Live-in careSouthend-on-SeaSouthend on Sea
Live-in care in Southend on Sea
14 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Southend on Sea. Typical rate £1,085 a week, our fee included. Care homes nearby charge a median £1,375.
103 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Southend on Sea
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Live-in carer profiles near Southend on Sea
£1,085 a week
typical week from carers within 25 miles of Southend on Sea, our fee included
£155
a day
Kristine B.Based in Southend-on-Sea · less than 2 miles away · 19 years experience£250a day
Frashier B.Based in Southend-on-Sea · less than 2 miles away · 20 years experience5.0(1 review)£160a day
Dorcus A.Based in Southend-on-Sea · less than 2 miles away · 3 years experience2.5(2 reviews)£150a 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 Southend on Sea
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.
103 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Southend on Sea, and any of them could come to Southend on Sea
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 Southend on SeaWhat families say
What clients say about carers near Southend on Sea
Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Southend on Sea, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Southend on Sea. Each links to the carer’s profile.
“She brought fun and stimulation into mums life.”
Robert G., 2024
About Nechelle F.Live-in carer based in Chelmsford · 3 reviews“Kwatam looked after my father for nearly 3 years right up to him sadly dying as a live in carer, I can't praise her enough”
David M., 2025
About Kwatam M.Live-in carer based in Basildon“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 is a safe pair of hands and her years of experience certainly shine through.”
Christine O., 2025
About Noami B.Live-in carer based in Barking · 4 reviews“We couldn't have hoped for more positive, supportive and pleasurable care experience.”
Sarah K., 2023
About Garikayi C.Live-in carer based in Barking · 2 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 Southend on Sea, against the alternatives
A typical live-in week is £1,085 from carers within 25 miles of Southend on Sea, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,036 to £1,134. Here is where that sits against the care homes within 10 miles.
- Live-in care within 10 miles of Southend on Seatypical advertised week£1,085
- A couple, one live-in carerabout a fifth more than for one£1,350
- Care home within 10 miles of Southend on Seamedian of 6 homes that publish fees£1,375
- Nursing home, England averageone resident, before extras£1,410
- A couple in a care hometwo fees£2,750
Care home fees are the median weekly fee published by homes within 10 miles of Southend on Sea, 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 Southend-on-SeaSouthend on Sea in numbers
Live-in care in Southend on Sea: the local picture
14 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Southend on Sea town centre, and 103 within 25 miles. The nearest is based less than 2 miles away. Their advertised rates put a typical week at £1,085, with our fee included, and the middle half of them between £1,036 and £1,134. Within 10 miles there are 153 care homes and 141 home care agencies. The 6 care homes nearby that publish their fees charge a median of £1,375 a week for a residential room. The 8 local agencies that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,425 a week. Southend on Sea is in the Southend-on-Sea council area, where 5,372 people are aged 85 or over: 2.9% of residents, more than the UK average of 2.6% (ONS, mid-2025).
A live-in carer moves into the home in Southend on Sea 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 Southend on Sea, 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 Southend on Sea 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 Southend on Sea
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
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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 Southend on Sea 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 Southend on Sea might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Help paying
Help with the cost of live-in care in Southend on Sea
Southend on Sea is in the Southend-on-Sea 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. Southend-on-Sea 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 Southend on Sea
Live-in care around Southend on Sea
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Southend on Sea as much as to Southend on Sea 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 Southend on Sea
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More about live-in care in Southend-on-Sea
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Questions
Questions families in Southend on Sea ask about live-in care
A typical week is £1,085 from carers within 25 miles of Southend on Sea, with our fee included: about £155 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £1,036 and £1,134 a week. Complex care, such as advanced dementia or hoisting, starts from about £1,260. The cost of live-in care in Southend-on-Sea has an estimator.
Yes. 14 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Southend on Sea, and 103 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 £1,085, and the 6 care homes within 10 miles of Southend on Sea that publish their fees charge a median of £1,375 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 8 home care agencies within 10 miles of Southend on Sea that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,425 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 £1,085 a week with our fee included. Agency or private carer compares the two.
Southend on Sea is in the Southend-on-Sea 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. Southend-on-Sea 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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