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Live-in care in Merley
16 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Merley. Typical rate £1,120 a week, our fee included. Care homes nearby charge a median £1,380.
21 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Merley
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Live-in carer profiles near Merley
£1,120 a week
typical week from carers within 25 miles of Merley, our fee included
£160
a day
Beckee W.Based in Poole · 3 miles from Merley · 2 years experience5.0(1 review)£200a day
Gloria Z.Based in Bournemouth · 4 miles from Merley · 10 years experience5.0(3 reviews)£169a day
Nikoletta K.Based in Poole · 4 miles from Merley · 5 years experience£150a day
Rates, reviews and distances are from carers' own profiles. A couple pays about £1,350 a week for one carer.
Who is nearest
The live-in carers based closest to Merley
Closest first, with the rate each has set. Every one has passed our checks: an accepted criminal-record check (Enhanced DBS issued within the last 2 years, DBS Update Service, Scottish PVG or Access NI), identity, right to work, and an online interview.
21 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Merley, and any of them could come to Merley
Filter by who cares for couples, who drives and what they charge, then message the ones you like. Free, and nothing is booked until you say so.
See live-in carers for MerleyWhat families say
What clients say about carers near Merley
Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Merley, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Merley. Each links to the carer’s profile.
“Even when things get a bit chaotic (as they sometimes do!), you’ve handled it with patience and a sense of humour — which is gold.”
Sophie B., 2025
About Beckee W.Live-in carer based in Poole“We could not have managed without her calm, reassuring presence and practical knowledge and skill in caring and supporting both my husband and the family and I.”
Pat A., 2023
About Gloria Z.Live-in carer based in Bournemouth · 3 reviews“Nina was patient, focussed on my aunt's physical well-being, and unfazed by what at the time was a new and uncertain situation”
A previous client, 2023
About Nina R.Live-in carer based in RingwoodReviews come from families who booked through PrimeCarers, or are references carers have added from past clients. We check reviews before they appear and never edit them, but we do not verify references. Read more client reviews.
What it costs
What live-in care costs in Merley, against the alternatives
A typical live-in week is £1,120 from carers within 25 miles of Merley, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,050 to £1,120. Here is where that sits against the care homes within 10 miles.
- Live-in care within 10 miles of Merleytypical advertised week£1,120
- A couple, one live-in carerabout a fifth more than for one£1,350
- Care home within 10 miles of Merleymedian of 5 homes that publish fees£1,380
- Nursing home, England averageone resident, before extras£1,410
- A couple in a care hometwo fees£2,760
Care home fees are the median weekly fee published by homes within 10 miles of Merley, before extras. Homes that do not publish a fee are not counted, and fees vary widely between homes. At home you keep paying the household bills and the carer's food, so add those before you compare.
For a couple the gap is wide: one live-in carer for both of you is about £1,350 a week, and a care home charges two fees.
Past about 35 hours a week of visits, live-in care costs about the same and somebody is there all day.
The full figures, an estimator and what changes the priceLevel of need, couples, nights, days the family covers, and what to agree before the carer arrives.
The cost of live-in care in BournemouthMerley in numbers
Live-in care in Merley: the local picture
16 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Merley town centre, and 21 within 25 miles. The nearest is based about 3 miles away. Their advertised rates put a typical week at £1,120, with our fee included, and the middle half of them between £1,050 and £1,120. Within 10 miles there are 181 care homes and 144 home care agencies. The 5 care homes nearby that publish their fees charge a median of £1,380 a week for a residential room. The 16 local agencies that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,448 a week. Merley is in Bournemouth.
A live-in carer moves into the home in Merley and is there day and night: personal care, meals, medicines prompted at the right times, company, and someone in the house overnight. On PrimeCarers you choose the carer yourself from the profiles of those who can reach Merley, agree the rate on their profile, and we set up the contract and the weekly payments. Families arrange it after an operation or a hospital stay, for dementia, for a couple, or when visits are no longer enough. How live-in care works goes through it step by step.
From carers' own profiles, October 2026. Distances are straight-line, from the centre of Merley to where each carer says they live. Counts are the live-in carers with a photo and a live-in rate that our area searches return, at most 100 per area, so busy areas have more. Rates include our fee and are advertised day rates multiplied by seven; typical means the median. Availability for your dates needs confirming with each carer.
How to arrange it
From this page to a live-in carer in Merley
Four steps, and the first two cost nothing. You choose the carer; we handle the checks, the contract and the payments.
- 1
Search live-in carers for Merley
FreeThe results show carers offering live-in care who can reach Merley, with their rate, experience and reviews. - 2
Talk to two or three
This weekMessage them with a short description of a typical day, then decide on a video call or a visit. - 3
Agree the rate and a start date
A few daysThe rate on the profile is the price. The contract, weekly invoicing and payment are set up on PrimeCarers. - 4
The carer moves in
Week 1Most live-in carers work stints of two to six weeks, so agree early who covers their breaks.
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Charlotte helps families in Merley arrange live-in care
Most families start with a call: what your relative needs, what it would cost, whether a live-in carer is the right answer or hourly visits would do, and what to ask a carer when you speak to them. Charlotte has those conversations every day and can tell you which of the carers in Merley might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Help paying
Help with the cost of live-in care in Merley
Ask your council for a care needs assessment and, where relevant, a financial assessment. Help with care costs depends on eligible needs, finances and the agreed care plan. Funding live-in care in Bournemouth goes through each route with the local contacts.
Depending on needs, Attendance Allowance and NHS Continuing Healthcare can help too, and so can pensions, savings and the value in a home.
Around Merley
Live-in care around Merley
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Merley as much as to Merley itself. These are the nearest places with their own live-in page, and the area guides behind this one.
Live-in care in the towns around Merley
Confirm the care postcode and dates with each carer
- Live-in care in Wimborne Minster (Dorset)2 miles
- Live-in care in Corfe Mullen (Dorset)3 miles
- Live-in care in Ferndown (Dorset)4 miles
- Live-in care in Upton (Dorset)4 miles
- Live-in care in West Moors (Dorset)5 miles
- Live-in care in Ashley Heath (Dorset)7 miles
- Live-in care in Verwood (Dorset)8 miles
- Live-in care in Christchurch (Dorset)9 miles
More about live-in care in Bournemouth
Local guides explain costs, funding and choosing a carer
Questions
Questions families in Merley ask about live-in care
A typical week is £1,120 from carers within 25 miles of Merley, with our fee included: about £160 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £1,050 and £1,120 a week. Complex care, such as advanced dementia or hoisting, starts from about £1,260. The cost of live-in care in Bournemouth has an estimator.
Yes. 16 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Merley, and 21 within 25 miles; the nearest lives about 3 miles away. Live-in carers move in for the placement, so carers from further away can come too. A profile does not confirm availability: check dates with each carer.
For one person they are close. A typical live-in week is £1,120, and the 5 care homes within 10 miles of Merley that publish their fees charge a median of £1,380 a week for residential care. At home you also pay the household bills and the carer's food. For a couple, one live-in carer costs about £1,350 a week for both, while a care home charges two fees. The care home comparison has a calculator.
The 16 home care agencies within 10 miles of Merley that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,448 a week. An agency employs the carer and chooses who comes. On PrimeCarers you choose a self-employed carer yourself and pay the rate on their profile, typically £1,120 a week with our fee included. Agency or private carer compares the two.
Ask your council for a care needs assessment and, where relevant, a financial assessment. Help with care costs depends on eligible needs, finances and the agreed care plan. Funding live-in care in Bournemouth explains the local route. Check which council covers your home postcode if you live near a boundary.
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