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The best home carers in Carmarthenshire

9 home carers are based within about 45 minutes of Carmarthenshire. This page profiles five of them. None has a client review on PrimeCarers yet, so they are ordered by their experience, their record with us and how fully they describe their work. Each profile has their photo, their own description of the work and, where there is one, what a client wrote about them.

Chosen by PrimeCarers from carers’ profiles and client reviews  ·  Updated October 2026

How these carers were chosen

Of the 9 carers near Carmarthenshire with a photo on their profile, 9 have a studio portrait, an hourly rate and a profile full enough to quote. The five below are the strongest of them on three measures.

  1. 1

    What clients said

    Rating and number of reviews come first. Every review is from a client who booked through PrimeCarers, screened before it appears and never edited.

  2. 2

    Their record with us

    How reliably they have worked through PrimeCarers, how long they have been caring, and how many hours of care they have given.

  3. 3

    A profile worth reading

    A clear portrait and enough written about their work to judge them by. The words under each name are the carer’s, and we have only shortened them.

Five carers, best first

The best-rated home carers near Carmarthenshire

They are based in Llanelli, Powys, Aberdare and Lampeter. Four have been caring for ten years or more, and three drive.

Based in Llanelli · 11 years caring · Drives

Kevin D.

Client rating
No reviews on PrimeCarers yet
Hourly rate
£20 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Live-in care
In Kevin’s words

“Living in as part of a household suits me. My days centre on the ordinary things that make a routine feel steady, a proper breakfast, a game of cards or a board game in the afternoon, the television on in the evening with good company either side of it. Based in Llanelli, I offer live-in care, and it is this kind of steady, shared day-to-day life that I enjoy most about the job.”

Experience Kevin writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Hoists
  • Catheter and stoma care

Outside work, Kevin lists card games, board games, video games and reading.

See Kevin’s full profile

10 years caring

Graham N.

Client rating
No reviews on PrimeCarers yet
Hourly rate
£16.89 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care
In Graham’s words

“Hello, my name is Graham. I'm hardworking, reliable and compassionate, with a relaxed and patient demeanour. I love being able support individuals, to live healthy, happy and fulfilling lives, promoting independence and social engagement. I have worked in a range of care roles, the first of which was as a Foster Carer, whilst also providing respite for children with additional needs.”

Experience Graham writes about

  • Dementia

Outside work, Graham lists walking, cooking & baking, decorating and gardening.

See Graham’s full profile

Based in Powys · 33 years caring

Claire F.

Client rating
No reviews on PrimeCarers yet
Hourly rate
£20 an hour, our fee included
In Claire’s words

“I remember carrying on with my visits right through the pandemic, when so much felt uncertain, because the people I looked after still needed a familiar face at the door. That steadiness has stayed with me over 33 years of hourly care work, offered to families across Powys.”

Experience Claire writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Hoists
  • Catheter and stoma care

Outside work, Claire lists walking, cooking & baking, puzzles and socialising.

See Claire’s full profile

Based in Aberdare · 16 years caring · Drives

Tim H.

Client rating
No reviews on PrimeCarers yet
Hourly rate
£18.50 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care
In Tim’s words

“My working week these days is built around homecare, spending time one to one with people in their own homes rather than in a residential setting. That's where I feel I do my best work: sitting with someone over a cup of tea, hearing their stories, and making sure they feel like themselves in familiar surroundings.”

Experience Tim writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Catheter and stoma care
  • Personal care
  • Medication

Outside work, Tim lists walking, gardening, DIY and music.

See Tim’s full profile

Based in Lampeter · 1 year caring · Drives

Kim R.

Client rating
No reviews on PrimeCarers yet
Hourly rate
£21.50 an hour, our fee included
In Kim’s words

“My week is made up of hourly visits around Lampeter, and the calls I look forward to most are the ones where there is time for a proper chat as well as the help itself. I like building a rhythm with someone, knowing how they take their tea and what makes them laugh, rather than just ticking through tasks. I speak both Afrikaans and English, which has opened good conversations with a few of the people I support.”

Experience Kim writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Palliative care
  • Diabetes
  • Personal care

Speaks Afrikaans as well as English.

See Kim’s full profile

More carers near Carmarthenshire

The next four on the same measure. A carer without reviews is newer to PrimeCarers, not a worse carer, so read the profile and talk to them.

See every carer who could visit Carmarthenshire

How to choose

How to choose between home carers in Carmarthenshire

The carers above have the strongest records near Carmarthenshire, but the right one for your family depends on the visits you need, so start from those.

  1. 1

    Write down the visits you need

    Half an hour
    What time of day, how long each visit, and what has to happen in it: getting up and washed, tablets, a meal, a walk to the shops. Add anything that has gone wrong before. This becomes your first message to every carer.
  2. 2

    Shortlist two or three carers near Carmarthenshire

    Free
    For visits, a short journey matters, because the early and late calls are the ones a long drive puts at risk. Look at where each carer is based, then read their reviews for specific things they did.
  3. 3

    Talk to each one

    This week
    A video call or a visit of twenty minutes is enough. Use the questions below, and let your relative meet them if they can, because how the two of them get on matters as much as experience.
  4. 4

    Start with a trial fortnight

    Weeks 1 and 2
    Agree the visit times, the rate and how you will hear from the carer after each visit. The booking, the agreement between you and the carer, and payments are all set up on PrimeCarers.

Questions to ask a visiting carer

0 of 9 ticked

Experience

The visits

Keeping in touch

What they charge

What the best home carers in Carmarthenshire charge

Each carer sets their own rate. The carers profiled above charge £16.89 to £21.50 an hour with our fee included, close to the typical £19 for Carmarthenshire.

Hourly rates for visits in CarmarthenshireOur fee included
  1. The carers on this page5 carers£16.89 to £21.50
  2. Carers across CarmarthenshireThe middle half of rates£19 to £20
  3. A home care agencyTypical charge for a visit£28 to £35

From carers' own profiles, October 2026. Agency figures are the range we quote across the site.

A visit is charged by the hour, and most families start with one or two visits a day. The cost of home care in Carmarthenshire works through what a week comes to, and funding care covers the help available from the council and the NHS.

What we check

What every carer on this page has passed, and what is yours to check

PrimeCarers is an introductory service. We check that a carer is safe to introduce and caring; whether they are right for your relative is your decision, and the profiles above are there to help you make it.

Enhanced DBS, renewed every 2 years

Checked before a carer appears: an enhanced DBS (or PVG in Scotland, Access NI in Northern Ireland) issued within the last 2 years, and it has to be renewed every 2 years while they work through PrimeCarers.

Identity and right to work

Photo identity verified, and the right to work in the UK checked, before the profile goes live.

An online interview

A conversation with our team about their experience and how they approach care. It is not a test of clinical skills.

What we do not verify

Training certificates, qualifications and references. Carers can list these on their profile; ask about them when you talk, and ask to see anything that matters to your relative’s care.

How we vet carers sets out each check in detail.

Questions

Questions families in Carmarthenshire ask about choosing a home carer

By what their clients said first, then by their record. We start from every carer who offers visits and is based within about 45 minutes of Carmarthenshire, and keep those with a studio portrait and a profile that says enough about them to be useful. They are ordered by their client rating and how many reviews they have, then by whether a client wrote a review we can quote, then by their record with PrimeCarers, their years of experience and the care they have given through us. None of the carers profiled here has a client review yet, which usually means they are newer to PrimeCarers rather than less able.

Yes. Before a carer appears on PrimeCarers they have passed an enhanced DBS check, an identity check and a right-to-work check, and had an online interview with our team. That DBS must have been issued within the last 2 years, and it has to be renewed every 2 years. We check that a carer is caring; their skills, qualifications and training are for you to check with them. How we vet carers sets out each step.

Yes, and it is worth doing. Message the carers you like through PrimeCarers with the visits you need and anything that has been difficult, then arrange a video call or a visit. Talking to a carer is free and nothing is booked until you say so. Most families speak to two or three carers before choosing.

The carers profiled on this page charge £16.89 to £21.50 an hour, with our fee included. Across Carmarthenshire carers charge £19 to £20 an hour, typically £19. Agencies usually charge £28 to £35 an hour for a visit. The cost of home care in Carmarthenshire works through what a week of visits comes to.

All 9 carers on this page list dementia on their profile. A tick on a profile is the carer's own description, so ask each one about the people with dementia they have cared for and what they found hardest. Dementia care at home covers what good support looks like at each stage.

Yes. Between them the carers on this page speak Afrikaans as well as English, and the search can filter by language. For someone whose first language has come back to them with age or dementia, a carer who shares it can make visits much easier.

Then you choose another, and the same search shows who else is available. For visits, notice under the contract is 48 hours, and PrimeCarers makes no charge to stop or change carer. It helps to agree at the start that the first couple of weeks are a trial for both of you. Our team can help you find someone else in the meantime.

Some can, and their profile says so. Of the carers profiled here, 2 also offer overnight care and 1 offer live-in care. Live-in carers travel much further for a placement than visiting carers do, so the best live-in carers in Carmarthenshire is a separate page, drawn from a wider area.

More on home care in Carmarthenshire

Where the nearest carers live

From the profiles of the carers based within about 45 minutes of Carmarthenshire

For visits a carer's home town matters: the shorter the drive, the easier it is to cover early and late visits.

Home care in the counties around Carmarthenshire

The best home carers in the areas around Carmarthenshire

Home care by town in Carmarthenshire

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

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