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Live-in care in Havering-atte-Bower
145 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Havering-atte-Bower. Typical rate £1,050 a week, our fee included. Care homes nearby charge a median £1,444.
196 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Havering-atte-Bower
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Live-in carer profiles near Havering-atte-Bower
£1,050 a week
typical week from carers within 25 miles of Havering-atte-Bower, our fee included
£150
a day
Mary L.Based in Romford · 2 miles from Havering-atte-Bower · 30 years experience£160a day
Prossie L.Based in Romford · 2 miles from Havering-atte-Bower · 11 years experience5.0(3 reviews)£158a day
Sarah W.Based in Romford · 2 miles from Havering-atte-Bower · 6 years experience£135a 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 Havering-atte-Bower
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 Havering-atte-Bower, and any of them could come to Havering-atte-Bower
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See live-in carers for Havering-atte-BowerWhat families say
What clients say about carers near Havering-atte-Bower
Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Havering-atte-Bower, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Havering-atte-Bower. 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“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“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“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 Havering-atte-Bower, against the alternatives
A typical live-in week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Havering-atte-Bower, 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 Havering-atte-Bowertypical advertised week£1,050
- A couple, one live-in carerabout a fifth more than for one£1,350
- Care home within 10 miles of Havering-atte-Bowermedian of 10 homes that publish fees£1,444
- Nursing home, England averageone resident, before extras£1,410
- A couple in a care hometwo fees£2,888
Care home fees are the median weekly fee published by homes within 10 miles of Havering-atte-Bower, 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 HaveringHavering-atte-Bower in numbers
Live-in care in Havering-atte-Bower: the local picture
145 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Havering-atte-Bower town centre, and 196 within 25 miles. The nearest is based about 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 298 care homes and 680 home care agencies. The 10 care homes nearby that publish their fees charge a median of £1,444 a week for a residential room. The 24 local agencies that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,430 a week. Havering-atte-Bower 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 Havering-atte-Bower 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 Havering-atte-Bower, 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 Havering-atte-Bower 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 Havering-atte-Bower
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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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 Havering-atte-Bower might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Help paying
Help with the cost of live-in care in Havering-atte-Bower
Havering-atte-Bower 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 Havering-atte-Bower
Live-in care around Havering-atte-Bower
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Havering-atte-Bower as much as to Havering-atte-Bower 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 Havering-atte-Bower
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Questions
Questions families in Havering-atte-Bower ask about live-in care
A typical week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Havering-atte-Bower, 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 Havering-atte-Bower, and 196 within 25 miles; the nearest lives about 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 10 care homes within 10 miles of Havering-atte-Bower that publish their fees charge a median of £1,444 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 Havering-atte-Bower that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,430 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.
Havering-atte-Bower 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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