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The best home carers in Merseyside

53 home carers are based within about 45 minutes of Merseyside. This page profiles the six with the strongest record, and every one of them has been reviewed by clients. 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 November 2026

How these carers were chosen

Of the 50 carers near Merseyside with a photo on their profile, 47 have a studio portrait, an hourly rate and a profile full enough to quote. The six below are the strongest of them on three measures.

  1. 1

    What clients said

    Rating and number of reviews come first. Reviews come from clients who booked through PrimeCarers, screened before they appear and never edited; references carers have added from past clients are not verified.

  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.

Six carers, best first

The best-rated home carers near Merseyside

They are based in Wigan, Birkenhead, Leyland, Warrington and Newton-le-Willows. Four have been caring for ten years or more, and five drive. Between them they have given 1,233 hours of care through PrimeCarers.

Based in Wigan · 22 years caring · Drives

Rodrigo Javier B.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£20.50 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Rodrigo’s words

“My week in Wigan can look quite different from one day to the next: a few hours here, a full night there, sometimes staying as live-in support for longer stretches. Over 22 years I have come to particularly value the steady, patient kind of care, the sort where you keep showing up until trust builds and someone feels genuinely at ease with you.”

He developed a close affinity with Terence, spending time talking with him before he retired to bed and looking after his needs during the night. He even accompanied Terence to hospital one night when an ambulance had to be called because Terence was experiencing sever chest pains, staying with him until his shift finished.

John P., a client of Rodrigo’s, 2026

Experience Rodrigo writes about

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

Speaks Spanish and Portuguese as well as English. Outside work, Rodrigo lists walking, cooking & baking, fishing and socialising.

Based in Birkenhead · 5 years caring

Trudi M.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£25 an hour, our fee included
Through PrimeCarers
896 hours of care
In Trudi’s words

“I am a mother of seven grown up children and a bubbly caring compassionate person. Most of my care/support role has been in the clients home. Ranging from dementia, stroke, palliative care, learning disabilities and vulnerable adults. I can drive, cook, clean, iron, support with medication and mobility. I also love gardening, needlework, crosswords, painting and decorating and I am very IT literate enabling me to assist with emails, accounts etc.”

It was clear that she genuinely cared and her warm approach really helped put our minds at ease. We’re thankful for all her help and would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a caring and reliable carer.

Sara K., a client of Trudi’s, 2025

Experience Trudi writes about

  • Dementia
  • Stroke
  • Palliative care
  • Learning disabilities
  • Autism
  • Hoists

Based in Wigan · 4 years caring · Drives

Hannah Jayne D.

Client rating
5.0from 2 reviews
Hourly rate
£20 an hour, our fee included
Through PrimeCarers
326 hours of care
In Hannah’s words

“I am currently training to become a psychotherapist counsellor alongside my care work, something that grew naturally out of wanting to understand people more deeply and support them emotionally, not just practically. Based in Wigan, I offer hourly and overnight care, and over four years I have found that the two sides of my work, the practical and the emotional, tend to go hand in hand. I bring a calm, steady presence into people's homes.”

Hannah was the first carer we have used via PrimeCarers - and she has been a joy to work with! Her communication to arrange visits etc has been great, she is always punctual and has cared well for my Grandparents for both overnight and daytime care. She is very friendly and a joy to have around. She works hard and looks after both the physical and mental needs of her patients.

Naomi M., a client of Hannah’s, 2023

Experience Hannah writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Mental health
  • Personal care
  • Medication

Outside work, Hannah lists painting, walking, cooking & baking and puzzles.

See Hannah’s full profileOne more review on the profile

Based in Leyland · 10 years caring · Drives

Onyeka A.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£20 an hour, our fee included
In Onyeka’s words

“Hello, my name is Onyeka Asem, and I am a qualified Adult Nurse and Social Worker with over 10 years of experience supporting older adults, people living with dementia, individuals with learning disabilities, and those with complex health and social care needs. I hold an Integrated Master's Degree (MNSW) in Adult Nursing and Social Work and am passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care.”

Onyeka was professional, exceptionally friendly and put my Grandmother immediately at ease. Her communication was fantastic from the get go. I would highly recommend.

Martyn R., a client of Onyeka’s, 2024

Experience Onyeka writes about

  • Dementia
  • Learning disabilities
  • Catheter and stoma care
  • Personal care
  • Medication

Outside work, Onyeka lists walking, dancing, cooking & baking and puzzles.

Based in Warrington · 25 years caring · Drives

Elaine Caron F.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£25 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care
In Elaine’s words

“I have spent long stretches of my working life alongside district nurses in a client's home, making sure their visits fitted smoothly into the day even though I am not a nurse myself. One placement lasted over a year and a half, and that kind of steady presence is something I have built my career on, twenty five years of it now, working across Warrington offering hourly visits and overnight care. What I bring to a home is a calm, unhurried manner.”

Experience Elaine writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Arthritis
  • Personal care
  • Medication

Outside work, Elaine lists walking, card games, cooking & baking and puzzles.

See Elaine’s full profileOne review on the profile

Based in Newton-le-Willows · 35 years caring · Drives

Nadya K.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£20 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care
In Nadya’s words

“Care has been my life's work for thirty five years, and in that time I have learned that good care is really about paying attention, noticing the small things that matter to someone and building routines around them rather than the other way round. I'm based in Newton-le-Willows and offer hourly, visiting and overnight care, and I speak both Bulgarian and English, which has helped me connect with a wide range of families over the years.”

Experience Nadya writes about

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

Speaks Bulgarian as well as English. Outside work, Nadya lists walking, cooking & baking, puzzles and socialising.

See Nadya’s full profileOne review on the profile

More carers near Merseyside

The next six 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 Merseyside

How to choose

How to choose between home carers in Merseyside

The carers above have the strongest records near Merseyside, 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 Merseyside

    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

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Experience

The visits

Keeping in touch

What they charge

What the best home carers in Merseyside charge

Each carer sets their own rate. The carers profiled above charge £20 to £25 an hour with our fee included, a little above the typical £19 for Merseyside.

Hourly rates for visits in MerseysideOur fee included
  1. The carers on this page6 carers£20 to £25
  2. Carers across MerseysideThe middle half of rates£19 to £20
  3. A home care agencyTypical charge for a visit£28 to £35

From carers' own profiles, November 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 Merseyside 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 their identity, right to work and enhanced DBS, and they record an online interview; 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 recorded online interview, answered in the carer’s own time, about their experience and how they approach care. It is not a test of skills or a guarantee of suitability.

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 check carers sets out each check in detail.

Questions

Questions families in Merseyside 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 Merseyside, 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. All 6 carers profiled here have client reviews, averaging 5.0 out of 5.

Yes. Before a carer appears on PrimeCarers they have passed an enhanced DBS check, an identity check and a right-to-work check, and recorded an online interview. That DBS must have been issued within the last 2 years, and it has to be renewed every 2 years. Their skills, qualifications and training are for you to check with them. How we check 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 £20 to £25 an hour, with our fee included. Across Merseyside 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 Merseyside works through what a week of visits comes to.

All 12 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, Bulgarian, Ghana, Hindi, Igbo, Portuguese, Spanish, Telugu, Twi, Urdu and Yoruba 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, 5 also offer overnight care and 2 offer live-in care. Live-in carers travel much further for a placement than visiting carers do, so the best live-in carers in Merseyside is a separate page, drawn from a wider area.

More on home care in Merseyside

Where the nearest carers live

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

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 areas around Merseyside

The best home carers in the areas around Merseyside

The 5 council areas in Merseyside

Each council runs its own adult social care, needs assessments and direct payments, so each area has its own page with its towns.

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