Every kind of care
Every kind of care in Lancashire, with what it costs here
Each row is a level of help, with the price on PrimeCarers and how much of it there is locally.
The kinds of care in Lancashire
From the least help to the most. Each row links to its section below.
- Visiting carePersonal care and help at set times£18 to £25 an hourCarers across the region
- Overnight careA sleeping or waking night£130 to £160 a night0 of the nearest carers do nights
- Live-in careA carer living in, day and night£1,015 to £1,204 a week29 live-in carers within reach
- Care homeA room, meals and care, away from home£1,110 a week248 homes without nursing in Lancashire
- Nursing homeA care home with nurses on shift£1,114 a week102 nursing homes in Lancashire
Visit and live-in prices are what carers near Lancashire charge on PrimeCarers, our fee included, October 2026. Night prices are the range on PrimeCarers. Care home counts are from CQC registrations in Lancashire. Care home fees are the median of the homes here that publish them.
Care homes
Care homes and nursing homes in Lancashire
269 of the 325 with a Care Quality Commission rating are rated good or outstanding, 9 of them outstanding, and 56 are rated requires improvement or inadequate. The homes here that publish their fees charge a median of £1,110 a week for a residential place and £1,114 for nursing. A live-in carer here costs £1,015 to £1,204 a week, so for one person the two cost about the same, and for a couple live-in care costs far less.
Elderly care in Lancashire helps you weigh care at home against a care home, and care at home or a care home goes through what to ask a home before choosing it.
Agencies or private carers
Home care agencies and private carers in Lancashire
228 home care agencies for older people in Lancashire
Private carers
Every carer on PrimeCarers has passed an enhanced DBS, identity and right-to-work check and an online interview before they appear (how we check carers). Agency or private carer compares the two, and the best home carers in Lancashire profiles the best-rated private carers nearby.
Paying for care
Help paying for care in Lancashire
Attendance Allowance is not means tested and can go towards any of these. The council assesses needs for free and contributes once savings fall below £23,250, and NHS Continuing Healthcare pays in full when needs are mainly health needs. Funding home care in Lancashire sets out each route and who to contact.
Questions
Questions families in Lancashire ask about the types of care
Away from home, 350 care homes in Lancashire take older people, 102 of them with nursing and 246 registered to care for people with dementia.
For one person it is usually about the same: a live-in week here is typically £1,050 with our fee included, against a median of £1,110 for a care home place in Lancashire. For a couple, one live-in carer costs about £1,350 a week, far less than two care home places. Care at home or a care home goes through the decision.
A nursing home is a care home with registered nurses on shift, for people who need nursing as well as care, such as wound care or complex medication. Of the 350 care homes in Lancashire that take older people, 102 provide nursing. 246 are registered to care for people with dementia. The difference between a nursing home and a care home explains how to tell which is needed.
Often, yes. Attendance Allowance is not means tested and helps with the cost of care at any level. The council contributes once savings fall below £23,250, and the NHS pays in full when needs are mainly health needs. Funding home care in Lancashire sets out each route.