Live-in careHaveringArdleigh Green
Live-in care in Ardleigh Green
145 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Ardleigh Green. Typical rate £1,050 a week, our fee included. Care homes nearby charge a median £1,485.
196 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Ardleigh Green
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Live-in carer profiles near Ardleigh Green
£1,050 a week
typical week from carers within 25 miles of Ardleigh Green, our fee included
£150
a day
Sarah W.Based in Romford · less than 2 miles away · 6 years experience£135a day
Musilimat Ajoke A.Based in Romford · less than 2 miles away · 8 years experience5.0(1 review)£150a day
Prossie L.Based in Romford · 2 miles from Ardleigh Green · 11 years experience5.0(3 reviews)£158a 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 Ardleigh Green
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.
196 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Ardleigh Green, and any of them could come to Ardleigh Green
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See live-in carers for Ardleigh GreenWhat families say
What clients say about carers near Ardleigh Green
Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Ardleigh Green, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Ardleigh Green. 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 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 reviews“Charity would take Nan on holidays day trips and shopping adventures”
Bateman S., 2022
About Charity N.Live-in carer based in Ilford · 2 reviews“Since Stella has been looking after Margaret her health and mobility has improved significantly from hardly being able to take a few steps to being able to go out for walks and climb the stairs.”
David T., 2022
About Stella O.Live-in carer based in Barking · 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 Ardleigh Green, against the alternatives
A typical live-in week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Ardleigh Green, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,005 to £1,120. Here is where that sits against the care homes within 10 miles.
- Live-in care within 10 miles of Ardleigh Greentypical advertised week£1,050
- A couple, one live-in carerabout a fifth more than for one£1,350
- Care home within 10 miles of Ardleigh Greenmedian of 12 homes that publish fees£1,485
- Nursing home, England averageone resident, before extras£1,410
- A couple in a care hometwo fees£2,970
Care home fees are the median weekly fee published by homes within 10 miles of Ardleigh Green, 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 HaveringArdleigh Green in numbers
Live-in care in Ardleigh Green: the local picture
145 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Ardleigh Green town centre, and 196 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 £1,005 and £1,120. Within 10 miles there are 330 care homes and 782 home care agencies. The 12 care homes nearby that publish their fees charge a median of £1,485 a week for a residential room. The 24 local agencies that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,400 a week. Ardleigh Green is in the Havering council area, where 7,371 people are aged 85 or over: 2.6% of residents, close to the UK average of 2.6% (ONS, mid-2025).
A live-in carer moves into the home in Ardleigh Green 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 Ardleigh Green, 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 Ardleigh Green 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
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Agree the rate and a start date
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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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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 Ardleigh Green might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Help paying
Help with the cost of live-in care in Ardleigh Green
Ardleigh Green is in the Havering 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. Havering 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 Ardleigh Green
Live-in care around Ardleigh Green
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Ardleigh Green as much as to Ardleigh Green 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 Ardleigh Green
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- Live-in care in Gidea Parknext door
- Live-in care in Emerson Park1 mile
- Live-in care in Harold Wood1 mile
- Live-in care in Harold Hill1 mile
- Live-in care in Hornchurch1 mile
- Live-in care in Romford2 miles
- Live-in care in Chase Cross2 miles
- Live-in care in Rush Green2 miles
More about live-in care in Havering
Local guides explain costs, funding and choosing a carer
Live-in care elsewhere in Havering
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Questions
Questions families in Ardleigh Green ask about live-in care
A typical week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Ardleigh Green, with our fee included: about £150 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £1,005 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 Havering has an estimator.
Yes. 145 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Ardleigh Green, and 196 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 12 care homes within 10 miles of Ardleigh Green that publish their fees charge a median of £1,485 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 24 home care agencies within 10 miles of Ardleigh Green that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,400 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 £1,050 a week with our fee included. Agency or private carer compares the two.
Ardleigh Green is in the Havering 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. Havering 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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