Keeping up the things they love is most of what makes a day good. 24 vetted live-in carers could come to live in Coleraine. This page shows what they enjoy, what Coleraine offers for each interest, and how to find someone who shares your mother's or father's.
17 carers near Coleraine have told us what they enjoy
What the carers enjoy
Live-in carers move in rather than travel each day, so the choice reaches well beyond the county: 24 are within about four hours of Coleraine. These are the interests on the profiles of the nearest of them. Tap one to see what Coleraine offers for it.
Listed by manyLess common, so a better matchFrom the profiles of the 24 nearest live-in carers within about four hours of Coleraine, October 2026; 17 of them list interests.
Common ground is easy
Most carers list music, walking and watching TV. If that is what your mother or father enjoys, nearly anyone will share it, so choose on the things that matter more: experience, manner and whether they get on.
The less common interests
Fewer carers list these, which is exactly why they are worth searching on. Someone who shares a real passion makes a long week go quickly.
Carers choose the interests on their own profiles. A shared hobby is a good start, not a guarantee, so talk about it when you meet them.
Interest 1
This coast has both a live music trade in its seaside bars and a serious heritage of collecting local songs.
15 of 17live-in carers we looked at
list music
In the calendar
Portrush
An annual music festival with gigs across venues in Portrush and Portstewart, mixing folk, country and acoustic acts. A carer can pick an afternoon or early evening set in a venue with seating rather than a late night.
Source: visitcausewaycoastandglens.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
In the calendar
Coleraine
A weekend in Coleraine marking Sam Henry, the local collector whose Songs of the People preserved hundreds of Ulster songs. A carer can go along to a concert or talk and help with the walk in and the seating.
Source: colerainechronicle.co.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Old records, a choir concert, singing along in the kitchen. Music often stays with people long after other things fade, and a companion who enjoys it makes it part of the day.
Live-in carers who enjoy musicSome who could come in Coleraine
Rolly T.£159 a day1 yrsAlso enjoys painting, cooking & baking, decorating, fishing
Norman D.£145 a day25 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, dancing, card games
Benitta M.£149 a day20 yrsAlso enjoys card games, watching TV
Precious K.£165 a day23 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, puzzlesInterest 2
Coleraine sits where the Lower Bann meets the north coast, so walking here means firm sand, promenades and clifftop demesne paths rather than hills.
14 of 17live-in carers we looked at
list walking
Somewhere to go
Portstewart
A long National Trust beach on the edge of Portstewart, with a car park and facilities at the entrance. A carer can drive to the strand, judge how far to go on the day and turn back at the first sign of tiredness.
Source: nationaltrust.org.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
A companion walks at their pace, knows when to turn back, and drives to the flat, well-surfaced routes so a short walk is still possible when a long one is not.
Live-in carers who enjoy walkingSome who could come in Coleraine
Eve Roxane G.£151 a day11 yrsAlso enjoys dancing, cooking & baking, puzzles, decorating
Tegan W.£159 a day10 yrsAlso enjoys dancing, card games, cooking & baking, decorating
Inaune H.£130 a day2 yrsAlso enjoys dancing, cooking & baking, fishing, board games
Sheridan W.£230 a day23 yrsAlso enjoys painting, dancing, card games, cooking & bakingInterest 3
The area's food story runs from Italian ice cream families on the seafront to whiskey making inland, both handed down through generations.
13 of 17live-in carers we looked at
list cooking & baking
Local food
Portstewart
An Italian family ice cream business on Portstewart promenade dating back to the early 1900s and part of local memory for most people who grew up nearby. A carer can make it the end point of a short outing and sit in with a cone and a chat about the old flavours.
Source: niarchive.org. Check opening times and access before you go.
Local food
Old Bushmills Distillery, Bushmills
A working distillery in Bushmills with guided tours and tastings, licensed since the seventeenth century. A carer can book ahead, ask about seating and lift access on the tour, and drive door to door.
Source: theirishroadtrip.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
A carer does the lifting, the hot trays and the washing up, so the recipes, the judging and the tasting stay with the person who knows them.
Live-in carers who enjoy cooking & bakingSome who could come in Coleraine
Rachael B.£150 a day6 yrsAlso enjoys walking, card games, puzzles, decorating
Mable K.£160 a day1 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, reading, watching TV
Paul Stephen F.£225 a day3 yrsAlso enjoys walking, fishing, watching TV, music
Jane M.£200 a day24 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, puzzles, decoratingInterest 4
Coleraine and the resort towns were a dance hall district in the fifties and sixties, and older dancers here still turn out for a proper afternoon dance.
11 of 17live-in carers we looked at
list dancing
In the calendar
Coleraine
The town's 50+ Forum runs an annual information day with a tea dance for older residents. A carer can arrange transport, stay for tea and be on hand for a few slow numbers.
Source: northernirelandworld.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
In the calendar
Coleraine Town Hall, Coleraine
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society ceilidh dancing has been held at Coleraine Town Hall, a central venue in the town. A carer can check the date beforehand, come along as a partner and sit out the faster sets.
Source: northernirelandworld.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
From tea dances to seated movement to music, a companion can find the right session, drive there, and make sure it is enjoyable rather than tiring.
Live-in carers who enjoy dancingSome who could come in Coleraine
Brian K.£140 a day12 yrsAlso enjoys walking, card games, puzzles, fishing
Skhululekile M.£150 a day1 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, card games, cooking & baking
Mercy Z.£180 a day24 yrsAlso enjoys walking, puzzles, socialising, watching TVNorman D.£145 a day25 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, card games, cooking & bakingInterest 5
Coleraine is a football and golf area, with senior league football in the town and championship links along the coast.
10 of 17live-in carers we looked at
list sports
Somewhere to go
Coleraine
Coleraine's Irish League ground in the town centre, used for home league and cup games. A carer can check seating and parking with the club, arrive early and leave before the crowd.
Source: colerainefc.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to go
Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush
The championship links at Portrush, host of The Open, where visitors can watch play or take a look round the clubhouse area. A carer can plan a short visit for a lifelong golfer, with a seat and a view over the course rather than a full round.
Source: royalportrushgolfclub.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Watching the match together, a trip to the bowls green or the cricket, or gentle exercise done safely with someone alongside.
Live-in carers who enjoy sportsSome who could come in Coleraine
Rolly T.£159 a day1 yrsAlso enjoys painting, cooking & baking, decorating, fishingNorman D.£145 a day25 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, dancing, card gamesTegan W.£159 a day10 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & bakingInaune H.£130 a day2 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, fishingInterest 6
Coleraine has a busy branch library and a university town's habit of author talks and book groups.
7 of 17live-in carers we looked at
list reading
Somewhere to join
Coleraine
A book group that meets at Coleraine Library, sometimes with visiting authors. A carer can collect the month's title, read alongside if helpful and provide the lift to and from the meeting.
Source: berniemcgill.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to join
Coleraine
Libraries NI runs reading groups in its branches and supplies sets of books, including large print where needed. A carer can ask the Coleraine branch which group has space and whether audiobooks would suit better.
Source: librariesni.org.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Library trips, reading aloud when eyes tire, audiobooks set up and ready, and somebody to talk about the book with.
Live-in carers who enjoy readingSome who could come in Coleraine
Norman D.£145 a day25 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, dancing, card gamesPrecious K.£165 a day23 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, puzzlesTegan W.£159 a day10 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & bakingInaune H.£130 a day2 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, fishingInterest 7
Mild coastal air and a strong civic gardening habit mean this part of the north coast keeps its beds, planters and community plots going all year.
6 of 17live-in carers we looked at
list gardening
Local tradition
Coleraine
Coleraine has a long record in the Ulster in Bloom competition, with town centre beds and planters kept up by the council and community groups. A short walk round the displays with a carer gives a gardener something to judge and talk about without any digging.
Source: causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Potting on at a table rather than kneeling, deadheading from a stool, visiting gardens with level paths and a tearoom: a carer keeps the garden in their week.
Live-in carers who enjoy gardeningSome who could come in Coleraine
Norman D.£145 a day25 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, dancing, card gamesSheridan W.£230 a day23 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, dancing, card gamesBrian K.£140 a day12 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, puzzlesJane M.£200 a day24 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, puzzlesInterest 8
The Lower Bann runs through Coleraine to the sea, and its salmon and eel fisheries have been managed here for centuries.
6 of 17live-in carers we looked at
list fishing
Somewhere to go
Coleraine
Causeway Coast and Glens Council lists coarse, game and sea fishing spots around Coleraine and the north coast. A carer can use it to choose somewhere with parking close to the water and easy ground underfoot.
Source: causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
A carer can sort the permit and the tackle, drive to a bank spot close to the car park, and bring the chair, the flask and the patience.
Live-in carers who enjoy fishingSome who could come in Coleraine
Rolly T.£159 a day1 yrsAlso enjoys painting, cooking & baking, decorating, DIYNorman D.£145 a day25 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, dancing, card gamesInaune H.£130 a day2 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, board gamesBrian K.£140 a day12 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, puzzlesInterest 9
Volunteering here is organised through a long standing local volunteer centre and by conservation bodies looking after the coast.
5 of 17live-in carers we looked at
list volunteering
Somewhere to join
Coleraine
The local volunteer centre in Coleraine matches people with voluntary roles across the Causeway area. A carer can go through the options, come to the first session and help keep the commitment to a manageable hour or two.
Source: causewayvc.org. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
A carer can help find a role that suits sitting down or short sessions, and handle the lifts there and back.
Live-in carers who enjoy volunteeringSome who could come in Coleraine
Tegan W.£159 a day10 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & bakingInaune H.£130 a day2 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, fishingRachael B.£150 a day6 yrsAlso enjoys walking, card games, cooking & baking, puzzlesSkhululekile M.£150 a day1 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, dancing, card gamesInterest 10
The county has an active amateur art scene built around coastal subjects and a council run arts centre programme.
4 of 17live-in carers we looked at
list painting
Somewhere to join
Coleraine
A local art society whose members paint through the year and show work at an annual exhibition in Portstewart. A carer can help with materials, transport to meetings and getting pieces framed and delivered.
Source: causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to go
Portstewart
The council arts centre in Portstewart runs a programme of art and craft workshops for adults. A carer can book a session, come along for the two hours and handle the setting up and clearing away.
Source: flowerfield.org. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Setting up the table, washing the brushes, finding a gallery with a lift: a carer handles the practical side so the time goes on the painting.
Live-in carers who enjoy paintingSome who could come in Coleraine
Rolly T.£159 a day1 yrsAlso enjoys cooking & baking, decorating, fishing, DIYNorman D.£145 a day25 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & bakingSheridan W.£230 a day23 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & bakingSkhululekile M.£150 a day1 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & bakingInterest 11
Big skies, headlands and long beaches give the Coleraine coast changing light that photographers here have worked with for decades.
3 of 17live-in carers we looked at
list photography
Somewhere to join
Coleraine
A long running local camera club with regular meetings, talks and competitions. A carer can drive to the meeting, help carry a tripod and bag, and sit in for the evening.
Source: sinwp.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
A companion can plan an outing around the light and the tide, carry the kit, and help sort the pictures afterwards.
Live-in carers who enjoy photographyCloser to home
Not every good day involves going out. These are the everyday interests the carers who could come list most, and each is easier, and more fun, with somebody to share it.
From interest to introduction
Use the link under any interest on this page. It opens a search of live-in carers in Coleraine with the carers who list that interest first; nobody else is hidden, so you still see everyone who could come.
Each profile shows the carer's interests next to their experience, the conditions they have cared for, their day rate and their reviews. Shortlist two or three.
Message and meet them for free. Ask about the hobby: someone who really gardens will tell you what they grow. Nothing is booked until you decide.
We set up the contract, handle invoicing and payment, and insure the care while the carer works. The rest of the week is theirs to fill.
Lee-Ann
Care manager for families in Coleraine
Someone to talk to first
Most families start with a call: what your relative needs, what it would cost, which carers share your parent's interests, and whether live-in care or companionship visits suit them better, and what to ask a carer when you speak to them. Lee-Ann has those conversations every day and can tell you which of the carers in Coleraine might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Questions
Yes. Getting out is a normal part of a live-in carer's week: a walk (Portstewart Strand is a good one), a garden visit, a choir concert, the bowls club or a lunch with friends. Many carers drive, and the search shows who does. Mileage is only charged if you agree it in advance and in writing, and 55p a mile is the usual figure when a carer uses their own car. Entry tickets and cafe stops for the carer are worth agreeing up front too.
Use the link under the interest on this page: it opens a search of live-in carers in Coleraine with the ones who list that interest shown first, and the rest still there below them. Every profile shows the carer's interests alongside their experience, rates and reviews. Message the ones you like, and talk about the hobby when you meet them: it is the quickest way to tell whether the interest is real.
For live-in care it matters more than people expect. A live-in carer shares the house for weeks at a time, and the hours between the care tasks are most of the day. Somebody who likes the same programmes, games or garden fills those hours naturally. It is still second to experience and temperament, so treat it as a tie-breaker between good carers rather than the first thing you filter on.
Live-in care through PrimeCarers is typically about £1,120 a week, with our fee included, and each carer sets their own rate, shown on their profile. That covers somebody living in and helping through the day. If your parent needs company rather than round-the-clock help, hourly companionship visits start from about £15 an hour. Companionship care in Coleraine compares the two.
Then the interest comes to him. A carer can bring the garden to a table on the patio, put the old records on, set up the jigsaw, read the paper aloud or play cards most afternoons. The interests further down this page are mostly the ones done at home, and plenty of carers share them.
Each local suggestion was researched from published sources, and every one on the page has passed a check before appearing: either it was found on a map inside Coleraine, or its source page, which we link to, is live and names the area. Anything that failed was left out. Opening times, prices and access change, so check with the venue before you go.
Yes. Before a carer appears on PrimeCarers they have passed an enhanced DBS check, an identity check and a right-to-work check, and had an online interview with our team, with renewal or rechecks depending on the accepted route. Carers write their own profiles, including their interests and skills, so ask about anything that matters to you when you meet them. How we vet carers sets out each step.
See live-in carers with their photos, interests, rates and reviews, and talk to your favourites for free. Nothing is booked until you say so.
