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Live-in care in Buckley
26 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Buckley. Typical rate £1,101 a week, our fee included. Compare profiles and reviews free.
26 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Buckley
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Live-in carer profiles near Buckley
£1,101 a week
typical week from carers within 25 miles of Buckley, our fee included
£157
a day
Man Tin W.Based in Chester · 9 miles from Buckley · 3 years experience£145a day
Samantha G.Based in Ellesmere Port · 10 miles from Buckley · 10 years experience£160a day
Deborah B.Based in Wirral · 11 miles from Buckley · 2 years experience£160a 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 Buckley
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.
26 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Buckley, and any of them could come to Buckley
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 BuckleyWhat families say
What clients say about carers near Buckley
Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Buckley, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Buckley. Each links to the carer’s profile.
“She quickly formed rapport with both the patient and her friends, guiding them through a tender time.”
Melanie M., 2026
About Tsitsi H.Live-in carer based in Wrexham“It was clear that she genuinely cared and her warm approach really helped put our minds at ease.”
Sara K., 2025
About Trudi M.Live-in carer based in BirkenheadReviews 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 Buckley, against the alternatives
A typical live-in week is £1,101 from carers within 25 miles of Buckley, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,036 to £1,144. Here is where that sits against a care home.
- Live-in care in Flintshiretypical advertised week£1,101
- A couple, one live-in carerabout a fifth more than for one£1,350
- Care home, England averageone resident, before extras£1,160
- Nursing home, England averageone resident, before extras£1,410
- A couple in a care hometwo fees£2,320
Care home figures are averages for England; too few homes in Flintshire publish a fee for a local median. 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 FlintshireBuckley in numbers
Live-in care in Buckley: the local picture
2 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Buckley town centre, and 26 within 25 miles. The nearest is based about 9 miles away. Their advertised rates put a typical week at £1,101, with our fee included, and the middle half of them between £1,036 and £1,144. Buckley is in the Flintshire council area, where 4,248 people are aged 85 or over: 2.7% of residents, close to the UK average of 2.6% (ONS, mid-2025).
A live-in carer moves into the home in Buckley 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 Buckley, 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 Buckley 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 Buckley
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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Lee-Ann helps families in Buckley 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. Lee-Ann has those conversations every day and can tell you which of the carers in Buckley might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Help paying
Help with the cost of live-in care in Buckley
Buckley is in the Flintshire council area. In Wales, ask social services for a care and support assessment and a financial assessment. Wales has its own charging rules for care at home; the agreed support depends on assessed needs and circumstances. Flintshire 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 Health-funded support can help too, and so can pensions, savings and the value in a home.
Around Buckley
Live-in care around Buckley
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Buckley as much as to Buckley 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 Buckley
Confirm the care postcode and dates with each carer
- Live-in care in Hawarden2 miles
- Live-in care in Mold3 miles
- Live-in care in Shotton3 miles
- Live-in care in Connahs Quay4 miles
- Live-in care in Broughton4 miles
- Live-in care in Flint6 miles
- Live-in care in Saltney6 miles
- Live-in care in Brynteg (Wrexham)7 miles
More about live-in care in Flintshire
Local guides explain costs, funding and choosing a carer
Questions
Questions families in Buckley ask about live-in care
A typical week is £1,101 from carers within 25 miles of Buckley, with our fee included: about £157 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £1,036 and £1,144 a week. Complex care, such as advanced dementia or hoisting, starts from about £1,260. The cost of live-in care in Flintshire has an estimator.
Yes. 2 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Buckley, and 26 within 25 miles; the nearest lives about 9 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 £1,101, and the average care home in England charges £1,160 a week, or £1,410 with nursing. 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.
Buckley is in the Flintshire council area. In Wales, ask social services for a care and support assessment and a financial assessment. Wales has its own charging rules for care at home; the agreed support depends on assessed needs and circumstances. Flintshire 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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