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Live-in care in Kirkby
29 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Kirkby. Typical rate £1,082 a week, our fee included. Compare profiles and reviews free.
67 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Kirkby
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Live-in carer profiles near Kirkby
£1,082 a week
typical week from carers within 25 miles of Kirkby, our fee included
£155
a day
Blessing O.Based in Liverpool · less than 2 miles away · 1 year experience5.0(1 review)£150a day
Jeannine E.Based in Liverpool · less than 2 miles away · 2 years experience£148a day
Madelena A.Based in Liverpool · 2 miles from Kirkby · 10 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 Kirkby
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.
67 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Kirkby, and any of them could come to Kirkby
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 KirkbyWhat families say
What clients say about carers near Kirkby
Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Kirkby, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Kirkby. Each links to the carer’s profile.
“All in all Kama b cared for the owner really well, every aspect of her care was of the highest standard.”
Lynne S., 2024
About KaMa B.Live-in carer based in Bootle“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 Birkenhead“He developed a close affinity with Terence, spending time talking with him before he retired to bed and looking after his needs during the night.”
John P., 2026
About Rodrigo Javier B.Live-in carer based in Wigan“When my father passed away she was very compassionate with mom and was so supportive and kind. Mom regarded her as her best friend and felt safe in her company.”
Jayne W., 2023
About Portia M.Live-in carer based in ManchesterReviews 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 Kirkby, against the alternatives
A typical live-in week is £1,082 from carers within 25 miles of Kirkby, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,036 to £1,145. Here is where that sits against a care home.
- Live-in care in Knowsleytypical advertised week£1,082
- 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 Knowsley 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 KnowsleyKirkby in numbers
Live-in care in Kirkby: the local picture
29 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Kirkby town centre, and 67 within 25 miles. The nearest is based less than 2 miles away. Their advertised rates put a typical week at £1,082, with our fee included, and the middle half of them between £1,036 and £1,145. Kirkby is in the Knowsley council area, where 3,253 people are aged 85 or over: 2% of residents, fewer than the UK average of 2.6% (ONS, mid-2025).
A live-in carer moves into the home in Kirkby 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 Kirkby, 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 Kirkby 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 Kirkby
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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Search live-in carers for Kirkby
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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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Help paying
Help with the cost of live-in care in Kirkby
Kirkby is in the Knowsley 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. Knowsley 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 Kirkby
Live-in care around Kirkby
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Kirkby as much as to Kirkby 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 Kirkby
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More about live-in care in Knowsley
Local guides explain costs, funding and choosing a carer
Questions
Questions families in Kirkby ask about live-in care
A typical week is £1,082 from carers within 25 miles of Kirkby, with our fee included: about £155 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £1,036 and £1,145 a week. Complex care, such as advanced dementia or hoisting, starts from about £1,260. The cost of live-in care in Knowsley has an estimator.
Yes. 29 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Kirkby, and 67 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 £1,082, 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.
Kirkby is in the Knowsley 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. Knowsley 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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