Dementia Carer Jobs in Sandown

PrimeCarers connects experienced, self-employed carers with families in Sandown who want dementia support at home. You’ll help people stay familiar with their routines and surroundings, offering calm companionship, practical help with daily tasks and gentle prompts for medication, meals and activities. Working with people living with dementia requires patience, consistency and respect for the person’s history and preferences.
Right now, 2 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.

Typical dementia care tasks include supporting a client’s daily routine, encouraging meaningful activity, helping with personal care when needed, preparing meals and offering reassuring company during emotional moments. Many roles in Sandown focus on maintaining structure and small, familiar rituals that reduce confusion and stress. You won’t be asked to do clinical procedures beyond your training—your role is to provide dependable, person-centred support that keeps people safe and comfortable at home.

As a self-employed carer on PrimeCarers you set your own rates and choose your clients, hours and service area. Typical pay for this kind of work is £18.80–£21.50 per hour; for clarity, carers commonly advertise within £18.80–£21.50 per hour for hourly care or £148–£165 per day for live-in day rates. PrimeCarers finds clients for you and handles contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work—so you can focus on care, not admin. Many carers who move away from agency routines enjoy the greater control and predictability this gives in Sandown and nearby towns such as Brading, Shanklin, Ryde, Ventnor, Southsea and East Cowes.

To join you need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (PrimeCarers can help arrange one), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. We verify details quickly: applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification. You remain fully self-employed and free to accept or decline any client or shift that doesn’t suit you.

If you’re an experienced dementia carer in Sandown or elsewhere on the Isle of Wight who values consistent, relationship-based care, PrimeCarers offers a straightforward way to build the kind of work you want. Create your profile, verify your documents and start choosing clients whose needs match your strengths—while we take care of contracts, payments and insurance so you can concentrate on delivering compassionate care.