Live-in careOxfordshireSonning Common
Live-in care in Sonning Common
23 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Sonning Common. Typical rate £1,106 a week, our fee included. Compare profiles and reviews free.
68 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Sonning Common
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Live-in carer profiles near Sonning Common
£1,106 a week
typical week from carers within 25 miles of Sonning Common, our fee included
£158
a day
Fuzile D.Based in Reading · 4 miles from Sonning Common · 10 years experience£160a day
Yetunde O.Based in Reading · 4 miles from Sonning Common · 2 years experience£158a day
Mofe A.Based in Reading · 4 miles from Sonning Common · 4 years experience£200a 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 Sonning Common
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68 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Sonning Common, and any of them could come to Sonning Common
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 Sonning CommonWhat families say
What clients say about carers near Sonning Common
Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Sonning Common, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Sonning Common. Each links to the carer’s profile.
“I can truly say that Peter always put Dad at the centre of everything and I know that they found a great friendship in difficult times.”
Lindsay C., 2023
About Peter W.Live-in carer based in Gerrards Cross · 3 reviews“Titus has compassion, patience, a great sense of humour and a very professional attitude.”
Marie S., 2026
About Titus M.Live-in carer based in Oxford · 2 reviews“She was v competent and confident and we felt our mum was safe in her care. She supported us through a difficult time.”
Lucy D., 2022
About Loritha C.Live-in carer based in Tring · 4 reviews“We can all fully relax around Nyarai and she feels like part of our family, which is no mean feat!”
Bridget S., 2024
About Nyarai N.Live-in carer based in Milton Keynes · 8 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 Sonning Common, against the alternatives
A typical live-in week is £1,106 from carers within 25 miles of Sonning Common, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,047 to £1,123. Here is where that sits against a care home.
- Live-in care in Oxfordshiretypical advertised week£1,106
- A couple, one live-in carerabout a fifth more than for one£1,350
- Care home in Oxfordshiremedian of 9 homes that publish fees£1,554
- Nursing home, England averageone resident, before extras£1,410
- A couple in a care hometwo fees£3,108
Care home fees are the median weekly fee published by homes in Oxfordshire, 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 OxfordshireSonning Common in numbers
Live-in care in Sonning Common: the local picture
23 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Sonning Common town centre, and 68 within 25 miles. The nearest is based about 4 miles away. Their advertised rates put a typical week at £1,106, with our fee included, and the middle half of them between £1,047 and £1,123. Sonning Common is in the Oxfordshire council area, where 21,393 people are aged 85 or over: 2.8% of residents, close to the UK average of 2.6% (ONS, mid-2025).
A live-in carer moves into the home in Sonning Common 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 Sonning Common, 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 Sonning Common 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 Sonning Common
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
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 Sonning Common 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 Sonning Common might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Help paying
Help with the cost of live-in care in Sonning Common
Sonning Common is in the Oxfordshire 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. Oxfordshire 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 Sonning Common
Live-in care around Sonning Common
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Sonning Common as much as to Sonning Common 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 Sonning Common
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- Live-in care in Caversham (Berkshire)3 miles
- Live-in care in Henley on Thames4 miles
- Live-in care in Reading (Berkshire)4 miles
- Live-in care in Woodley (Berkshire)6 miles
- Live-in care in Twyford (Berkshire)6 miles
- Live-in care in Earley (Berkshire)7 miles
- Live-in care in Winnersh (Berkshire)7 miles
- Live-in care in Shinfield (Berkshire)8 miles
More about live-in care in Oxfordshire
Local guides explain costs, funding and choosing a carer
Live-in care elsewhere in Oxfordshire
Explore care in nearby areas and compare the profiles shown.
Questions
Questions families in Sonning Common ask about live-in care
A typical week is £1,106 from carers within 25 miles of Sonning Common, with our fee included: about £158 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £1,047 and £1,123 a week. Complex care, such as advanced dementia or hoisting, starts from about £1,260. The cost of live-in care in Oxfordshire has an estimator.
Yes. 23 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Sonning Common, and 68 within 25 miles; the nearest lives about 4 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 £1,106, and the 9 care homes in Oxfordshire that publish their fees charge a median of £1,554 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.
Sonning Common is in the Oxfordshire 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. Oxfordshire 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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