Every kind of care
Every kind of care in Oxfordshire, 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 Oxfordshire
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£1,031 to £1,138 a week37 live-in carers within reach
- Care homeA room, meals and care, away from home£1,533 a week53 homes without nursing in Oxfordshire
- Nursing homeA care home with nurses on shift£2,006 a week88 nursing homes in Oxfordshire
Visit and live-in prices are what carers near Oxfordshire charge on PrimeCarers, our fee included, October 2026. Night prices are the range on PrimeCarers. Care home counts are from CQC registrations in Oxfordshire. Care home fees are the median of the homes here that publish them.
Care homes
Care homes and nursing homes in Oxfordshire
107 of the 122 with a Care Quality Commission rating are rated good or outstanding, 12 of them outstanding, and 15 are rated requires improvement or inadequate. The homes here that publish their fees charge a median of £1,533 a week for a residential place and £2,006 for nursing. A live-in carer here costs £1,031 to £1,138 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 Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire
154 home care agencies for older people in Oxfordshire
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 Oxfordshire profiles the best-rated private carers nearby.
Paying for care
Help paying for care in Oxfordshire
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 Oxfordshire sets out each route and who to contact.
Questions
Questions families in Oxfordshire ask about the types of care
Away from home, 141 care homes in Oxfordshire take older people, 88 of them with nursing and 121 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 £1,533 for a care home place in Oxfordshire. 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 141 care homes in Oxfordshire that take older people, 88 provide nursing. 121 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 Oxfordshire sets out each route.