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Live-in care in Long Stratton
6 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Long Stratton. Care homes nearby charge a median £1,000. Compare profiles and reviews free.
6 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Long Stratton
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Live-in carer profiles near Long Stratton
£1,050 a week
typical week around Norfolk, our fee included
£150
a day
Beverley H.Based in Norwich · 10 miles from Long Stratton · 8 years experience£149a day
Kelly D.10 miles from Long Stratton · 20 years experience£152a day
Szvetlana M.Based in Norwich · 11 miles from Long Stratton · 8 years experience5.0(2 reviews)£159a 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 Long Stratton
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See live-in carers for Long StrattonWhat families say
What clients say about carers near Long Stratton
Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Long Stratton, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Long Stratton. Each links to the carer’s profile.
“Not only was she professional, polite and efficient but she bought a lovely smile and laughter to my parents home.”
Liz L., 2023
About Sithembiso N.Live-in carer based in Ipswich · 5 reviews“Magda was always positive and proactive about trying new things to keep dad busy. She also introduced new ideas for keeping dad healthy.”
Scot H., 2024
About Magdalena B.Live-in carer based in SpaldingReviews 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 Long Stratton, against the alternatives
A typical live-in week is £1,050 around Norfolk, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,037 to £1,183. Here is where that sits against the care homes within 10 miles.
- Live-in care within 10 miles of Long Strattontypical advertised week£1,050
- A couple, one live-in carerabout a fifth more than for one£1,350
- Care home within 10 miles of Long Strattonmedian of 5 homes that publish fees£1,000
- Nursing home, England averageone resident, before extras£1,410
- A couple in a care hometwo fees£2,000
Care home fees are the median weekly fee published by homes within 10 miles of Long Stratton, 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 NorfolkLong Stratton in numbers
Live-in care in Long Stratton: the local picture
1 live-in carer lives within 10 miles of Long Stratton town centre, and 6 within 25 miles. The nearest is based about 10 miles away. Within 10 miles there are 55 care homes and 32 home care agencies. The 5 care homes nearby that publish their fees charge a median of £1,000 a week for a residential room. Long Stratton is in the Norfolk council area, where 33,501 people are aged 85 or over: 3.5% of residents, more than the UK average of 2.6% (ONS, mid-2025).
A live-in carer moves into the home in Long Stratton 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 Long Stratton, 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 Long Stratton 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 Long Stratton
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 Long Stratton 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 Long Stratton might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Help paying
Help with the cost of live-in care in Long Stratton
Long Stratton is in the Norfolk 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. Norfolk 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 Long Stratton
Live-in care around Long Stratton
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Long Stratton as much as to Long Stratton 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 Long Stratton
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- Live-in care in Redenhall with Harleston7 miles
- Live-in care in Wymondham7 miles
- Live-in care in Poringland7 miles
- Live-in care in Hethersett8 miles
- Live-in care in Attleborough9 miles
- Live-in care in Diss9 miles
- Live-in care in Bungay (Suffolk)9 miles
- Live-in care in Norwich10 miles
More about live-in care in Norfolk
Local guides explain costs, funding and choosing a carer
Live-in care elsewhere in Norfolk
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Questions
Questions families in Long Stratton ask about live-in care
A typical week is £1,050 around Norfolk, with our fee included: about £150 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £1,037 and £1,183 a week. Complex care, such as advanced dementia or hoisting, starts from about £1,260. The cost of live-in care in Norfolk has an estimator.
Yes. 1 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Long Stratton, and 6 within 25 miles; the nearest lives about 10 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 5 care homes within 10 miles of Long Stratton that publish their fees charge a median of £1,000 a week for residential care. 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.
Long Stratton is in the Norfolk 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. Norfolk 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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