Nurse-Led Home Care Across Lothian — Midlothian, East Lothian and West Lothian

When daily visits aren't enough — when your loved one needs someone there through the night, or around the clock — live-in care is often the most practical and the most compassionate answer. A trained, carefully selected carer moves into the home and becomes part of the daily routine. For many Lothian families, it's the option that finally makes staying at home feel genuinely safe.

Every live-in arrangement in Lothian is managed by our nursing team. They select the carer, oversee the clinical care plan, and review the arrangement regularly so families don't have to chase anyone for updates.

If you're a family carer in Lothian, a proper break isn't a luxury — it's a necessity. Zento provides planned and emergency respite care across Midlothian, East Lothian and West Lothian. Before cover begins, a nurse writes a care plan specific to the respite period, so there's genuine continuity rather than someone simply showing up and guessing what to do.

Your loved one stays at home, with a consistent and carefully briefed carer. You get the break you need, knowing the standard of care hasn't dropped while you're away.

For someone living with dementia, the details matter enormously — the same face at the door, the same order to the morning, the same small routines that make the day feel familiar and safe. Our nursing team designs dementia care plans with consistency at the centre, monitors for changes in behaviour and cognition, and adjusts the approach before small difficulties turn into significant ones.

Whether your family member is in Dalkeith, Haddington or Livingston, the clinical care behind their daily support is the same.

Personal care visits across Lothian cover the practical daily tasks that allow your loved one to stay comfortably and safely at home — bathing, dressing, continence support, mobility assistance and medication prompting. A registered nurse writes the initial care plan and reviews it on a regular basis throughout.

Nothing is left to the discretion of an individual carer working without clinical oversight.

Falls, medication needs, night-time confusion — the risks that worry families most often happen after dark. For Lothian families where overnight safety is a concern, we provide sleep-in and waking-night carers with care plans written specifically for the night hours and what they can bring.

Support that's properly planned, not improvised.

Returning home after a hospital stay is one of the most vulnerable moments for an older person. Zento can liaise directly with NHS Lothian discharge teams to make sure the right care is in place before your loved one leaves hospital — not arranged in a rush the day they get home.

In most cases we can have care in place within 24 to 48 hours of discharge, with a proper nursing care plan and a matched carer ready from day one.