Domestic Care
Personalised Domestic Care At Home
Domestic care gives you help with everyday jobs at home. This can include light cleaning, laundry and making simple meals. A kind care assistant visits at agreed times. They help keep your home clean and cosy so you can feel safe and in control.
Gentle Help With Housework At Home
This support is there to make each day feel lighter. Your care assistant can dust and vacuum the rooms you use most. They can change bedding, wash dishes and keep on top of laundry. They may also wipe worktops and clean bathrooms and kitchens. Visits are planned around your day, so support never feels rushed. With this steady help, your home stays clean and welcoming, and you have more time for the things you enjoy.
What is Domestic Care?
Domestic care is support with household chores and simple daily tasks in your own home. A kind care assistant visits to help keep things clean, tidy and safe. They may dust, vacuum, wipe surfaces, change bedding and put on or hang up washing. They can also wash dishes, empty bins and help with light meal preparation. This support makes it easier to keep up with jobs that now feel tiring or hard.
This service suits people who want to stay at home but find housework more of a struggle. It can help older people and adults who live with illness or disability. It can also support people regaining their strength after a hospital stay. Visit times are flexible, ranging from occasional visits to several calls each week. Together, we agree on a simple plan that supports your routine and the things that matter most in your home.
Domestic Care with Caremark
Our service gives you regular help from kind, trained care assistants. Each visit is planned around your routine so support feels calm and simple. Your care assistant can help with:
- Light cleaning and tidying in the rooms you use most
- Laundry, ironing and changing bedding
- Washing dishes and keeping the kitchen and bathroom fresh
- Simple meal preparation and drinks
- Putting out bins and small household tasks
- A friendly chat while they work, so you never feel alone
We listen to what matters most in your home. Together, we build a plan so domestic care fits your way of life and supports your independence.
How Home Help Makes Life Easier
Support with housework can change how you feel about each day. Domestic care keeps everyday tasks in check while you stay in charge of your home and routine. Some key benefits include:
- Reduce worry about cleaning and laundry
- Keep kitchens and bathrooms fresh and hygienic
- Make it easier to manage tasks that now feel hard
- Help you feel proud and comfortable in your home
- Give you space to focus on your health and interests
- Offer flexible visits that can grow as your needs change
- Bring steady, reliable support that fits around your life
Who Can Be Supported?
Domestic care is for people who want to stay at home but find housework hard. It can suit older people, adults with a long-term illness or disability, or anyone who feels tired by cleaning, laundry or simple meal preparation. It can also help after a hospital stay or during a time of change.
Families also gain from regular help at home. Visits can support someone who lives alone or give family carers a break from more demanding tasks. Home help is planned with you so it fits your routine and the way you like your home to feel. With this steady help, many people stay in their own homes for longer and feel more relaxed and in control.
Why Choose Domestic Care?
Choosing domestic care means you can stay in the home you love. A care assistant helps with daily tasks such as cleaning and laundry. A clean, tidy home can ease worry and make each day feel calmer. Care assistants are kind and trained. Visits are set around your routine, so you stay in control. Family members also feel at ease because they know you have regular support to help you stay safe and independent.
FAQs – Domestic Care
No. A cleaner focuses only on the housework. Home help is part of a regulated home care service. Your care assistant is trained, checked, and supervised, and they can also keep an eye on safety in the home and how you are managing day to day. They work at your pace, offer friendly company while they tidy, and can link in with wider care if your needs change.
Yes. Many people start with home help only for housework, laundry, and simple meals. You stay in charge of what you want support with and what you prefer to do yourself. If, in time, you decide you would like extra help, such as personal care or companionship, your local Caremark team can review your plan with you.
Domestic care focuses on household chores. This can include cleaning, laundry, ironing and simple meal preparation. Personal care is help with things like washing, dressing and toileting. Many people choose domestic care on its own, while others combine it with personal care for extra support.
Domestic care costs vary because every plan is different. The price depends on how often you have visits, how long each visit lasts, and where you live. Your local Caremark office will explain rates clearly before support starts. They can also tell you about any local authority funding or other help that may be available. There are no hidden charges, and you only pay for the care you agree to in your plan.
Older adults often use domestic care, but it is not just for them. It can help anyone who finds housework harder because of illness, disability, low energy, pain, or a busy caring role. It can also support people who live alone and would like a bit of help to keep on top of regular chores.
Yes. It is often used for a short period after someone returns home from the hospital or recovers from an illness. Gentle help with cleaning, laundry, and meals can make it easier to rest, reduce the risk of falls, and support a smoother recovery at home.
Yes, in many areas, it can include light help beyond the home. A care assistant may help with small shopping trips, collecting a prescription, sorting the post or feeding a much-loved pet. Your local team will explain what is possible in your area and agree on this in your plan.
It is often used as a gentle first step into support. Short visits for cleaning, laundry and simple meals can help you get used to someone coming in while you stay in control of your routine. If you later feel you need more help, your plan can grow to include other home care services.
Our care plans are flexible. You can increase or reduce visits, change the list of tasks, or add other types of support as life changes. Your local Caremark team will review your plan with you and your family so the help you receive always matches what you need and what feels comfortable to you.
Get The Support You Need From Caremark
Caremark provides domestic care at home across the United Kingdom. Our local teams support people in many towns and cities. With more than 140 offices in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, you can find home help close to you. Enter your postcode to find your nearest Caremark team and talk about the support you need.
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