Every kind of care
Every kind of care in Leicestershire, 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 Leicestershire
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£1,031 to £1,233 a week56 live-in carers within reach
- Care homeA room, meals and care, away from home£1,338 a week104 homes without nursing in Leicestershire
- Nursing homeA care home with nurses on shiftabout £1,410 a week27 nursing homes in Leicestershire
Visit and live-in prices are what carers near Leicestershire charge on PrimeCarers, our fee included, October 2026. Night prices are the range on PrimeCarers. Care home counts are from CQC registrations in Leicestershire. Care home fees are the median of the homes here that publish them.
Care homes
Care homes and nursing homes in Leicestershire
93 of the 119 with a Care Quality Commission rating are rated good or outstanding, 3 of them outstanding, and 26 are rated requires improvement or inadequate. The homes here that publish their fees charge a median of £1,338 a week for a residential place. A live-in carer here costs £1,031 to £1,233 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 Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire
145 home care agencies for older people in Leicestershire
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 Leicestershire profiles the best-rated private carers nearby.
Paying for care
Help paying for care in Leicestershire
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 Leicestershire sets out each route and who to contact.
Questions
Questions families in Leicestershire ask about the types of care
Away from home, 131 care homes in Leicestershire take older people, 27 of them with nursing and 97 registered to care for people with dementia.
For one person it is usually about the same: a live-in week here is typically £1,118 with our fee included, against a median of £1,338 for a care home place in Leicestershire. 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 131 care homes in Leicestershire that take older people, 27 provide nursing. 97 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 Leicestershire sets out each route.