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Live-in care in Newcastle
28 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Newcastle. Typical rate £1,043 a week, our fee included. Care homes nearby charge a median £1,157.
36 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Newcastle
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Live-in carer profiles near Newcastle
£1,043 a week
typical week from carers within 25 miles of Newcastle, our fee included
£149
a day
Nsikak U.Based in Newcastle upon Tyne · less than 2 miles away · 1 year experience£135a day
Uzma T.less than 2 miles away · 11 years experience£145a day
Scarlett L.Based in Newcastle upon Tyne · 2 miles from Newcastle · 2 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 Newcastle
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36 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Newcastle, and any of them could come to Newcastle
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What live-in care costs in Newcastle, against the alternatives
A typical live-in week is £1,043 from carers within 25 miles of Newcastle, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £980 to £1,120. Here is where that sits against the care homes within 10 miles.
- Live-in care within 10 miles of Newcastletypical advertised week£1,043
- A couple, one live-in carerabout a fifth more than for one£1,350
- Care home within 10 miles of Newcastlemedian of 10 homes that publish fees£1,157
- Nursing home within 10 miles of Newcastlemedian of 6 homes that publish fees£1,725
- A couple in a care hometwo fees£2,314
Care home fees are the median weekly fee published by homes within 10 miles of Newcastle, 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 Homes that do not publish a fee are not counted, and fees vary widely between homes.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 Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle in numbers
Live-in care in Newcastle: the local picture
28 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Newcastle town centre, and 36 within 25 miles. The nearest is based less than 2 miles away. Their advertised rates put a typical week at £1,043, with our fee included, and the middle half of them between £980 and £1,120. Within 10 miles there are 273 care homes and 185 home care agencies. The 10 care homes nearby that publish their fees charge a median of £1,157 a week for a residential room and £1,725 with nursing. The 7 local agencies that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,675 a week. Newcastle is in the Newcastle upon Tyne council area, where 6,641 people are aged 85 or over: 2.1% of residents, fewer than the UK average of 2.6% (ONS, mid-2025).
A live-in carer moves into the home in Newcastle 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 Newcastle, 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 Newcastle 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 Newcastle
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 Newcastle
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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 Newcastle
Newcastle is in the Newcastle upon Tyne 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. Newcastle upon Tyne 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 Newcastle
Live-in care around Newcastle
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Newcastle as much as to Newcastle 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 Newcastle
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- Live-in care in Gateshead (Gateshead)2 miles
- Live-in care in Longbenton (North Tyneside)3 miles
- Live-in care in Sheriff Hill (Gateshead)3 miles
- Live-in care in Darsley Park (North Tyneside)3 miles
- Live-in care in Low Fell (Gateshead)3 miles
- Live-in care in Whickham (Gateshead)3 miles
- Live-in care in Wallsend (North Tyneside)4 miles
- Live-in care in Hebburn (South Tyneside)4 miles
More about live-in care in Newcastle upon Tyne
Local guides explain costs, funding and choosing a carer
Live-in care elsewhere in Newcastle upon Tyne
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Questions
Questions families in Newcastle ask about live-in care
A typical week is £1,043 from carers within 25 miles of Newcastle, with our fee included: about £149 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £980 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 Newcastle upon Tyne has an estimator.
Yes. 28 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Newcastle, and 36 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 £1,043, and the 10 care homes within 10 miles of Newcastle that publish their fees charge a median of £1,157 a week for residential care, or £1,725 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 7 home care agencies within 10 miles of Newcastle that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,675 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 £1,043 a week with our fee included. Agency or private carer compares the two.
Newcastle is in the Newcastle upon Tyne 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. Newcastle upon Tyne 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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