Elderly careRedcar and Cleveland

Types of elderly care in Redcar and Cleveland

An older person in Redcar and Cleveland can have care at home, from a visit a week to a carer who lives in, or move into a care home. 20 carers are based within about 45 minutes of Redcar and Cleveland and 35 care homes in Redcar and Cleveland take older people. This page sets out each kind of care, what it costs here and who provides it, with carers and client reviews from nearby.

By James Bowdler, founder of PrimeCarers  ·  Updated October 2026  ·  9 min read · See every kind of care, with local prices

Every kind of care

Every kind of care in Redcar and Cleveland, with what it costs here

Each row is a level of help, with the price carers near Redcar and Cleveland charge and how much of it there is locally.

Help during the day

Help at home during the day in Redcar and Cleveland

Help with a condition

Care for a condition or a change in health in Redcar and Cleveland

Nights and round the clock

Care at night and around the clock in Redcar and Cleveland

Care homes

Care homes and nursing homes in Redcar and Cleveland

35care homes in Redcar and Cleveland take older people
11of them provide nursing
26are registered to care for people with dementia
1,193beds between them

27 of the 32 with a Care Quality Commission rating are rated good or outstanding, and 5 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 £1,015 to £1,115 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 Redcar and Cleveland 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 Redcar and Cleveland

18 home care agencies for older people in Redcar and Cleveland

Registered with the Care Quality Commission, and 11 of the 12 with a rating are rated good or outstanding. An agency usually charges £28 to £35 an hour and chooses which of its carers comes.

20 private carers near Redcar and Cleveland

Self-employed carers near Redcar and Cleveland charge £19 to £20 an hour on PrimeCarers, our fee included, and you choose who comes.

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 Redcar and Cleveland profiles the best-rated private carers nearby.

Paying for care

Help paying for care in Redcar and Cleveland

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 Redcar and Cleveland sets out each route and who to contact.

Questions

Questions families in Redcar and Cleveland ask about the types of care

20 carers within about 45 minutes of Redcar and Cleveland offer care at home, from companionship visits to live-in care. Away from home, 35 care homes in Redcar and Cleveland take older people, 11 of them with nursing and 26 registered to care for people with dementia.

For one person it is usually about the same: a live-in week here is typically £1,043 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 35 care homes in Redcar and Cleveland that take older people, 11 provide nursing. 26 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 Redcar and Cleveland sets out each route.

Where the nearest carers live

From the profiles of the carers based within about 45 minutes of Redcar and Cleveland

Where the nearest carers live, from their profiles. For visits, a short drive makes early and late calls easier to cover.

Home care by town in Redcar and Cleveland

Each town page shows the carers who list it as home, with their rates and reviews.

See who could help in Redcar and Cleveland

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