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Live-in care in Chatham
28 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Chatham. Typical rate £1,050 a week, our fee included. Compare profiles and reviews free.
187 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Chatham
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Live-in carer profiles near Chatham
£1,050 a week
typical week from carers within 25 miles of Chatham, our fee included
£150
a day
Rashidat Afolake A.Based in Chatham · 15 years experience£172a day
Mihaela-Marinela M.Based in Chatham · 4 years experience5.0(2 reviews)£150a day
Babatunde L.Based in Rochester · less than 2 miles away · 4 years experience£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 Chatham
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.
187 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Chatham, and any of them could come to Chatham
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 ChathamWhat families say
What clients say about carers near Chatham
Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Chatham, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Chatham. Each links to the carer’s profile.
“If the care business were an Olympic sport there's no doubt you would be a gold-medal champion. Your kindness, patience and sheer professionalism are absolutely outstanding.”
Veronica m H., 2026
About Francisca Eva A.Live-in carer based in Rochester“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“She Administered My Medications With Advanced Pharmaceutical Knowledge”
Solomon A., 2021
About Nalini C.Live-in carer based in Welling · 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 Chatham, against the alternatives
A typical live-in week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Chatham, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,015 to £1,120. Here is where that sits against a care home.
- Live-in care in Medwaytypical 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 in Medway 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 MedwayChatham in numbers
Live-in care in Chatham: the local picture
28 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Chatham town centre, and 187 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. Chatham is in the Medway council area, where 5,905 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 Chatham 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 Chatham, 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 Chatham 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 Chatham
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 Chatham
FreeThe results show carers offering live-in care who can reach Chatham, with their rate, experience and reviews. - 2
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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Charlotte helps families in Chatham 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 Chatham might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Help paying
Help with the cost of live-in care in Chatham
Chatham is in the Medway 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. Medway 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 Chatham
Live-in care around Chatham
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Chatham as much as to Chatham 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 Chatham
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More about live-in care in Medway
Local guides explain costs, funding and choosing a carer
Questions
Questions families in Chatham ask about live-in care
A typical week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Chatham, 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 Medway has an estimator.
Yes. 28 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Chatham, and 187 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.
Chatham is in the Medway 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. Medway 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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