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Live-in care in Tonbridge
5 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Tonbridge. Typical rate £1,050 a week, our fee included. Compare profiles and reviews free.
165 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Tonbridge
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Live-in carer profiles near Tonbridge
£1,050 a week
typical week from carers within 25 miles of Tonbridge, our fee included
£150
a day
Imre Istvanne B.Based in Tonbridge and Malling · less than 2 miles away · 16 years experience5.0(1 review)£180a day
Jasminka S.Based in Tonbridge · 6 years experience5.0(2 reviews)£160a day
Halima S.Based in Tonbridge · 2 miles from Tonbridge · 10 years experience5.0(2 reviews)£140a 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 Tonbridge
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165 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Tonbridge, and any of them could come to Tonbridge
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See live-in carers for TonbridgeWhat families say
What clients say about carers near Tonbridge
Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Tonbridge, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Tonbridge. Each links to the carer’s profile.
“Irene was a very kind and empathetic carer who knew just the right words to say to put a smile on my face.”
Winnie N., 2024
About Irene N.Live-in carer based in Gillingham · 2 reviews“Usha rapidly became 'one of the family' and is sorely missed.”
Claire T., 2023
About Usha V.Live-in carer based in Bexley · 4 reviews“Her kindness and patience was exactly what we needed.”
Sue A., 2019
About Annette C.Live-in carer based in New Romney · 8 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 Tonbridge, against the alternatives
A typical live-in week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Tonbridge, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,015 to £1,120. Here is where that sits against the care homes within 10 miles.
- Live-in care within 10 miles of Tonbridgetypical advertised week£1,050
- 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 within 10 miles of Tonbridge 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 KentTonbridge in numbers
Live-in care in Tonbridge: the local picture
5 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Tonbridge town centre, and 165 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 £1,015 and £1,120. Within 10 miles there are 54 care homes and 57 home care agencies. The 5 local agencies that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,400 a week. Tonbridge is in the Kent council area, where 47,429 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 Tonbridge 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 Tonbridge, 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 Tonbridge 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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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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Charlotte helps families in Tonbridge 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 Tonbridge might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Help paying
Help with the cost of live-in care in Tonbridge
Tonbridge is in the Kent 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. Kent 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 Tonbridge
Live-in care around Tonbridge
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Tonbridge as much as to Tonbridge 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 Tonbridge
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- Live-in care in Southborough3 miles
- Live-in care in Pembury4 miles
- Live-in care in Tunbridge Wells4 miles
- Live-in care in Paddock Wood5 miles
- Live-in care in Rusthall5 miles
- Live-in care in Sevenoaks6 miles
- Live-in care in Kings Hill8 miles
- Live-in care in Sundridge9 miles
More about live-in care in Kent
Local guides explain costs, funding and choosing a carer
Live-in care elsewhere in Kent
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Questions
Questions families in Tonbridge ask about live-in care
A typical week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Tonbridge, with our fee included: about £150 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £1,015 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 Kent has an estimator.
Yes. 5 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Tonbridge, and 165 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 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.
The 5 home care agencies within 10 miles of Tonbridge 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.
Tonbridge is in the Kent 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. Kent 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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