Self-employed dementia care in your area
Dementia Support Carer Jobs in Garnant
Set your own rates (typical range: £17.50–£20.39 per hour), choose clients and hours around Garnant
- Set your own rates, with no agency cut
- Choose your clients and your hours
- Contracts, invoicing and payments handled for you
Registering takes a few minutes · How soon you start depends mostly on your DBS check
Description
Join PrimeCarers to provide calm, patient dementia support to people who wish to stay in their own homes in Garnant. This work focuses on building routine, using familiar surroundings and gentle companionship to help people with memory loss live well. You’ll support daily routines, encourage independence where possible and work closely with families to keep care consistent and respectful. Right now, 2 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
These are ongoing self-employed opportunities across Garnant and the surrounding area. You set your own hours, choose which clients to work with and decide how far you’ll travel from Garnant into Carmarthenshire and beyond. Carers on PrimeCarers set their own rates — a typical range is £17.50–£20.39 per hour — and you can offer hourly or live-in care depending on what suits you and the family.
This role suits an experienced carer who’s comfortable with the slower, relationship-led nature of dementia work. You’ll need patience, a calm approach to behavioural change, and an eye for keeping familiar routines in place. Tasks often include personal care, prompting medication, preparing meals, supporting mobility and offering meaningful activities that reflect the person’s history and interests. Communication with family members, written notes and a reliable approach to attendance are important.
PrimeCarers handles the business side so you can focus on care. We find clients, manage contracts, invoice and process payments, and provide insurance while you work. You must have at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange this), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification.
Work in Garnant, or nearby towns such as Glanamman, Ammanford, Lliw Valey, Llandeilo, Neath and Gorseinon, and choose the pattern that fits your life — mornings, weekends, regular shifts or longer live-in assignments. Whether you’re thinking of leaving traditional agency work or simply want more control over your diary, PrimeCarers gives you the freedom to build relationships, keep to predictable routines for people living with dementia and work on your own terms.
If you’re ready to take the next step, create a profile and tell us about your experience. We’ll guide you through checks and references, help with an Enhanced DBS if needed, and support you as you start connecting with local families in Garnant and across Carmarthenshire.
What carers earn around Garnant
Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed and set their own rates. Typical ranges are based on what carers in the area currently charge.
Hourly care
Based on 12 carers in the area
£17.50–£20.39 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 9 carers in the area
£16–£18 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 1373 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Garnant
You set your own rate on PrimeCarers, and the rate you advertise is what a client is charged for your time. Our commission comes out of that rate rather than being added to it. Put your week in and the figures below move with it.
A week
£400
25 hours a week, before tax
A month
£1,733
The same week across a calendar month, before tax
Charged for your time
£20 an hour x 25
£500
£2,166.67
PrimeCarers commission
20%, VAT included
- £100
- £433.33
You receive
£16 an hour
£400
£1,733.33
Visits shorter than six hours are charged at the hourly commission rate. The commission is taken out of the rate you advertise rather than added on top of it, and the VAT on it comes out of our share.
Tax is yours to sort out
Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed, so Income Tax and National Insurance come out of the take-home figure above. Nothing is deducted for you and this page does not work out what you owe. Tax and money as a self-employed carer walks through registering with HMRC and what to put aside.
Rates from what 12 carers within 30km of Garnant on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 2 hourly and night placements within 30km of Garnant are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Garnant.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
Set your rates
You choose how much to charge and when to work. Many carers list their rates within £17.50–£20.39 per hour.
Choose your hours
Pick clients, shifts and service area around Garnant so work fits your life—not the other way round.
Meaningful dementia work
Focus on building routine, patience and familiar surroundings to help people living with dementia stay at home.
Contracts, invoicing and insurance
PrimeCarers handles contracts, payments and provides insurance while you work, so you can concentrate on care.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Apply online in minutes, add your experience and references so families can find you.
- 2
Get verified
Provide right to work, references and an Enhanced DBS (we can assist). Profiles usually go live within days.
- 3
Choose clients & start
Select suitable families, set rates and hours. PrimeCarers manages contracts, invoicing and payments.
Frequently asked questions
You need at least one year of professional care experience and verifiable references. Experience supporting people with dementia is essential for this role.
Yes. An Enhanced DBS is required; PrimeCarers can help you arrange one if you don’t already have it.
Applying takes minutes and, once your documents and references are verified, profiles typically go live within days. From there you can begin choosing clients in Garnant and nearby towns.
PrimeCarers manages contracts, invoices and payments on your behalf and provides insurance while you work, so you don’t need to handle the billing yourself.
Yes. You choose your service area and can accept work in Garnant, across Carmarthenshire and neighbouring towns to suit your travel preferences.
Guides for carers
What the work pays, the checks and paperwork you need, and how to get started.
Ready to start earning on your own terms?
Join the carers already working with families around Garnant through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.
