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Live-in care in Fulwood
10 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Fulwood. Typical rate £1,050 a week, our fee included. Compare profiles and reviews free.
53 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Fulwood
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Live-in carer profiles near Fulwood
£1,050 a week
typical week from carers within 25 miles of Fulwood, our fee included
£150
a day
Edith M.Based in Preston · less than 2 miles away · 18 years experience£145a day
Jacqueline W.less than 2 miles away · 8 years experience£163a day
Victorita F.Based in Preston · less than 2 miles away · 5 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 Fulwood
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.
53 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Fulwood, and any of them could come to Fulwood
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 FulwoodWhat families say
What clients say about carers near Fulwood
Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Fulwood, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Fulwood. Each links to the carer’s profile.
“Thanks to Tracy, Dad was always immaculately dressed and clean, his meals were all home cooked and nutritionally well balanced and his home was always kept really clean and tidy.”
Jackie S., 2025
About Tracy O.Live-in carer based in Preston“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“She understands the needs of an elderly person in the early stages of dementia and has treated my mother with great kindness and skill.”
Simon W., 2024
About Ncebakazi V.Live-in carer based in Barnoldswick · 2 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 Fulwood, against the alternatives
A typical live-in week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Fulwood, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,015 to £1,138. Here is where that sits against a care home.
- Live-in care in Lancashiretypical advertised week£1,050
- A couple, one live-in carerabout a fifth more than for one£1,350
- Care home in Lancashiremedian of 14 homes that publish fees£1,103
- Nursing home in Lancashiremedian of 6 homes that publish fees£1,114
- A couple in a care hometwo fees£2,206
Care home fees are the median weekly fee published by homes in Lancashire, 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 LancashireFulwood in numbers
Live-in care in Fulwood: the local picture
10 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Fulwood town centre, and 53 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 £1,138. Fulwood is in the Lancashire council area, where 35,706 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 Fulwood 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 Fulwood, 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 Fulwood 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 Fulwood
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
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Lee-Ann helps families in Fulwood 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 Fulwood might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Help paying
Help with the cost of live-in care in Fulwood
Fulwood is in the Lancashire 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. Lancashire 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 Fulwood
Live-in care around Fulwood
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Fulwood as much as to Fulwood 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 Fulwood
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- Live-in care in Broughton2 miles
- Live-in care in Preston2 miles
- Live-in care in Cottam2 miles
- Live-in care in Penwortham3 miles
- Live-in care in Bamber Bridge5 miles
- Live-in care in Longton6 miles
- Live-in care in Longridge6 miles
- Live-in care in Kirkham6 miles
More about live-in care in Lancashire
Local guides explain costs, funding and choosing a carer
Live-in care elsewhere in Lancashire
Explore care in nearby areas and compare the profiles shown.
Questions
Questions families in Fulwood ask about live-in care
A typical week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Fulwood, with our fee included: about £150 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £1,015 and £1,138 a week. Complex care, such as advanced dementia or hoisting, starts from about £1,260. The cost of live-in care in Lancashire has an estimator.
Yes. 10 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Fulwood, and 53 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 14 care homes in Lancashire that publish their fees charge a median of £1,103 a week for residential care, or £1,114 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.
Fulwood is in the Lancashire 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. Lancashire 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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