Keeping up the things they love is most of what makes a day good. 197 vetted live-in carers could come to live in Powys. This page shows what they enjoy, what Powys offers for each interest, and how to find someone who shares your mother's or father's.
78 carers near Powys have told us what they enjoy
What the carers enjoy
Live-in carers move in rather than travel each day, so the choice is wide: 197 are within about three hours of Powys. These are the interests on the profiles of the nearest of them. Tap one to see what Powys offers for it.
Listed by manyLess common, so a better matchFrom the profiles of the 100 nearest live-in carers within about three hours of Powys, October 2026; 78 of them list interests.
Common ground is easy
Most carers list walking, watching TV and socialising. 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
Powys is walking country, with river valleys, old railway lines, canal towpaths and mountain commons that offer flat routes as well as hard climbs.
67 of 78live-in carers we looked at
list walking
Somewhere to go
Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal towpath, Brecon
The canal towpath runs for around 30 miles between Brecon and Cwmbran, and walkers can join it for as short a stretch as they like. A carer can park near the Brecon end, set a turnaround point, and use the canalside cafes and benches for a rest before walking back.
Source: bannaubrycheiniog.org. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to go
Rhayader
A traffic free trail along the route of the old Elan Valley Railway, running from Rhayader up into the reservoir estate. A carer can drive to the visitor centre end, walk out for twenty minutes and turn back, which gives water and hill views without committing to the full length.
Getting around: Visit Mid Wales describes the trail as accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs, apart from one short steep climb.
Source: visitmidwales.co.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 Powys
Mary K.£217 a day4 yrsAlso enjoys dancing, card games, cooking & baking, puzzles
Ataa Yaa S.£135 a day10 yrsAlso enjoys painting, dancing, card games, cooking & baking
Kulwinder B.£145 a day25 yrsAlso enjoys painting, dancing, card games, cooking & baking
Theresa t.£145 a day21 yrsAlso enjoys dancing, card games, cooking & baking, puzzlesInterest 2
Food in Powys still runs on farm produce, hill lamb and stoneground flour sold through monthly markets in the old market towns.
54 of 78live-in carers we looked at
list cooking & baking
Somewhere to go
Talgarth Mill, Talgarth
A restored 18th century watermill that mills wholegrain flour and runs an artisan bakery and cafe beside the River Ennig. A carer can buy a bag of the mill's flour after a visit and help turn it into bread or scones at home that week.
Source: visitwales.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
In the calendar
Market Hall, Brecon
A monthly farmers and makers market held on the second Saturday in Brecon's Market Hall, with local producers and live music. A carer can plan the shopping list around what is in season and carry the bags, leaving the choosing to the person they support.
Source: visitmidwales.co.uk. 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 Powys
Sybel N.£150 a day20 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, puzzles, gardening
Zahimisa K.£145 a day6 yrsAlso enjoys walking, gardening, socialising, watching TV
Sadaf M.£150 a day2 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, dancing, card games
Osei Owusu D.£180 a day2 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, puzzlesInterest 3
Choral singing and festival concerts are part of everyday life across Powys, from chapel rehearsal rooms to market town halls.
54 of 78live-in carers we looked at
list music
Somewhere to join
Crescent Chapel, Newtown
A choir founded in 1951 that practises every Tuesday evening at the Crescent Chapel in Newtown and welcomes new members without an audition. A carer can handle the evening transport and sit in on rehearsals, which makes a weekly commitment realistic again.
Source: newtownmalevoicechoir.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
In the calendar
Brecon
An annual jazz festival held in Brecon in early August, with concerts in venues around the town and free music in the town centre. A carer can pick one afternoon session near the parking, so there is live music without a long day on foot.
Source: en.wikipedia.org. 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 Powys
Tsitsi H.£132 a day6 yrsAlso enjoys card games, socialising, watching TV, writing
Latifatu B.£160 a day3 yrsAlso enjoys dancing, decorating, socialising, reading
Brian K.£140 a day12 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, puzzles
Rodrigo Javier B.£185 a day22 yrsAlso enjoys walking, cooking & baking, fishing, socialisingInterest 4
Bowls has deep roots in the Powys spa towns, where Victorian parks left greens and clubs that still run leagues today.
33 of 78live-in carers we looked at
list sports
Somewhere to join
Llandrindod Wells Bowling Club, Llandrindod Wells
A club founded over a century ago with three international standard greens in the town's Victorian Rock Park, hosting regular tournaments. A carer can bring someone along for a roll up and a chat at the pavilion, which suits people who no longer play competitively.
Source: en.powys.gov.uk. 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 Powys
Munther A.£160 a day4 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, card games, cooking & baking
Nyarai R.£150 a day15 yrsAlso enjoys walking, card games, cooking & baking, puzzles
Ann Mangamgo S.£140 a day3 yrsAlso enjoys walking, card games, cooking & baking, puzzles
Temitope S.£165 a day3 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, dancing, puzzlesInterest 5
Powys has a long tradition of large estate gardens and hillside planting, shaped by the border country's country houses and nurseries.
30 of 78live-in carers we looked at
list gardening
Somewhere to go
Powis Castle and Garden, Welshpool
A National Trust garden with 17th century Italianate terraces, clipped yews and an Edwardian formal garden, open through the year. A carer can plan a short visit around the upper terrace and the cafe, and check opening times before travelling.
Source: nationaltrust.org.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to go
The Dingle Gardens and Nursery, Welshpool
A long established hillside garden of colour themed beds running down to two pools, with an adjoining nursery selling the shrubs and trees grown there. A carer can push a trolley round the nursery so plants chosen on the visit can go straight into pots at home.
Source: rhs.org.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 Powys
Viola N.£154 a day12 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, dancing, decorating
Dawn Z.£150 a day21 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & baking
Emma M.£171 a day26 yrsAlso enjoys walking, card games, cooking & baking, puzzles
Axe Juan N.£150 a day9 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & bakingInterest 6
Powys offers subjects that need little walking, from Victorian dams and reservoirs to some of the best red kite watching in Britain.
20 of 78live-in carers we looked at
list photography
Somewhere to go
Gigrin Farm Red Kite Feeding Centre, Rhayader
Hundreds of red kites are fed daily at this farm half a mile from Rhayader, watched from hides a few metres from the feeding ground, including specialist photographic hides. A carer can book a hide in advance and set up a camera on a beanbag or tripod so the shots are ready when the birds come in.
Getting around: Three of the regular hides have ramps and are described as wheelchair friendly, with suitable parking on site.
Source: gigrin.co.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to go
Elan Valley Visitor Centre, Rhayader
A chain of Victorian dams and reservoirs in the hills west of Rhayader, a long standing draw for photographers in all seasons. A carer can drive between viewpoints so time is spent taking pictures rather than covering ground.
Getting around: Visit Wales notes that all the dams except Dol y Mynach can be reached by car.
Source: visitwales.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 photographySome who could come in Powys
Maria K.£140 a day5 yrsAlso enjoys walking, cooking & baking, decorating, yoga
Rudolf B.£186 a day8 yrsAlso enjoys dancing, cooking & baking, socialising, music
Claire H.£150 a day24 yrsAlso enjoys socialising, board games, reading, watching TV
Nicola H.£169 a day21 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & bakingInterest 7
With scattered villages and long distances, Powys leans heavily on volunteers to keep community groups and heritage projects running.
17 of 78live-in carers we looked at
list volunteering
Somewhere to join
Llandrindod Wells
PAVO is the county voluntary council for Powys and runs volunteering support alongside befriending and community connector services. A carer can help look through opportunities and go along to a first session until the routine settles.
Source: pavo.org.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to join
Llanfair Caereinion
A preserved narrow gauge railway run by a charitable trust with hundreds of volunteers covering stations, shops, catering and track work. A carer can help someone pick a role that matches what they can manage, such as station or shop duties rather than outdoor gangs.
Source: wllr.org.uk. 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 Powys
Timerthy B.£190 a day5 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, card games, board games
Janet T.£160 a day24 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, socialising
Primrose K.£175 a day14 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & baking
Gabriel N.£138 a day10 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, dancing, card gamesInterest 8
Powys has strong public galleries for its size, a legacy of collectors and benefactors who backed the arts in mid Wales.
14 of 78live-in carers we looked at
list painting
Somewhere to go
Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown
A public gallery in Newtown showing around ten contemporary art and craft exhibitions a year, with free admission and a cafe. A carer can make it a short regular outing, with sketchbook time afterwards over coffee.
Getting around: The gallery and exhibition spaces are described as physically accessible.
Source: orieldavies.org. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to go
y Gaer Museum, Brecon
Brecon's museum, art gallery and library under one roof, with changing exhibitions and galleries on the history of Breconshire. A carer can combine a gallery visit with borrowing art books from the library in the same building.
Getting around: The building is described as fully accessible and welcoming to all.
Source: storipowys.org.uk. 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 Powys
John Levison Y.£150 a day22 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, DIY, socialising
Jamie-Leigh S.£172 a day15 yrsAlso enjoys walking, cooking & baking, puzzles
Nishita S.£150 a day15 yrsAlso enjoys walking, card games, cooking & baking, decorating
Elizabeth K.£150 a day23 yrsAlso enjoys dancing, card games, cooking & baking, puzzlesInterest 9
Powys holds the headwaters of the Wye and Usk plus the largest natural lake in south Wales, so both river and still water fishing are close at hand.
13 of 78live-in carers we looked at
list fishing
Somewhere to go
Llangorse
The largest natural lake in south Wales, known for pike and coarse fishing, with permits and fishing boat hire available on site all year. A carer can sort the permit and rod licence paperwork in advance and carry the tackle down to the water.
Source: llangorselake.co.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 Powys
Closer 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 Powys 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.
Charlotte
Care manager for families in Powys
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. Charlotte has those conversations every day and can tell you which of the carers in Powys 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 (Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal towpath 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 Powys 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 Powys 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 Powys, 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, especially for gardens such as Powis Castle and Garden, where it is worth asking ahead about wheelchairs or mobility scooters.
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.
