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Live-in care in Gants Hill
192 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Gants Hill. Typical rate £1,050 a week, our fee included. Compare profiles and reviews free.
215 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Gants Hill
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Live-in carer profiles near Gants Hill
£1,050 a week
typical week from carers within 25 miles of Gants Hill, our fee included
£150
a day
Vuyolwethu V.Based in Ilford · less than 2 miles away · 10 years experience£160a day
Sandra O.Based in Ilford · less than 2 miles away · 2 years experience£140a day
Margaret N.Based in Ilford · less than 2 miles away · 8 years experience£145a 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 Gants Hill
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.
215 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Gants Hill, and any of them could come to Gants Hill
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 Gants HillWhat families say
What clients say about carers near Gants Hill
Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Gants Hill, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Gants Hill. Each links to the carer’s profile.
“She was marvellous. Caring, compassionate and patient despite considerable challenges.”
Ian G., 2020
About Guylene Rosange T.Live-in carer based in London · 2 reviews“Charity would take Nan on holidays day trips and shopping adventures”
Bateman S., 2022
About Charity N.Live-in carer based in Ilford · 2 reviews“I can never thank Lucy enough for the fantastic care she gave my mother or for the support she gave to the rest of the family.”
Jill H., 2023
About Lucy N.Live-in carer based in unknown“Terez was an exceptional carer for my father who has advanced dementia. Her kindness and compassion went a long way to give us the space to care for our father at home”
Vin C., 2026
About Terez T.Live-in carer based in unknown“Shamillah prepared and cooked delicious and interesting meals for Dad, and coaxed him to eat & drink, even when he was reluctant to do so.”
Helen D., 2023
About Shamillah S.Live-in carer based in Dagenham“Amazing Carer. The best we have experienced! Excellent Customer Service , Communication Skill and of course Care Services.”
Lorraine T., 2021
About Ruth k.Live-in carerReviews 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 Gants Hill, against the alternatives
A typical live-in week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Gants Hill, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,003 to £1,120. Here is where that sits against a care home.
- Live-in care in Redbridgetypical 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 Redbridge 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 RedbridgeGants Hill in numbers
Live-in care in Gants Hill: the local picture
192 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Gants Hill town centre, and 215 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 £1,003 and £1,120. Gants Hill is in the Redbridge council area, where 5,535 people are aged 85 or over: 1.7% of residents, fewer than the UK average of 2.6% (ONS, mid-2025).
A live-in carer moves into the home in Gants Hill 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 Gants Hill, 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 Gants Hill 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 Gants Hill
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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Charlotte helps families in Gants Hill 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 Gants Hill might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Help paying
Help with the cost of live-in care in Gants Hill
Gants Hill is in the Redbridge 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. Redbridge 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 Gants Hill
Live-in care around Gants Hill
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Gants Hill as much as to Gants Hill 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 Gants Hill
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More about live-in care in Redbridge
Local guides explain costs, funding and choosing a carer
Live-in care elsewhere in Redbridge
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Questions
Questions families in Gants Hill ask about live-in care
A typical week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Gants Hill, with our fee included: about £150 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £1,003 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 Redbridge has an estimator.
Yes. 192 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Gants Hill, and 215 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.
Gants Hill is in the Redbridge 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. Redbridge 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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