care homes compare on comfort, personalisation, family involvement and cost, and what each one means for the value of your home.

The questions to ask a live-in care provider before you commit, covering CQC registration, carer vetting and matching, communication, safety, complaints and cost.

What a live-in care plan covers, from personal care and medication to life history and risk, plus a full worked example for a client with early-stage dementia.

Live-in care from £945 a week against care home averages of £1,400 and £1,650. What changes the price, how the means test treats your home, and Direct Payments.

Respite care can run from a single week to several, and live-in respite has no maximum stay. What sets the length, what it costs, and how the funding works.

What a live-in carer actually needs from your home: a private bedroom, shared bathroom access, room to move, and Wi-Fi. Most homes qualify without adaptations.

What a live-in carer does in the first few days, how routines and independence are protected, and what families usually find when they visit at the end of week one.

The four main types of dementia, plus mixed and rarer forms. What each one looks like early, how it progresses, and what it changes about caring for someone at home.