Live-in careEssexChigwell
Live-in care in Chigwell
157 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Chigwell. Typical rate £1,050 a week, our fee included. Compare profiles and reviews free.
186 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Chigwell
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Live-in carer profiles near Chigwell
£1,050 a week
typical week from carers within 25 miles of Chigwell, our fee included
£150
a day
Juliet E.Based in Ilford · less than 2 miles away£160a day
Gladys M.Based in Chigwell · 3 years experience£140a day
Sylvia N.Based in Chigwell · 10 years experience£180a 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 Chigwell
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.
186 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Chigwell, and any of them could come to Chigwell
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 ChigwellWhat families say
What clients say about carers near Chigwell
Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Chigwell, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Chigwell. Each links to the carer’s profile.
“She was always cheerful and looking for ways to stimulate my mother. She became her "friend" and provided best care always.”
Julie G., 2021
About Lynette V.Live-in carer · 2 reviews“She brought fun and stimulation into mums life.”
Robert G., 2024
About Nechelle F.Live-in carer based in Chelmsford · 3 reviewsReviews 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 Chigwell, against the alternatives
A typical live-in week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Chigwell, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £993 to £1,120. Here is where that sits against a care home.
- Live-in care in Essextypical advertised week£1,050
- A couple, one live-in carerabout a fifth more than for one£1,350
- Care home in Essexmedian of 21 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 in Essex, 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 EssexChigwell in numbers
Live-in care in Chigwell: the local picture
157 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Chigwell town centre, and 186 within 25 miles. The nearest is based less than 2 miles away. Their advertised rates put a typical week at £1,050, with our fee included, and the middle half of them between £993 and £1,120. Chigwell is in the Essex council area, where 46,930 people are aged 85 or over: 3% of residents, more than the UK average of 2.6% (ONS, mid-2025).
A live-in carer moves into the home in Chigwell 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 Chigwell, 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 Chigwell 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 Chigwell
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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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 Chigwell 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 Chigwell might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Help paying
Help with the cost of live-in care in Chigwell
Chigwell is in the Essex 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. Essex 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 Chigwell
Live-in care around Chigwell
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Chigwell as much as to Chigwell 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 Chigwell
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- Live-in care in Woodford Green (Redbridge)2 miles
- Live-in care in Barkingside (Redbridge)2 miles
- Live-in care in Hainault (Redbridge)2 miles
- Live-in care in Buckhurst Hill2 miles
- Live-in care in Woodford (Redbridge)2 miles
- Live-in care in Gants Hill (Redbridge)3 miles
- Live-in care in South Woodford (Redbridge)3 miles
- Live-in care in Loughton3 miles
More about live-in care in Essex
Local guides explain costs, funding and choosing a carer
Live-in care elsewhere in Essex
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Questions
Questions families in Chigwell ask about live-in care
A typical week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Chigwell, with our fee included: about £150 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £993 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 Essex has an estimator.
Yes. 157 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Chigwell, and 186 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 £1,050, and the 21 care homes in Essex 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.
Chigwell is in the Essex 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. Essex 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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