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Live-in care in Shaftesbury
19 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Shaftesbury. Typical rate £1,120 a week, our fee included. Care homes nearby charge a median £1,400.
19 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Shaftesbury
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Live-in carer profiles near Shaftesbury
£1,120 a week
typical week from carers within 25 miles of Shaftesbury, our fee included
£160
a day
Belinda B.Based in Shaftesbury · 6 years experience5.0(1 review)£180a day
Rachel D.Based in Sturminster Newton · 6 miles from Shaftesbury · 8 years experience5.0(1 review)£156a day
Rejieli Kube R.Based in Yeovil · 19 miles from Shaftesbury · 10 years experience£160a day
Rates, reviews and distances are from carers' own profiles. A couple pays about £1,350 a week for one carer.
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The live-in carers based closest to Shaftesbury
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.
19 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Shaftesbury, and any of them could come to Shaftesbury
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 ShaftesburyWhat families say
What clients say about carers near Shaftesbury
Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Shaftesbury, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Shaftesbury. Each links to the carer’s profile.
“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 Ringwood“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“I cannot recommend Prisca highly enough, she is one in a million.”
Emily B., 2024
About Prisca S.Live-in carer based in Southampton · 2 reviews“He stayed with her throughout the pandemic, refusing to visit his own family, who lived nearby, to reduce the risk of infection.”
Roderick N., 2023
About Jaison M.Live-in carer based in PortsmouthReviews 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 Shaftesbury, against the alternatives
A typical live-in week is £1,120 from carers within 25 miles of Shaftesbury, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,050 to £1,185. Here is where that sits against the care homes within 10 miles.
- Live-in care within 10 miles of Shaftesburytypical advertised week£1,120
- A couple, one live-in carerabout a fifth more than for one£1,350
- Care home within 10 miles of Shaftesburymedian of 5 homes that publish fees£1,400
- Nursing home, England averageone resident, before extras£1,410
- A couple in a care hometwo fees£2,800
Care home fees are the median weekly fee published by homes within 10 miles of Shaftesbury, 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 DorsetShaftesbury in numbers
Live-in care in Shaftesbury: the local picture
2 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Shaftesbury town centre, and 19 within 25 miles. The nearest is based less than 2 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 £1,185. Within 10 miles there are 19 care homes and 8 home care agencies. The 5 care homes nearby that publish their fees charge a median of £1,400 a week for a residential room. Shaftesbury is in the Dorset council area, where 17,592 people are aged 85 or over: 4.5% of residents, more than the UK average of 2.6% (ONS, mid-2025).
A live-in carer moves into the home in Shaftesbury 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 Shaftesbury, 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 Shaftesbury 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 Shaftesbury
Four steps, and the first two cost nothing. You choose the carer; we handle the checks, the contract and the payments.
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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 Shaftesbury 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 Shaftesbury might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Help paying
Help with the cost of live-in care in Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury is in the Dorset council area. 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. Dorset direct payments and council funding covers the authority at the town centre; check your home postcode if you live near a boundary.
Depending on needs, Attendance Allowance and NHS Continuing Healthcare can help too, and so can pensions, savings and the value in a home.
Around Shaftesbury
Live-in care around Shaftesbury
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Shaftesbury as much as to Shaftesbury 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 Shaftesbury
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- Live-in care in Gillingham4 miles
- Live-in care in Tisbury (Wiltshire)7 miles
- Live-in care in Mere (Wiltshire)7 miles
- Live-in care in Sturminster Newton7 miles
- Live-in care in Stalbridge8 miles
- Live-in care in Wincanton (Somerset)10 miles
- Live-in care in Blandford Forum10 miles
- Live-in care in Bruton (Somerset)13 miles
More about live-in care in Dorset
Local guides explain costs, funding and choosing a carer
Live-in care elsewhere in Dorset
Explore care in nearby areas and compare the profiles shown.
Questions
Questions families in Shaftesbury ask about live-in care
A typical week is £1,120 from carers within 25 miles of Shaftesbury, with our fee included: about £160 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £1,050 and £1,185 a week. Complex care, such as advanced dementia or hoisting, starts from about £1,260. The cost of live-in care in Dorset has an estimator.
Yes. 2 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Shaftesbury, and 19 within 25 miles; the nearest lives less than 2 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 Shaftesbury that publish their fees charge a median of £1,400 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.
Shaftesbury is in the Dorset council area. 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. Dorset direct payments and council funding explains the local route. Check which council covers your home postcode if you live near a boundary.
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