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Live-in care in Formby
13 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Formby. Typical rate £1,120 a week, our fee included. Compare profiles and reviews free.
48 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Formby
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Live-in carer profiles near Formby
£1,120 a week
typical week from carers within 25 miles of Formby, our fee included
£160
a day
Martynne L.Based in Liverpool · 5 miles from Formby · 6 years experience£150a day
Carolyne U.6 miles from Formby£140a day
Diana S.Based in Southport · 7 miles from Formby · 5 years experience£148a day
Rates, reviews and distances are from carers' own profiles. A couple pays about £1,350 a week for one carer.
CrosbyLive-in care in CrosbyLydiateLive-in care in LydiateMaghullLive-in care in Maghull
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The live-in carers based closest to Formby
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.
48 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Formby, and any of them could come to Formby
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 FormbyWhat families say
What clients say about carers near Formby
Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Formby, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Formby. Each links to the carer’s profile.
“It was clear that she genuinely cared and her warm approach really helped put our minds at ease.”
Sara K., 2025
About Trudi M.Live-in carer based in Birkenhead“He developed a close affinity with Terence, spending time talking with him before he retired to bed and looking after his needs during the night.”
John P., 2026
About Rodrigo Javier B.Live-in carer based in WiganReviews 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 Formby, against the alternatives
A typical live-in week is £1,120 from carers within 25 miles of Formby, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,036 to £1,182. Here is where that sits against a care home.
- Live-in care in Seftontypical advertised week£1,120
- 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 Sefton 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 SeftonFormby in numbers
Live-in care in Formby: the local picture
13 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Formby town centre, and 48 within 25 miles. The nearest is based about 5 miles away. Their advertised rates put a typical week at £1,120, with our fee included, and the middle half of them between £1,036 and £1,182. Formby is in the Sefton council area, where 10,133 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 Formby 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 Formby, 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 Formby 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 Formby
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 Formby
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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 Formby
Formby is in the Sefton 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. Sefton 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 Formby
Live-in care around Formby
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Formby as much as to Formby 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 Formby
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- Live-in care in Crosby5 miles
- Live-in care in Lydiate6 miles
- Live-in care in Maghull6 miles
- Live-in care in Southport7 miles
- Live-in care in Litherland7 miles
- Live-in care in Aintree7 miles
- Live-in care in Ormskirk (Lancashire)8 miles
- Live-in care in Bootle8 miles
More about live-in care in Sefton
Local guides explain costs, funding and choosing a carer
Questions
Questions families in Formby ask about live-in care
A typical week is £1,120 from carers within 25 miles of Formby, with our fee included: about £160 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £1,036 and £1,182 a week. Complex care, such as advanced dementia or hoisting, starts from about £1,260. The cost of live-in care in Sefton has an estimator.
Yes. 13 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Formby, and 48 within 25 miles; the nearest lives about 5 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 £1,120, 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.
Formby is in the Sefton 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. Sefton 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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