Live-in & Home Care
Dementia care at home, where everything is already familiar
Familiar rooms, familiar routines, familiar faces. For someone living with dementia, staying at home is often the single most protective thing you can arrange.
Why home usually helps
Dementia makes new environments hard work. Unfamiliar corridors, unfamiliar staff and an unfamiliar routine all take effort to decode, and that effort shows up as distress, agitation or withdrawal.
Home already makes sense. The bathroom is where it has always been. The kettle is in the right place. That familiarity does real cognitive work, and it is worth protecting for as long as it can be.
We support people at every stage, from early memory difficulties through to advanced dementia, and we adjust as things change — because they will.
Dementia Care may be right if…
- Memory difficulties are starting to affect daily safety
- Someone is becoming disorientated, particularly later in the day
- A family carer is exhausted, or is being left out of the picture
- There has been a fall, a wandering episode, or a missed medication
- Familiar surroundings clearly settle the person
- A hospital admission is being considered but might be avoidable
Speak to a care advisor
OFFICE HOURS
+44 20 4634 2291
No obligation. Most people who call aren't sure what they need yet.
How we support someone living with dementia
Routine that holds
Doing things in the same order at the same time, because predictability reduces anxiety more than almost anything else.
Life-story work
Knowing who someone was — their job, their music, their children's names — so conversation has somewhere to go.
Managing distress without restraint
Understanding what a behaviour is communicating, and changing what caused it rather than managing the person.
Practical safety
Medication prompting, kitchen safety, falls prevention and support with continence, handled discreetly.
Meaningful days
Activity that fits the person's stage and interests, not generic entertainment.
Supporting the family
Dementia is exhausting for the people around it. We work with families, not around them.
Getting started is simpler than you'd expect
Talk to us
A no-pressure conversation about what's happening. No paperwork, no commitment.
Free assessment
We visit at a time that suits you and understand the practical detail. TYPICAL DURATION
Your care plan
A plan built around the person's routine and goals, agreed with you, and a matched carer.
Care begins — and adapts
We review at REVIEW INTERVAL and whenever things change.
Why Bellus
Consistency is the whole point
Rotating unfamiliar faces through the home of someone with dementia undoes the benefit of being at home in the first place. We build small, consistent teams and we keep them consistent.
CONFIRM dementia-specific training and whether any staff hold specialist qualifications
- Matched, not allocated — on personality and interests as well as skills
- Thoroughly vetted — DBS LEVEL AND REFERENCES
- Properly trained — INDUCTION AND MANDATORY TRAINING
- A named care manager and regular reviews
- Support out of hours — ON-CALL ARRANGEMENT
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What it costs
Cost depends on the level of support needed, so we quote after the free assessment rather than before it. Our quote is the full cost — no agency fees, no hidden charges, and no obligation to proceed.
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Help with funding
- Local authority funding after a Care Act assessment
- NHS Continuing Healthcare where needs are primarily health-related
- Attendance Allowance — not means tested, often unclaimed
- Personal Health Budgets and direct payments
- Charitable grants, including condition-specific funds
- Self-funding
Talk to us about dementia care
No pressure, no obligation. Just a conversation about what you need.
Your details are handled in line with our privacy policy.
Common questions
Is it too early for care?
What if they refuse help?
Can you manage wandering or night-time disturbance?
What about medication?
When is home no longer the right answer?
Do you cover my area?
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Let's talk about what would actually help
One conversation, no obligation. We'll tell you honestly if we're not the right fit.