Every kind of care
Every kind of care in Merseyside, 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 Merseyside
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 £165 a night0 of the nearest carers do nights
- Live-in careA carer living in, day and night£1,036 to £1,180 a week78 live-in carers within reach
- Care homeA room, meals and care, away from homeabout £1,160 a week147 homes without nursing across the 5 council areas of Merseyside
- Nursing homeA care home with nurses on shiftabout £1,410 a week130 nursing homes across the 5 council areas of Merseyside
Visit and live-in prices are what carers near Merseyside charge on PrimeCarers, our fee included, October 2026. Night prices are the range on PrimeCarers. Care home counts are from CQC registrations across the 5 council areas of Merseyside. Care home fees are UK averages, because too few homes here publish theirs.
Care homes
Care homes and nursing homes in Merseyside
180 of the 263 with a Care Quality Commission rating are rated good or outstanding, 4 of them outstanding, and 82 are rated requires improvement or inadequate. Few homes here publish their fees; across the UK a residential place costs about £1,160 a week and a nursing place about £1,410. A live-in carer here costs £1,036 to £1,180 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 Merseyside 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 Merseyside
242 home care agencies for older people across the 5 council areas of Merseyside
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 Merseyside profiles the best-rated private carers nearby.
Paying for care
Help paying for care in Merseyside
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 Merseyside sets out each route and who to contact.
Questions
Questions families in Merseyside ask about the types of care
Away from home, 277 care homes across the 5 council areas of Merseyside take older people, 130 of them with nursing and 195 registered to care for people with dementia.
For one person it is usually about the same: a live-in week here is typically £1,082 with our fee included, against about £1,160 for a care home place. 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 277 care homes across the 5 council areas of Merseyside that take older people, 130 provide nursing. 195 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 Merseyside sets out each route.